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Class-leading telematics with no installation, introducing OEM.connect from Webfleet Solutions

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We’ve partnered up with leading vehicle manufacturers to create an easier way for cars and vans to connect with the Webfleet Solutions’ telematics service platform. OEM.connect eliminates the need for after-market hardware installations.

Our integrated solution makes it faster, easier and cheaper for fleet managers and drivers to benefit from telematics technology. The net result? See clear, actionable insights in one single interface. Allowing you to focus on maximising fleet performance, reducing operating costs and instilling a culture of green driving.

Watch the video here.

Lucion rolls out innovative Lightfoot technology

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Gateshead-headquartered Lucion Services, an international leader in environmental risk management services, has announced the roll-out of Lightfoot’s in-vehicle driver efficiency technology and rewards platform to its fleet of 197 vans.

The decision follows successful trials which led to uplifts in mpg by more than 10%, reductions in CO2 emissions by 5.6%, falls in idling time by 29% and the eradication of instances of dangerous driving.

Nearly a thousand tonnes of CO2 will be stopped from entering the earth’s atmosphere over a five-year period, this is equivalent to the carbon captured by over a thousand acres of forest a year.

To read the full story, click here.

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Connected mobility with Masternaut

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Masternaut, part of tyre and mobility leader Michelin, is fully committed to connected mobility, because we believe that achieving sustainable mobility is integrally linked to deeper insights and developing better transport planning. Through our IoT activities and making targeted acquisitions, Michelin has become one of the top five fleet management players globally with more than a million vehicles under contract. 

With more than 20% of the EU’s CO2 emissions coming from road transport, as an industry we have a responsibility to reduce our environmental impact. The abrupt 8.8% decrease in global emissions witnessed during the first half of 2020 gives us cause to reflect. 

Unlike other sectors, in the majority of cases not using road transport simply isn’t an option. That’s not to say efficiencies can’t be made however. We estimate that 10% of vehicles in a fleet are under-used or only partially filled at any one time. Reorganising trips, and identifying which technician or driver lives the closest to a job, reduces hours spent on the road, and increases efficiency.  

Safety is of course key and fortuitously many of the elements of eco-driving, such as avoiding harsh acceleration, and maintaining the vehicle properly, also feed into better safety. While investing in a sound sustainable mobility strategy is a vital part of operating responsibly, the benefits to the business are entirely reciprocal. From vehicles spending less time off the road due to minor bumps and scrapes, to huge savings on fuel bills, many of the aspects of sustainable mobility naturally boost productivity too.  

Key to achieving sustainable mobility goals is understanding what’s happening across the entire fleet. By capturing data from all vehicles through a connected fleet technology system, then consolidating and analysing it, the fleet manager can understand the impact of the whole business as well as the role of individuals.  

Setting the right sustainable mobility policy can take time to get right, but the premise is simple. As we look ahead to a time where we return to business as usual, we have a unique opportunity to ensure our new normal reflects the very best ways of working.  

New 500. Meet the electric side of the family

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By FIAT Fleet & Business

The 500 is finally ready to introduce you to the newest members of the family. The 500 has been redesigned form the ground up, delivering more space, more technology, and greater safety; making it the perfect addition to any fleet.

The 500e has a BIK of 0%, Level 2 Autonomous Driving, and a P11D starting price of £22,940. Discover all the new possibilities of the first fully electric city-car by Fiat, with the all-new trim levels: Icon, Passion and Action.

Get your business ready for electrification.
A range of up to 199 miles* which can be extended up to 285 miles* during an urban cycle when used purely for city driving. Get ready to experience a whole new way of driving, the new 500 offers a “Sherpa Mode,” which intuitively saves energy where necessary to get you to your destination without hiccups. And if the battery runs low, you can always fast charge it with several at home and out of-home charging solutions.

CONNECTIVITY

The all-new Cinerama Infotainment system on the new 500, with its bright 10.25″ display, makes it easier and clearer to operate. The ultra-fast Bluetooth pairing will connect all the smartphones to the car in less than 5 seconds from door opening.

THE NEXT LEVEL CITY CAR

Experience tomorrow’s technology today. The all-new 500 is the first city car with Level 2 Autonomous Driving thanks to which it can slow down, keep you in the lane and help you control the speed autonomously.

Click here for more information.

