FLEETS are facing an Olympic size challenge but if they implement a range of initiatives to limit business disruption when the ‘the greatest show on earth’ arrives in Britain in the summer operating efficiency will be maintained. That was the message to almost 100 fleet decision-makers who attended a … Continue reading
BUSINESSES interested in investing in electric vehicles for their fleets could receive a free Electric Vehicle Business Plan from Energy Saving Trust experts, as part of the ‘Plugged in Fleets Initiative’. The scheme, funded by Transport forLondon(TfL) and the Department for Transport (DfT), brings together the Energy Saving Trust … Continue reading
MULTI-marque fleet funding company Alphabet has launched AlphaCity, its new concept in outsourced corporate car sharing targeted at non-company car drivers. AlphaCity is claimed to provide companies with on-demand, technology-driven, business and personal mobility, fully managed by Alphabet. The service features self-booking for employees and controlled keyless access to cars. … Continue reading
FLEET managers who focus on changing driver attitudes will see their vehicle accidents reduce as well as enjoying a drop in the workload associated with sorting out the vehicle, driver, insurance, hire car company, repairer and all associated paperwork. According to Graham Hurdle, managing director of risk management company E-Training … Continue reading
ALMOST 70% of UK businesses employing over 500 staff want their fleet supplier to focus on delivering cost savings in managing their fleet policy in 2012, according to a new survey. With the price of fuel at record highs, companies are increasingly turning to their fleet suppliers for strategic … Continue reading
CITROËN and sister company Peugeot have slashed the on-the-road price of their compact electric cars – the C-Zero and iOn respectively – from £33,155 to £26,216 before the Government’s £5,000 Plug-in Car Grant reduces the price further to £21,216. Both companies have also announced that contract hire rates start … Continue reading