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Standards slipping under agency model
- 21/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fleets have complained that delivery service levels from manufacturers who have switched to an agency model have fallen. They say that electric vehicles are arriving with flat batteries while petrol or diesel models arrive with little or no fuel. This is according to The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), [...] -
New funding can support electrification of fleets
- 20/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new government grant to support the installation of charge points could help more fleets switch to electric vehicles. According to David Watts, fleet product manager for EVs at Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS Fleet), the grant will make home charging more accessible. The £381m Local Electric Vehicle [...] -
eDriving unveils sustainability reporting solution
- 29/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
eDriving has launched its new EcoReport sustainability reporting solution to help fleets globally manage Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. EcoReport enables companies can quantify their driving-related CO2 emissions while showcasing the results of their climate impact reduction efforts in a ready-made Environmental, [...] -
Car sales hit highest point in five years
- 06/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
October’s new car market grew by 14.3% to reach 153,529 registrations, 7.2% above pre-pandemic levels and marking the best performance for the month since 2018. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the 15th month of consecutive growth was driven almost entirely by large [...] -
Fleet managers name ‘analysis’ as key consideration
- 12/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Industry research has found that fleet managers consider ‘analysis capability’ to be the most important factor when choosing a tachograph services provider. Edge Insight asked 343 fleet managers a range of questions, similar to those posed in its 2022 survey, and found opinions to be consistent regarding the [...] -
Fleet downtime up for 92% of BVRLA members
- 04/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Declining parts availability has led to increases in replacement prices and off-road time for fleets, according to BVRLA’s half-year Industry Outlook Survey. The survey found that 92% of BVRLA respondents reported an increase in vehicle downtime. In response, Venson Automotive Solutions is urging fleet [...] -
Drivers cut costs by missing services
- 16/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New research has revealed that one third of drivers have missed an essential vehicle service as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. According to Volkswagen Financial Services, 43% of 18–34-year-olds said that they were likely to miss vehicle maintenance to ease money concerns. Meanwhile, the survey also [...] -
Autoglass cuts fleet incidents by 40%
- 08/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autoglass has reduced the incident rate in its fleet by 40% over the last four years. The reduction was achieved through the introduction of advanced Drive Assistance Systems (ADAS) into Autoglass vehicles and the widespread use of telematics to track driver behaviour. Autoglass has a fleet of more than 900 [...] -
James named Mercedes-Benz fleet chief
- 26/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Mercedes-Benz UK has appointed Calum James as the new head of fleet for its van division, effective immediately. He brings a wealth of experience to this role, having previously worked for the brand’s Passenger Car entity for nine years, holding positions in fleet sales development, customer services and most [...] -
DVSA updates Code of Practice
- 21/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its ‘Code of Practice: Safety of Loads on Vehicles’. The code of practice brings together all current load security guidance into one place. It gives vehicle operators, drivers, transport managers and those [...]