For more information please call: 030 3003 4008

Final specification may vary. First Customer deliveries expected early 2021

*These figures were obtained after the battery had been fully charged. The New Fiat 500 is a battery electric vehicle
requiring mains electricity for charging.
There is a new test for fuel consumption, CO2 and electric range figures. The electric range shown was achieved using
the new test procedure.
Figures shown are for comparability purposes. Only compare electric range figures with other cars tested to the same
technical procedures.
These figures may not reflect real life driving results, which will depend upon a number of factors including the starting
charge of the battery, accessories fitted (post-registration), variations in weather, driving styles and vehicle load

Swiftclean soars with fuel savings of 10%

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Swiftclean, one of the UK’s longest established specialist ventilation hygiene providers, has announced a remarkable reduction in fuel bills, on-road accidents and vehicle damage following the installation of Lightfoot’s in-cab driver guidance system across its fleet of 34 vehicles.

Recording an MPG uplift of 6.1%, record savings in fuel expenses of circa 10% and a dramatic fall in insurance premiums of 20%, the Southend-on-Sea headquartered business has seen a dramatic change in the way its fleet of vehicles are driven, thanks to Lightfoot’s pocket-sized dashboard driver guidance device and rewards platform.

Read the full story here.

Futureproof your fleet with Northgate’s unique mix of dependability, agility, and innovation

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Northgate has been supporting the commercial vehicle needs of British businesses, the public sector and charities for 40 years. We have supported our customers throughout the pandemic emergency every step of the way. As the country re-emerges, Northgate will continue to be there meeting tomorrow’s fleet needs, too. 

We understand that times are extremely challenging, and our customers’ needs are changing. That is why we are continually investing in our people, technology, systems, and products to ensure that we can address all our customers’ fleet concerns.

Northgate has continued its transformation into a specialist B2B customer-centric LCV mobility provider with a full range of necessary support services for van users. We call it Vans as a Service (VaaS).

Customers can access a wide range of LCVs as standard – and any type of vehicle on request. 

Our telematics options have been upgraded with improved dashboards and the addition of fuel card integration, enabling customers to see locations of fuel fill-ups, better detail on vehicle mpg, and identifying any potentially fraudulent activity.  

Our New Accident Management service manages every aspect of incidents– from First Notification of Loss (FNOL) to vehicle repair, replacement vehicles and legal services – easing the burden of dealing with multiple incidents and helping to get drivers back on the road, whether a Northgate vehicle or not. 

Our Vehicle Inspection App supports compliance through delivering daily vehicle checks electronically, saving administration and turning checks into a safer paperless exercise.

Driver Risk Management includes a 4-stage driver risk assessment to understand where additional training could be beneficial, reporting suite and range of e-Learning modules and bespoke training that can be used at any stage of the driver cycle.

We believe commercial vehicles should enable businesses to do what they do best. Northgate customers benefit from services and agility not possible to those who buy, or contract hire their fleets. Whatever their needs, Northgate customers know they can rely on our dependability and flexibility.

Find out more at northgatevehiclehire.co.uk or call us on 0330 042 0903.

Lightfoot prepares to enter the EV market

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By Lightfoot

Lightfoot was born from developing and electrifying vehicles – from the McLaren P1, to Caterpillar diggers – Lightfoot understand EVs. 

As EV adoption accelerates, Lightfoot is positioning itself to be a market-leading EV technology provider to Fleets thanks to the unique approach of live in-cab feedback optimising the effectiveness of EVs coupled with a rich feed of data enabling efficient management of your EV Fleet. 

Early indicators suggest that Lightfoot could have an even greater impact in EVs than ICE vehicles, based on a number of factors such as increasing range and reducing time spent charging. As is the Lightfoot way, they are coming at this from a very different angle and the driver is, as always, at the heart of it all.

Want to know more? Watch Lightfoot’s EV Teaser video and get in touch with their Fleet Specialists today – Click here.

Reflex Vehicle Hire keeps fleets on the road as suppliers struggle with service, maintenance and repair demand

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By Reflex Vehicle Hire

Reflex Vehicle Hire is keeping our fleet customers on the road with online service booking and mobile maintenance as companies report they are struggling with a shortage of garage SMR capacity for their own vehicles…

Fleet operators are experiencing issues booking service, maintenance and repair (SMR) work or MOTs as the garage network struggles to meet demand after lockdown.

More than 40% of fleets have experienced problems since garages reopened following their forced closure during the national lockdown.

Fleet operators say they are facing long waits before vehicles can be fixed, leading to increased vehicle off-road time and higher associated costs.

