Under the partnership, Lex Autolease will help promote the Van Excellence Code amongst its customers and encourage that its standards be adopted and followed throughout the light commercial vehicle sector. In addition to supporting the FTA-backed Van Excellence scheme, the Industry Partners work with FTA on a number of initiatives including a Van Excellence supplement, […]
The speed limit would be introduced as part of the planned upgrade to the M1 in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands and would apply between junction 28 at Mansfield and junction 35a at Sheffield and Rotherham between 7am and 7pm, seven days a week, as part of improvements planned for the M1. However, the […]
Jon Bennett, operations director at B&C Transport, explained: ‘Although we haven’t moved far, and are still based in Ballasalla, the move to brand new premises sends a clear message that Isuzu is now a well-established truck franchise on the island. The product is selling well over here, with the most recent new vehicle delivered being […]
TfL – the organisation responsible for the Congestion Charge – has said it is to consult on increasing the standard daily charge from £10 to £11.50, which for many motorists would mean a rise of 15%, but for the freight industry (who mainly use the "fleet scheme") the increase would equate to an over-inflationary 17%. […]
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Under the current system, the daily Congestion Charge stands at £10 (£9 if paid using CC Auto Pay or £12 if paid the next charging day) with the cost of the charge falling in real terms over this period. TfL is now proposing an increase to the daily charge – to £11.50 if paid in […]
The agreement is for 930 Caddy Maxi Startline BlueMotion Technology (BMT) and 190 Transporter Startline BMT vehicles. The vehicles, which will start to be delivered later this month, will boost Sky’s Volkswagen fleet to 2,500. All of the new vehicles have had racking installed and will be wrapped in Sky’s livery. Sky states class-leading residual values […]
Dubbed iManage, the new website covers everything from fleet inventory, quoting and analysis to reporting also offers an advanced vehicle ordering and management process that has been designed to be seamless and paperless. More than 40 standard fleet reports are available through the platform, with many designed to highlight exceptions to normal fleet usage. Comprehensive […]
The feature uses a schematic approach and allows users such as drivers to record damage to pool and rental cars and vans online. Images can also be attached to show further detail. Managing director Ashley Sowerby said: ‘This provides a fast, easy and accurate means to report and record minor vehicle damage for fleets using […]
Offering an all-encompassing transport solution, it will provide access to a wide range of car hire services, including a chauffeur-drive service from Prestige at Europcar, a valet service and bus and coach services to and from London City Airport. Exhibitors and suppliers can also hire vans from Europcar's nationwide network for their trip to ExCeL, benefiting from […]
‘The December marketplace was strong almost until the last day, with many trade buyers out looking for bargains or anything worth the money. One auction house even had a sale on Christmas Eve to try and catch the last of the buyers,’ Hill explained. ‘January will probably start slowly, particularly if the bad weather persists, […]
The firm says it continues to invest more than £1m annually to ensure delivery of leading asset and driver management solutions to businesses. This year will see the firm reveal new software initiatives including a recently developed, comprehensive driver risk profiling tool, designed to give a much more accurate picture of a driver, their behaviour […]
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Vauxhall has introduced a four-wheel drive option for its Movano van range. Using a driven front axle and transfer box from German all-wheel drive specialist Oberaigner, which supplies components for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4×4, the conversion is available on all rear drive Movano vans, chassis cabs and double cab models. The Movano 4×4 can be […]
