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Alphabet app aims to cut common queries

Alphabet has released a new smartphone app, aimed at providing fleet drivers with all the information they need about their company vehicle. Available to all business drivers, ‘AlphaGuide’ advises how to react and stay safe in an accident or breakdown [...]

Congested roads named leading cause of city stress

The UK’s congested roads are giving city dwellers a new type of lurgy being dubbed “urbanitis” according to new research by global car club firm, Zipcar. Publishing its new City Index which reveals the most common stresses and strains of [...]

60% of business drivers not interested in EVs

Electric vehicles still have some way to go before they find a place in the hearts of business drivers, if the findings of a new survey are to be believed. Of the 1,000 business drivers surveyed by ALD Automotive, 60% [...]

Ogilvie Group supplies fleet to boost sports in schools

The Ogilvie Group will help promote sports in schools and communities across the Stirling area by leasing a fleet of vehicles to Active Stirling as part of a five-year agreement. The car and seven vans will help Active Stirling’s Sports [...]

Catalytic converter theft doubles as values soar

Incidents of catalytic converter theft have doubled over a five month period. New figures indicate that the number of vehicles targeted for catalytic converters has more than doubled from 1,100 incidents to 2,300, as the value of platinum, palladium and [...]

The potential tax income shortfall should spark radical rethinks on how we pay for our roads

Wednesday 16 May 2012. Fleet Voice Column. The UK’s government is set to become a victim of its own success when it comes to encouraging car makers and drivers to reduce their carbon dioxide output. By 2029, it looks likely [...]

Hybrids and EVs could create £13 billion hole for tomorrow’s Treasury

The government will look for new ways to fill the income shortfall created by increasingly fuel efficient and lower emitting vehicles. With VED-exempt electric and hybrid vehicles expected to become an increasingly frequent sight on Britain’s roads, future governments could [...]

Tap and give way – the Highway Code is now an app

The Highway Code is now available as an interactive smartphone app, in a bid to make the iconic publication even easier and more fun for road users to stay clued up on the rules of the road. The Highway Code [...]

Volvo V40 rides high on fleet industry praise

Volvo’s new hatch is about to make a strong impression on the fleet industry as future value guide point to strong residuals for the model. The new, smallest car in Volvo’s range has just opened its order books in the [...]

Citroen’s Fixed Price Repairs stretched to clutches

Citroen has expanded its Fixed Price Repairs scheme to six repair items by offering replacement clutches. The programme – available at most Citroen dealers – was launched recently with the aim of providing competitive, transparent pricing for all Citroen car [...]

Motorways not ready for 80mph, claims RSF report

Motorways are not safe enough to warrant introducing an 80mph speed limit, according to the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) The body’s new ‘Unfit For 80’ report claims that England’s motorways do not currently provide enough driver protection to consider upping [...]

Vauxhall announces new 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine

Vauxhall has announced it plans to introduce a new fuel efficient 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine to its model line-up; the first stage of a plan to replace its core petrol and diesel line-up over the next 12 months. A new [...]