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Archive for March, 2008

Sure to be a fleet favourite the all-new Honda Accord Tourer has won the 51st international ‘red dot’ award for high design quality, beating over 3,000 proposals from 51 countries. The red dot design award is one of the world’s leading design competitions and annually selects products of outstanding design from 11 categories related to […]

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Czech this out! Skoda has been making a large impact in the fleet sector, it is the current favourite of the blue light brigade. In the past year Skoda has sold over 500 vehicles direct to this sector, a sales growth of 35 per cent from 2006.
According to the marque, the famous qualities of reliability […]

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Safety must be paramount when choosing a fleet vehicle. But according to research this is being overlooked. Bosch has revealed that when selecting a fleet vehicle, the decision makers cite vehicle reliability (94 per cent) as top of their agenda and safety in second at 89 per cent while duty of care (87 per cent) […]

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Italian giant Fiat has announced prices for the new Bravo 1.6 Multijet and it looks good business sense for fleets.
The 1.6 16v 5dr Multijet is Euro5 compliant which should make the car appealing and starts from £13,595 on the road.
Sure to be a fleet favourite, the maker claims it will do up to 62.7mpg on […]

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A recent poll conducted by ContractHireAndLeasing.com revealed that motorist’s favourite car colour is silver. The colour silver took 40% of the vote. In a close second place was black with 38% and in third was red with 8% of the vote.  Black and silver were overwhelming favourites with other options such as blue and white […]

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Really Good Domains Ltd has launched the re-design of TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk at a time when interest in green cars is hitting an all-time high. Alistair Darling’s first budget announced that there will be no car tax in the first year for cars with CO2 emissions of less than 130 g/km. There is also the prospect of […]

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Following the announcement concerning Carter and Carter PLC going into administration, Sarah Sillars, Chief Executive of The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has made the following statement to reassure all those currently involved in learning programmes with the automotive training provider:
“The IMI is currently working with the national Learning and Skills Council, awarding bodies […]

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Proud rally sponsor SaveMoneyOnCars.co.uk, is eagerly awaiting the first competition of the year for Team WAH Rallying; at Weeton Army Camp near Blackpool. Team members Angela and Darren Riley are competing to raise funds for North West Air Ambulance.
Really Good Domains; the company behind SaveMoneyOnCars.co.uk, felt sponsoring Team WAH rallying would provide a positive boost […]

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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) announced today that drivers who passed their prestigious advanced driving test for “at-work” motorists now have the opportunity to upgrade their qualification free of charge.
For the first time, successful candidates who have carried out three days of RoADTest training with the safety charity can apply to […]

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 Skoda have made significant strides in the contract hire and leasing and fleet business now makes up half of its sales compared to a quarter only five years ago. The major increase in the leasing of Skoda’s can be attributed to the increased use of their vehicles by taxi drivers and the emergency services.
The Skoda […]

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