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Comment: High Speed Rail Plan is Transport Hypocrisy

Different Rules for Road and Rail The ABD today condemned plans to spend £27 billion on a network of 250mph trains that are likely to benefit a very small percentage of the population, while the road network on which we all depend languishes in disrepair and endemic congestion. Most disturbing of all are the double standards [...]

CFC Solutions warns how crucial maintenance checks are for extended life fleets

CFC Solutions, the market leader in the supply of fleet, contract hire and workshop management solutions, is warning companies extending their vehicles into a fifth year of operation that maintenance must be made a priority in order to ensure that their fleets are kept in a good and safe condition. This helpful advice comes at a [...]

VermillionMVT: How businesses can benefit with PDA mobile job management

VermillionMVT, the Preston based fleet management business and a leading provider of application tracking software and flexible technology solutions for businesses and individuals, is eager to explain the broad range of benefits of PDA mobile job management to those businesses that may not be familiar with such technology that offers an immediate return on investment. PDA [...]

Continued surge in student numbers enables unemployment to fall

Continued surge in student numbers enables unemployment to fall, despite fewer people in work as private sector sheds jobs, says CIPD Dr John Philpott, Chief Economic Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) comments as follows on official labour market statistics published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which update [...]

Almost 50% agree with plans to fine drivers who leave engines running

Nearly half of people agree with plans to fine drivers who leave their engines running unnecessarily according to a new poll by Motorpoint. Some 47% of motorists surveyed by the car supermarket giant backed the move by North Lincolnshire Council to charge drivers £20 every time they leave their engine running for too long while loading [...]

IMI honour top industry achievers

The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) celebrated the achievements of automotive companies and individuals in the Skillmiles scheme at its Annual Dinner last week in the presence of the Institute’s Patron, HRH Prince Michael of Kent. In front of an audience of more than 340 industry executives who attended the prestigious annual event at The [...]

Honda: affected models are not sold in Europe

Honda will recall approximately 344,000 Odyssey and 68,000 Element vehicles from the 2007-2008 model years in the US to modify the Vehicle Stability AssistTM (VSA®) modulator. Honda has received customer complaints of brake pedals that feel "soft" or that gradually exhibit a pedal height that gets lower (closer to the floor) before the vehicle stops. In [...]

Too expensive to fill up! Fleet Voice

Fleet Voice Column. March 17, 2010. The 2010 Formula One Season kicked off in Bahrain and saw Spaniard Fernando Alonso take a win on his Ferrari debut. It was a mixed event for British challengers, as Lewis Hamilton made it onto the third step of the podium, however reigning world champion, Jenson Button had a frustrating [...]

Responsible young drivers can earn insurance savings

As part of its campaign to address the most at-risk drivers on our roads – young drivers – the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has provided an incentive for young drivers to be safer. IAM Surety Insurance, offered exclusively to IAM members via Adelaide Insurance, has until now been targeted at drivers aged 21 and above. [...]

Lex Autolease survey reveals company cars mean fast cash for UK businesses

Lex Autolease, the UK’s largest company car and van provider has recently commissioned a survey, in partnership with YouGov, which has highlighted the growth funds being raised through ‘sale and leaseback’ agreements with one in four (27%) financial directors intend to offload company-owned vehicles in a bid to raise more cash. The survey reveals that [...]

Lombard: Fundamentals of Salary Sacrifice need to be understood by fleets

Lombard Vehicle Management, the UK’s largest asset finance company are warning that fleets need to have a better appreciation of the fundamentals when it comes to salary sacrifice. Whist they may be flavour of the month a lack of understanding of what is involved in this type of scheme may spell problems for both employer [...]

‘Not a drop; not a drag’ campaign steps up a gear

Road safety charity Brake and Direct Line today reveal an overwhelming cry from the British public for Government action to 20curb the menace of drink and drug driving. The call comes in the same month as the findings from an inquiry on drink and drug driving by Lord Peter North for the Department for Transport are [...]

Toyota say recall programme on course

One month on from the launch of Toyota’s accelerator recall campaign, work has been completed on more than half – 90,000-plus – of the cars that have been identified as requiring attention. An even larger proportion of recalled Prius models have received adjustment to their braking software programme with 58 per cent of the affected vehicles [...]

The CIPD People Management Awards to celebrate good practice through recession in 2010

Nominations for the 2010 Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) People Management Awards are now officially open. Standard categories such as Employee engagement and Organisational learning will be contested as normal, alongside The Michael Kelly Outstanding Student Award, introduced this year to recognise the contribution CIPD students make to business success. An overall winner [...]

