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Salaries fall behind car price inflation

A new study has found that the price of cars is rising faster than salaries. The research, carried out by Moneybarn, looked at the increase in prices of more than […]

Industry bodies call on AER review

The BVRLA and the Association of Fleet Professionals have joined forces to call upon government to ensure the Advisory Electricity Rate (AER) for electric vehicles is fit-for-purpose. They fear the […]

Unipart secures JLR logistics contract

Unipart has been selected by Jaguar Land Rover to provide aftermarket parts logistics for both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. The operation will be housed at Jaguar Land Rover’s […]

Drivers nervous to return to the road

New research has found that nearly a quarter of drivers are more nervous before the wheel than they were before Covid-19. According to SEAT, the equivalent of almost 10 million […]

SORN figures surge during Covid

New analysis by Kwik Fit has found that the pandemic resulted in an additional quarter of a million cars taken off the road. Researchers analysed the latest government data to […]

Prices of popular fleet vehicles to rise

Price rises for a range of popular fleet cars and vans is “almost inevitable” over the next few months, according to FleetCheck. FleetCheck’s customer success director Andy Kirby said that […]

Pedal power drives AutoRaise fundraiser

Indasa UK commercial director Phill Blowers will lead a charity bike ride to raise money for AutoRaise. He will cycle 200km on 2 July and then get in the saddle […]

Carzam names new CCO

Carzam has appointed Audi fleet boss James Buxton to its senior leadership team as chief commercial officer. Carzam CEO Kirk O’Callaghan said: “James possesses in-depth knowledge of the fleet market […]

Swift move for automotive trader

Automotive trader Drive Motor Retail has appointed Adam Swift as new group project manager. He said: “I’ve been brought in to oversee or assist new projects or programmes which are […]

Car clubs take 100,000 vehicles off road

Nearly 100,000 private vehicles have been taken off the road as rising number of people sign up to car clubs. The shared transport charity Collaborative Mobility (CoMoUK) has carried out […]

Solera continues acquisition strategy

Solera has announced three new acquisitions intended to further streamline its end-to-end vehicle lifecycle solutions. It has acquired Omnitracs, DealerSocket and eDriving. Omnitracs is a leading fleet management platform, DealerSocket […]

New survey finds 2030 ban unrealistic

New research has found that two thirds of motorists believe the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles is unachievable, thinking it will take another two […]