One Fleet Manager said: “It’s a nightmare getting the main dealers to give us a booking any quicker than two to three weeks. If a warning light comes on, such as for brakes, we end up with a vehicle off the road because we can’t get it seen to.”

Reflex Vehicle Hire is protecting customers from any problems through its award-winning in-house service engineers. They are supported by our mobile servicing fleet, which brings the garage to our customers to keep them on the road.

Our teams can visit customers’ premises, carry out work on vehicles at drivers’ homes, or even visit sites to carry out work during the day.

Our mobile operation covers nearly 700,000 miles each year delivering in-field servicing for our hired vehicles. It has provided essential support to fleets during the lockdown period, protecting them from issues with reduced workshop capacity they would otherwise have faced for their own fleet vehicles.

Even before the pandemic, 71% of van operators in a recent national survey said they found the offer of mobile van servicing attractive.

The potential savings for fleets are significant.

Researchers say demand for mobile servicing has surged in the past year, resulting in much-needed cost reductions worth millions of pounds for UK businesses.

Analysis shows that downtime costs businesses up to £500 per day per van, including ‘hidden’ costs, such as lost working time or spending on replacement vehicles.

Reflex Vehicle Hire services support fleets in several ways. In addition to Reflex vehicles benefiting from dedicated maintenance support from our in-house team of experts, we can also quickly provide cars and vans to replace a company’s owned vehicles if they are off-the-road waiting for service or repair.

Lisa Spong, Reflex Vehicle Hire Sales Director, said: “With fleets facing ongoing disruption, the flexible services we offer can provide vital support to managers to reduce downtime and business costs.”

Customers of Reflex Vehicle Hire can use our website to arrange a service or report a defect at the click of a button.

www.reflexvehiclehire.com

The importance of rental to efficient commercial fleets

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David Brennan (pictured), CEO of Nexus Vehicle Rental, explores how rental plays a key role in the running of an efficient commercial fleet… 

The commercial vehicle (CV) industry is the backbone of the UK economy, with vehicles facilitating the movement of people, assets, and goods, stimulating the economy and helping to keep it stable. 

Although often seen as a short-term solution, fleets are increasingly turning to rental – for short, medium, and long-term use – to safeguard against market uncertainty. Rental offers flexibility, enabling fleet capacity to be scaled up to cope with peak periods and scaled back at quieter times of year, minimising costs as you only need to pay for additional vehicles when you need them.

In a deadline-driven industry the right distribution channels are essential, with access to a strong vehicle supply chain to avoid downtime being paramount to keeping businesses moving. 

Through its pioneering rental booking and management platform, IRIS, Nexus has transformed the business mobility industry in much the same way that Uber disrupted taxi services – by providing on-demand access to the UK’s largest supply chain of 550,000 vehicles across 2,000 locations, including commercial and specialist vehicles, EVs, HGVs and one, day autonomous vehicles. Nexus provides businesses with a viable, cost-effective alternative to the outright purchase of new commercial vehicles, which depreciate in value quickly.

IRIS works to minimise errors and enables customers to self-serve, putting them in control of the entire rental process. Automation means that 90% of bookings involve no human interaction, which helps to streamline rental management and allows new bookings to be made in just 30 seconds. 

Along with this, IRIS’ intuitive Management Information (MI) suite also spots trends in vehicle usage to identify inefficiencies in the rental process. This provides complete transparency to all rental vehicle requirements and enables users to make informed decisions on how to reduce business costs. 

By seeking a flexible rental solution, through a third party such as Nexus, businesses are always equipped to meet their changing mobility needs. Nexus is best placed to keep businesses moving with its all-encompassing technology-led mobility solution.

For more information, visit www.nexusrental.co.uk.

INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: AVG Windscreens

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By AVG Windscreens

AVG Windscreens are a national vehicle glass provider working within the industry for over 25 years. We specialise in fleet & commercial vehicles in a variety of industries, so we understand the importance of getting your vehicles back on the road.

For our trade accounts, we have a 24-hour helpline and operate on a mobile and national same day / next day service. Our technicians are trained to the highest standard and accredited by the IMI (the highest accreditation for a windscreen technician). 

Our Unique Selling Point has always been our hassle-free service. We provide customers multiple booking methods (online portal, phone call, email, etc) and the phones are answered within 10 seconds whenever you call. Most importantly, due to us having a smaller team, everyone you work with will be somebody you already know, and we maintaing that personal touch throughout our business.

www.avgwindscreens.co.uk