Bank of England study adds dose of realism to assessment of UK labour market outlook

Responding to today’s analysis in the latest Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin of UK labour market adjustment during the recession, the CIPD’s Chief Economic Adviser, John Philpott, says that Bank officials have produced a realistic assessment of the outlook for jobs: “The Bank of England study adds a dose of realism to the view that [...]

April’s bike tyre safety month

Free campaign materials are now available for motorcycle dealers, tyre retailers, specialist repairers and motorcycle accessory shops enabling them to participate in April’s bike tyre safety month. The campaign is being organised by leading tyre safety action group, TyreSafe, and aims to raise awareness about the importance of correct tyre care and maintenance at this [...]

Ian Lucas plugs in to the UK’s first solar-powered electric vehicle charging point

Business Minister Ian Lucas yesterday announced £8.4m funding for a new training centre for the low carbon vehicle industry, meeting students from Gateshead College who will be using it to learn new low carbon skills. The new centre will train those already working in the sector, young people and adults, and students from age 14 upwards [...]

Ebbon-Dacs warns companies of the cost of using outdated technology

Ebbon-Dacs, the Oxford-based online solutions provider, is warning companies that employing outdated technologies to source and buy their new vehicles could be costing their businesses dearly. The supplier of the fleet industry’s leading e-procurement solution, Leaselink, used by 10 of the UK’s 15 largest contract hire and leasing companies to source and procure new vehicles electronically, [...]

New LPG rental service set help businesses save

A new vehicle hire company aims to provide businesses with a low cost, low carbon vehicle hire solution. As the UK’s first all-LPG vehicle hire firm, Wolverhampton-based Auto LPG Vehicle Hire provides business customers with a range of LPG vehicles including Ford Transits and Citroen Berlingos, available for short term hire. The firm offers flexible [...]

Comment: Brake urges cross-party support on lower drink-drive limit

The Sunday Times has reported that Lord Adonis, the transport secretary, expects an official review of the drink and drug drive laws by Sir Peter North to recommend reducing the legal drink-drive limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg. He said he would take this “very seriously” and added: “A strong [...]

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Contract hire for cars & vans in Suffolk, independent finance brokers for all business leasing requirements, based in Needham Market near Ipswich, Suffolk. Leasing for all cars & vans, optional car and van maintenance including tyres & repairs, variable car and van leasing contract and mileage terms. Flexible business and personal lease options and payment plans, finance arranged through the UK’s largest vehicle lease providers. Personal contract hire, business contract hire, personal contract purchase & finance lease. We provide quotations for supermini’s, medium hatchbacks & saloons, large hatchbacks & saloons, estate cars, coupes & convertibles, people carriers, SUV’s (sports utility vehicles) MPV’s (multi purpose vehicles), 4x4’s, vans, pick ups and double cab pick ups.

BCS Corporate Limited

BCS Corporate have been established since 1974 in Essex supplying new and nearly new vehicles to both companies and individuals. We currently work with a vast number of large and small companies and are prepared to share our experience with you in area of vehicle selection, finance and disposal. We supply your fleet at a considerable cost saving, purchase your disposals at current prices. We can arrange excellent finance packages to suit your company requirements.

Car and Van Deals Direct Ltd

Car and Van Deals Direct Ltd are one of the UK’s leading providers of new cars and vans on either business or personal contract hire, finance leasing or on straightforward finance packages. With over 15 years motor trade & motor finance experience, Car and Van Deals Direct are able to supply all new cars and vans at the BEST possible fleet prices to our customers to any where in the UK. Not only can we supply new cars and vans at cheap prices, we have also developed money saving relationships with most of the UK's leading finance houses, this enables Car and Van Deals Direct to offer you some of the best vehicle finance packages that are available on contract hire, finance leasing or Hire purchase. With Car and Van Deals Direct, you can buy or finance the car or van that you are looking for all from the comfort of your home or office.

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Cort Vehicle Contracts Ltd

Cort Vehicle Contracts Ltd. has been established in Lancashire since 2005 in association with Corts Ltd, who themselves have held a number of multi franchised dealerships throughout the North West, selling, servicing and financing new and used cars since 1986. The company's aim is to fill a gap in the marketplace by making the benefits that larger fleet customers enjoy available to small and medium sized business users. We also offer a full range of services for our private customers. We have secured preferential terms with all the UK´s leading manufacturers and can supply great deals on both cars and commercial vehicles.By having a good selection of physical stocks and pipeline orders we hopefully avoid the long delays of placing a factory order that you may experience when buying elsewhere.

