Fleet confidence is mirroring wider economic performance, according to research from the Corporate Vehicle Observatory (CVO) Barometer.
The UK is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and the survey of more than 4,500 fleet decision makers across 15 countries shows that more UK businesses expect to see fleet growth than their European counterparts.
London Mayor Boris Johnson has renewed calls for scrapping the most polluting diesel cars and giving drivers a cash incentive to switch to cleaner vehicles.
During evidence to the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, Mr Johnson supported proposals for the Government to help motorists by offering between a £1,000 and £2,000 grant per vehicle for the most polluting diesels which are more than 12 months old.
The Mayor called it a brilliant opportunity, which would also accelerate the uptake of cleaner Euro6 emission compliant diesel models, to support the British car industry and promote the early uptake of ultra low emission vehicles.
Fleet operators will need to ensure that their vehicle management software system has multi currency capability in the event of an independent Scotland and it being unable to continue to use the pound, according to Jaama.
The leading fleet and asset management software company’s multi award winning Key2 Vehicle Management technology is multi-currency, but the organisation says that many other systems on the market do not have that built in functionality.
The Scottish National Party says an independent Scotland would retain the pound, while Westminster has refused to countenance a currency union. Similarly, Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said that currency union would be “incompatible with sovereignty”.
A string of new contracts and business opportunities, in addition to the continuing focus on customer service means that leading fleet and asset management software company Jaama has recruited two new members of staff. Paul Adams has joined the sales team as business development manager with responsibility for managing non-major customer accounts and new business […]
The speed limit on most of the City of London’s streets was reduced to 20mph from Sunday 20 July following public consultation on the measure earlier this year; the measure aims to reduce road traffic casualties in the City by 7 per cent (approximately 30 per annum).
The Government has announced that CCTV spy cars will be banned as a method of parking enforcement. The move comes after calls from FTA and motoring organisations for Government to recognise that CCTV is being used as an inappropriate and over-zealous method of enforcement. However, FTA did not support an outright ban as there are […]
Adult passengers are the biggest in-car distraction for drivers, a survey of 18,026 AA members reveals. Nearly two out of five AA members (38% of the AA-Populus poll) say their attention has been significantly diverted by other people in the car, ‘old’ technology and ‘new’ technology in the past 12 months. Continue reading…
Tough new measures to crack down on drug driving have moved a step closer after the Government issued new guidance to healthcare professionals.
The new offence of driving with certain controlled drugs, including some prescription drugs, above specified limits is due to come into force on 2nd March, 2015.
The guidance helps doctors and nurses start explaining the new rules in advance of the launch to reassure those patients who take prescription drugs that they will be able to drive safely without fear of being prosecuted.
Prices of de-fleeted cars at auction strengthened during June, according to the latest Manheim Market Analysis. After a softer May, June’s figures show that the market is on the rise. The average selling price for de-fleeted vehicles has increased by £412 (from £6,964 to £7,376) between May and June this year. Continue reading