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Two New Appointments In The Sales Department Have Been Made At Fleet Software Market Leader CFC Solutions This Month
Two new appointments in the sales department have been made at fleet software market leader CFC Solutions this month. read more
Network Automotive Celebrates 30th Anniversary This Month
Network Automotive is celebrating 30 years in business this month. The Bedfordshire-based company was founded as Vehicle Rental Services in 1978 to provide services to independent daily rental companies and help manufacturers set up dealer-based rental programmes, specialisms that it has continued to develop over the years. Today, it provides a whole range of people and programmes, consultancy and support services to motor manufacturers, franchise dealers and vehicle rental companies. read more
UK Businesses Face Gridlock
A survey of over 300 businesses by leading vehicle rental company, Europcar, has revealed the impact traffic congestion is having on an already struggling UK economy. Over 70% of businesses said that congestion is impacting the effectiveness of their staff travelling for work and 80% said they felt that congestion on the UK’s roads is getting worse. read more
FSB Calls For Action Over Rising Energy And Fuel Costs
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has expressed deep concern regarding the profits being recorded by providers such as Centrica, Shell and BP while at the same time lamenting the impact of increases in the price of energy and fuel on its members. A third of FSB members work from home and are likely to suffer as much as domestic consumers from rising electricity and gas bills, while the price of fuel is a concern for all small businesses. read more
Outsourcing Your Fleet Management
For some years, one of the frustrations facing the leasing industry has been the apparent stubbornness of smaller companies to embrace outsourcing when it comes to the management of car and van fleets. Preferring to buy their vehicles outright, many owner-managed businesses have stuck with the simple approach of putting their metal on the balance sheet, writing it off over the life of the asset. read more
Private Vehicles Must Be Included In Risk Policies
ING Car Lease’s head of risk, Diarmuid Fahy, has broadly welcomed the latest recommendations from the Sentencing Guidelines Council, which has ordered courts in England and Wales to get tougher with drivers convicted of causing death by driving. The new recommendations, which judges and magistrates must follow, cover the offences of causing death by dangerous driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. More importantly for fleet drivers, the new laws also cover instances of death by careless driving committed by unlicensed, disqualified or uninsured drivers. read more
Risk Management
Do you have ‘crash magnets’ in your business? They are the drivers whose vehicles always sport the scars of a road-based battle, who tell of near misses and scrapes with the ‘lunatics’ on the road who always seem to be at fault. There are tens of thousands of them in companies all over the country, convinced that they are not the problem, despite their accidents costing businesses millions of pounds a year. read more
Funding Your Fleet
Fleet funding is a catch-all phrase that covers a bewildering variety of choice. Choose wisely and you could make your company’s vehicle spend go much further. But simple errors could also send costs soaring. For the vast majority of fleet operators, fleet funding options come down to a simple choice between outright purchase and contract hire, which share almost the entire fleet market between them. Contract hire has taken the edge over recent years to account for the funding of more than half the new fleet cars acquired each year. read more
Managing Fuel Costs
The price of petrol and diesel has rocketed over the past year and it is set to stay high. Although short-term price wars might bring temporary relief, experts believe that the current price of petrol and diesel is set to increase in the long-term. For a growing business, where intense competition might make it difficult to pass on the rising cost of fuel to customers, keeping these spiralling costs under control can be a real headache. But a recent survey found that 49% of fleets running fewer than 50 vehicles have not taken any steps to minimise the impact of fuel price increases. read more
Managing Your Company Cars
IF business is the engine that makes the world go around, then company cars provide the wheels that allow it to turn. Nearly every aspect of modern business life requires transport and the car is the only flexible, reliable and cost efficient option available that can also be used as an enticing offer to attract new staff (try enticing a salesman to join your company with a nice shiny rail travel warrant). But just because company cars are essential, doesn’t mean they are straightforward to deal with. read more
