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Could the BMW 520d be the perfect business car? Fleet Voice

I think I’ve just driven the perfect business car. The only reason I’m not more certain is I’m still reeling from just how good this machine is. For the record, it’s the new BMW 520d. Before some shoot me down [...]

Fleet Alliance revolutionise excess mileage charges

Fleet Alliance , the Glasgow-based fleet solutions provider which currently has 8,500 vehicles under management with plans to grow the fleet to over 12,000 units, is predicting excess mileage charges could be a thing of the past with their revolutionary [...]

Peugeot’s 3008 cleans up with Nilfisk Advance deal

Nilfisk Advance, a Danish manufacturer of professional powered floor cleaning equipment, has selected a fleet of 25 Peugeot 3008 Sport Hdi 110s for its UK sales force, replacing a fleet of Peugeot 407 SWs after the end of the current [...]

Leasedrive Velo triples charity target for Marie Curie and RNLI

The Leasedrive Velo Group, one of the UK’s largest independent privately-owned vehicle management groups, have taken part in a specially-organised 270-mile charity bike ride between Wokingham and Le Mans in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care and the RNLI and [...]

Nationwide appoint new operations director for mobile division

Nationwide is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced automotive authority Gary Nicholls in a newly created role as Operations Director – Mobile Division. Previously the Vice President of Retail Operations for autoquake.com, and prior to that at Carland, a [...]

epyx reports e-commerce transactions up 20%

epyx, the IT solutions specialists for the automotive sector and the company behind the industry standard 1link Service Network service and maintenance e-commerce platform,has reported the number of fleet service and maintenance e-commerce transactions has risen by more than 20% [...]

BVRLA calls on HMRC to make VAT recovery fairer

BVRLA (British Vehicle Rental And Leasing Association) have called on HM Revenue & Customs to increase the current 50% VAT recovery rate available to businesses leasing cars to be increased to allow a fairer level of VAT recovery in light [...]

The Fuelcard People say no to faceless customer service

The Fuelcard People are answering the call for better service from fuel card suppliers as they say fleet operators nationwide have expressed their unhappiness at having to deal with faceless call centres. Steve Clarke, general manager of The Fuelcard People, [...]

ALD see fleets focus on low emission vehicles in record numbers

ALD Automotive, the leading contract hire and leasing company and operator of in excess of 52,000 vehicles, has reported that with business’ focusing on cost of ownership coupled together with an ever widening choice of low emissions cars means fleets [...]

Jaama offers three month free trial to small fleets

Jaama, the specialist fleet software provider, have launched a three-month free trial of their FleetAssistant software, which was specifically designed with businesses running smaller fleets in mind that offers not only increased efficiency and reduced admin time but the cost [...]

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