Diamond Vehicle FInance Ltd

Diamond Vehicle Finance provides the widest range of practical solutions drawn from across the leasing industry. Trading on more than a decade's experience with some of the leading leasing companies, specialist providers and finance houses, we can source innovative and competitive funding.

DSG Auto Contracts Ltd

DSG Auto Contracts Ltd is an independant new car and van contract hire, leasing and finance broker established in 2003 offering low rate, cheap business and personal deals. We are part owned by DSG Financial Services Limited, who have over twenty years experience within the motor industry through its primary business of offering motor finance solutions to retailers, brokers and the direct market and latterly through the supply of new vehicles. As well as having good financial partners our team of directors and staff have plenty of experience in the supply of new vehicles, finance and dealing with major manufacturers and finance companies leaving you safe in the knowledge that your needs will be well looked after.

Elite Vehicle Leasing

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Genus VS Ltd

Based in Suffolk, Genus is an independant finance broker. We can satisfy all your vehicle requirements including contract hire, contract purchase, finance lease, personal contract hire, personal contract purchase and commercial van leasing ranging from 24 months to 48 month agreements. All lease contracts are flexible and tailored to your needs or the needs of your organisation. Regardless of whether you have one vehicle or a large fleet, Genus can manage your individual vehicle and business fleet vehicle leasing. We provide exceptional car lease deals for businesses and private individuals. If you are looking for car leasing or van leasing; contract hire, contract purchase, finance lease, personal contract hire or personal contract purchase; speak to Genus.

John Clark Leasing

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Lollipop Leasing

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Mercury Vehicle Solutions Ltd

Mercury Vehicle Solutions are a vehicle sourcing and finance broker that offer contract hire, car leasing and new car finance to both business and personal customers. We also offer fantastic cash savings on brand new cars if you're looking for outright purchase. We're able to source any make and model of car and light commercial vehicle, so we're confident that whatever your requirements, we can find what you're looking for. All of our vehicles are supplied via UK dealers, supplied to full UK specification and the appropriate manufacturer's warranty, and we offer a nationwide delivery service.

Slipstream Leasing Limited

Slipstream can help you - no matter what your circumstances. You may be a private individual looking for a personal lease or a well established business with a fleet of 1000. We are a contract hire and vehicle leasing broker and will help you save money. We can supply any make or model of car, van or light commercial on a contract hire, finance lease, personal contract hire, lease purchase, contract purchase basis.

Staffcars Ltd

Staffcars Ltd are vehicle solutions company offering predominantly car and van leasing, fleet management and advice for both companies and individuals who have, or are thinking about going down, the car allowance route. We work with all the leading leasing companies, vehicle manufacturers, dealer groups and sometimes individual dealers to secure the best deals for you. Staffcars specialises in business contract hire, personal contract hire, contract purchase, personal contract purchase, finance lease and hire purchase for both cars and vans. We are based at the prestigious Blackburn Rovers Enterprise Centre and from there we can deliver any make and model of car or van not only within the Lancashire area but anywhere in the UK.

Top Cars Leasing

Top Cars Leasing is a professional family run business based in Blackwood, South Wales. We specialize in supplying customers throughout the UK with the best possible deals on contract hire and leasing. We work with some of the biggest leasing companies and main dealers in the UK to bring you lower prices than ever before on deals that are usually only avaliable to large companies with fleets of vehicles. Most of our offers are available to both business and personal customers alike!

UK Vehicle Lease

UK Vehicle Lease is a 100% independent and family owned vehicle leasing specialist operating from our own purpose built premises in Accrington, Lancashire. We offer contract hire, leasing and insurance services to both private and business customers for cars and vans alike. Whether you are a private individual looking for a new car, or a business running a 500 strong fleet, we understand your requirements and we can certainly help. We have partnerships with all of the leading finance, rental and leasing companies, in addition to unique deals with vehicle manufacturers and dealers alike. In short, whatever kind of car, van or funding you need we are in a position to provide it. With over 1000 leasing deals available at any time your sure to find a great deal at UK Vehicle Lease.

