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FML becomes a Full Member of the BVRLA

The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has accepted FML (based in Northern Ireland) as a full member. BVRLA is a trade association for the vehicle rental and leasing industry in the UK. As such it has three primary [...]

Arnold Clark Receives Five Stars for Health and Safety

Arnold Clark is the first and only automotive company to have been awarded the Five Star Health and Safety Audit Award by the British Safety Council.  The motoring giant repairs, rents and sells new and used cars, won the coveted [...]

Leasedrive Velo named ‘Fleet Management Company 08/09′ by ITM

…And the Fleet Management Company of the year according to the Institute of Transport Management (ITM) is Leasedrive Velo, one of the UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management groups in the UK. Commercial director, Roddy Graham said: “We are thrilled [...]

City of Stamford, Drives Out Waste With RoadBASE

Chevin is helping to drive waste out! The City of Stamford has recently implemented Chevin Fleet Solutions fleet management information system, RoadBASE to gain control over rising fleet running costs while allowing real-time access to all of the fleet’s disparate [...]

Auto Windscreens appoints Tony Johnston to top sales and marketing role

Auto Windscreens, the national automotive glazing services company, has appointed Tony Johnston as its sales and marketing director. Tony’s appointment now completes Auto Windscreens five-strong board of directors. Johnston brings more than 15 years’ top-end sales and marketing experience in [...]

Fronting can put young drivers at risk, warns Norwich Union

Fleet managers, directors and company owners are invalidating their business insurance policy, as well as putting their children at risk, by fronting, warns Norwich Union, part of Aviva. Fronting is an increasing problem in commercial motor insurance, where managers or [...]

Crash reduction record puts Kaba Door Systems at forefront of UK Corporate Road Safety

A multi-faceted action plan to cut the number of road crashes involving employees has resulted in Kaba Door Systems slashing its incident rate by 20% and, as a result, becoming a ‘business champion’ under the Government’s ‘Driving for Better Business [...]

Motorists’ driving fortunes are written in the stars

Gemini drivers are more likely to be involved in a car accident than any other star sign, according to new research by accident management specialist, Accident Exchange.The study of over 115,000 accidents found that Gemini drivers, known for their impatience, [...]

Volvo MOT pass rate impresses fleet manager

According to S. A. Brains’ Fleet Manager Andrew Foley, the famous South Wales brewers’ good experience with Volvo’s MOT pass rates was an important factor when it was time to purchase the latest batch of fleet replacements. “We’ve only had [...]

Gateshead Council puts road safety first

It’s official! Gateshead Council runs one of Britain’s safest fleets and is among the first public sector organisations to become a ‘business champion’ under the Government’s ‘Driving for Better Business’ programme. Gateshead Council runs a fleet of more than 350 [...]

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