Vehicle Contracts Ltd

Specialist contract hire and personal contract hire vehicle leasing broker, Vehicle Contracts Ltd are agents for all the main bank and vehicle finance companies. For over 10 years we have been delivering unbeatable vehicle rates to business and personal drivers. Choose from business contract hire and personal contract hire. Special terms available for fleet and ex-company car drivers. All quotations are prepared individually for each customer making sure that the right specification and most competitive price in the market are presented on each occasion. On our website you will be able to search for the car or van of your choice and obtain the best finance terms available.

Wise Contract Hire

Wise Contract Hire and its marketing partners can offer you a wide selection of cars and vans for business or personal leasing. Through our affiliated main dealer network across the country we offer you an unrivalled service throughout the UK. Our product range includes contract hire, personal contract hire, lease purchase, finance lease, personal contract purchase, hire purchase and also outright purchase. Deciding the best way to fund your next or replacement vehicle can be confusing at the best of times so why not let our dedicated and helpful sales team provide the ideal bespoke package to suit your contract hire or car leasing requirements. All new cars and vans are available for quotation on our extensive search facility which means we can source your exact model and specification requirements once you have decided on your chosen vehicle.

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Alfa Romeo Mito - Following on from Alfa’s popular new MiTo launched in 2009 comes the MiTo MultiAir. MultiAir is much more than a marketing buzzword as it unquestionably signifies a major advancement in petrol engine [...]

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Toyota Auris - Launched in 2007 as the successor to the long-serving, record-selling Corolla, for 2010 the Auris has been restyled inside and out with revised suspension, newer Optimal Drive engines and spec enhance [...]

Skoda Roomster - The Roomster is the least known of the current model line up at Skoda even though it has been an integral part of their family for several years and in many ways it’s easy to see why. There’s no doubt [...]

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The latest traffic information

M2 Medway Bridge, Kent: Maintenance Inspections

To ensure that the M2 Medway Bridge is effectively maintained, the Highways Agency will be inspecting the bridge near junctions 1 to 3 on the M2 in Rochester, Kent from Monday 15 March until the end of May. Work will take place first on the coastbound carriageway and then later on the London-bound carriageway. All [...]

Boost to Economy as £8 Million Improvement Work On M4 Start Early

Advance work to improve safety and tackle congestion on the M4 in Berkshire started this month. Work is now underway on an improvement scheme to the M4 between junction 8/9 at Maidenhead and junction 10 at Wokingham costing £8 million – £4 million of which is Government fiscal stimulus funding. The Highways Agency is strengthening [...]

Highways Agency to install protective screens on Woodway Lane footbridge after objects thrown from bridge

From next Monday, the Highways Agency will begin work to install protective screens on the Woodway Lane footbridge which crosses the M6 between Junction 2 (Coventry) and Junction 3 (Bedworth). This follows repeated incidents of objects being thrown from the bridge, resulting in more than ten vehicles being struck. A local partnership, including the Highways [...]

Good News for Motorists – M4 Works between J18 and 19 completed eight days ahead of schedule

Work to replace 4.3 miles of steel central reservation barrier with a safer concrete barrier between junction 18 (Bath) and 19 (M32 Bristol) of the M4 has been completed a week ahead of schedule and half a million pounds under budget. A combination of careful planning and good weather has helped the project team complete [...]

New traffic lights for A628/A57 junction, Hollingworth

The Highways Agency will be carrying out work to install new traffic lights at the junction of the A628 and A57 in Hollingworth Village near Glossop. Work will start on Monday, 22 March and will be completed on 30 April. As well as installing new traffic lights, work will also take place to provide pedestrian [...]

West Midlands motorway and trunk road maintenance programme 15-21 March 2010

M6 Junction 14 (Stafford North) to Junction 13 (Stafford South) The southbound M6 between junction 14 and junction 13 will be closed overnight from 8.00pm to 6.00am from Saturday 20 March to Sunday 21 March for the removal of narrow lanes as part of hard shoulder strengthening. This will include the entry slip road at [...]

Yorkshire and the Humber Roadworks Update; Saturday 13 March to Friday 19 March

M1, Junction 30 (Barlborough) to Junction 31 (Aston), south of Sheffield Slight delays are expected on the M1 between Junction 30 (Barlborough) and Junction 31 (Aston) due to sign repair work. There will be two lanes closed on the northbound carriageway overnight from 9pm on 18 March until 5am on 19 March. M1, Junction 32 [...]

Overnight closures to install bridge beams over the A421

The project to improve safety and cut congestion on the A421 between Bedford and the M1 at Junction 13 moves a step forward next week, Monday 15 March, weather permitting, when work will begin to place the beams on the two new bridges at Marsh Leys Junction. The bridges are being built to carry the [...]

Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Cumbria and North Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 15th March 2010

ONGOING SCHEMES A595 West Lakes Science Park to Bigrigg (resurfacing and drainage) – traffic signals for resurfacing and drainage works. Work continues until the 26th March. M6 (Cumbria) Between Junctions 39 and 40 Shap to Penrith (bridge works) – various lane closures and contraflow in both directions for bridge improvements. Work continues until the 26th [...]

Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and South Lancashire – 7 days beginning Monday 15th March 2010

ONGOING SCHEMES M57 Junction 2 to Junction 1 Prescot to Huyton (safety system) – overnight closure southbound from 22.00 to 05.00 between Monday 15th March and 19th March for installation of the MIDAS traffic safety system. M53 & A41 M53 Junction 4 to Junction 5 Bebington to Ellesmere Port and A41 junction with M53 Junction [...]

Highways Agency meet with project partners and local residents to address M6 work concerns

The Highways Agency are working closely with Walsall Council and the residents who live closest to the M6 roadworks near Junction 10 (Walsall) to find solutions to their concerns and develop new ways of working for the remainder of the project. Last week, the Highways Agency met with project partners Carillion and Mouchel at the [...]

North East roadworks update – 13th March – 19th March

A1M, Junction 62, County Durham Slight delays are expected overnight on the A1M at Junction 62 for CCTV camera installation works. There will be one lane open north and southbound on the slip roads and circulatory between 8pm and 6am. The works will take place until 13 March. A1 Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass, [...]

M25 widening making good progress – work to start between junctions 18 and 21

The next stage of a major construction project to widen the M25 in Hertfordshire is being marked by public exhibition at Hunton Bridge in Abbots Langley. The Highways Agency is widening the motorway from three lanes to four between junction 16, for the M40, and junction 23, for the A1(M). The M25 is also being [...]

Good News For Motorists – Mere A303 Works Completing Nine Days Ahead Of Schedule

Major resurfacing and maintenance work on the A303 near Mere is being completed nine days ahead of schedule and around £1 million under budget. All traffic management and diversion routes will be lifted by the evening of Friday, March 12 marking the end of these major works in Wiltshire. A combination of careful planning and [...]

Driver Advice Crufts 11-14 March 2010

Visitors to Crufts this week are being advised by the Highways Agency to plan their journey and allow plenty of time to get to the event. With around 150,000 people expected to attend the show, surrounding roads, particularly the M42 and M6, are likely to be very busy. The Highways Agency has had the electronic [...]

Work to repair A47 carriageway

Repairs to a section of the A47 west of Dereham are set to start on Thursday 11 March. The work involves replacing several concrete carriageway slabs with an asphalt surface on the westbound carriageway as well as repairs to Scarning Bridge on both east and westbound carriageways. The work will be carried out between 8pm [...]

Smoother road surface for the A46 at Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire

A scheme to resurface the Winthorpe roundabout, and repair sections of the A46 carriageway near Winthorpe will start on Monday, 22 March. The work will take place overnight between 8pm and 6am for four nights, but while the resurfacing and carriageway patching repairs take place there will be lane and carriageway closures. From Monday 22 [...]

A500 Stoke on Trent (Etruria to Porthill) improvement update

Work on the A500 Etruria to Porthill improvement scheme is continuing on schedule despite setbacks caused by the recent adverse weather. The majority of street lighting columns have been erected and work to reconstruct the footpath is ongoing. From next week, as announced in the original notification of works, the speed limit through the roadworks [...]

Weekly Summary of Roadworks for M25 – 11/03/2010

A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work All dates and times subject to weather conditions M25 Widening M25 junction 27 The anti clockwise link road leading to the M11 northbound will be closed overnight for 11 nights from 10.00pm to 05.30am from Monday 15 March 2010 until Friday 26 March [...]

Weekly Summary of Roadworks in Kent & Sussex – 11/03/2010

A traffic management summary for both new and ongoing work All of the following work is dependent on suitable weather conditions. M20 Junction 8 Ashford Road The A20 Ashford Road Bridge, which runs above the M20 junction 8 overbridge will be closed until mid March. The work is being carried out in order [...]

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