Royal Mail engages all-electric company car schemes
Royal Mail has announced a new initiative to ensure all its company cars will be electric by 2030, as the company builds on its ambitions to become a net zero carbon emission business with a 100% alternative fuel fleet. Under the plans, the Royal Mail will rework all of its current car schemes to accelerate […]
RAC forecasts ‘unprecedented summer’ on the UK roads as staycation fever hits
This summer will see ‘unprecedented’ levels of traffic on UK roads due to drivers planning in excess of an estimated 29m staycations – 16m of these in the school holidays alone – according to a study of 2,500 drivers conducted by RAC Breakdown. The number of drivers making firm staycation bookings has surged 20% since April, […]
Fuel your 2022 fleet strategies at the Fleet Summit
The Fleet Summit will return on November 8th & 9th, taking place at Whittlebury Park (Golf & Spa Hotel) in Northamptonshire – make sure you register today! We understand that your time is precious and extremely limited, which is why we want to ensure that you don’t miss out on this entirely free pass that includes; – Your […]
Do you specialise in LPG/Alternative Fuel & Fuel Management? We want to hear from you!
Each month on Fleet Management Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the fleet market – and in August we’ll be focussing on LPG/Alternative Fuel & Fuel Management solutions. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help fleet buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re […]
The WhichEV View: Why your company should buy you an EV today
By James Morris, Editor, WhichEV In April 2020, the Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) rate for EVs dropped to 0% for the tax year. It rose to 1% for 2021-22, then 2% for three years from 2022 to 2025. Given the previous rate 16%, these are significant changes. In other words, if you received an electric vehicle as a […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: RingGo Corporate parking app
RingGo is the UK’s no.1 parking app, with over 500 locations across 140 local authorities. We’re proud to offer the widest availability of TouchFree cashless parking across the whole of the UK. More than 11,000 businesses use RingGo Corporate to take the hassle out of parking for employees and manage their fleet, parking finances and admin all […]
Leading home furniture retailer cuts insurance claims by half, saves 15% on fuel bills, and slashes idling by 20%
By Lightfoot The Furniture Market, one of the largest oak, French and modern furniture retailers in the UK, has succeeded in cutting fleet insurance claims by half thanks to Lightfoot’s trailblazing in-cab driver coaching technology and rewards platform. Read more here.
SAVE THE DATE: Fleet Summit – Winter 2021
You can now register for this winter’s Fleet Summit, which takes place on the November 8th & 9th at Whittlebury Park (Golf & Spa Hotel) in Northamptonshire. We understand that your time is precious and extremely limited, which is why we want to ensure that you don’t miss out on this entirely free pass that includes; – […]
Fleet Management Briefing and Webfleet Solutions survey – Sustainability in focus
With the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans being banned from 2030, and clean air zones being rolled out, businesses must plan for a sustainable future. Your valuable insights will help us determine the focus on fleet sustainability for operators ahead of this key date. Please don’t forget to provide us with […]
Ford and Hermes partner on autonomous delivery vehicles
Ford has announced a new Self-Driving Vehicle Research Programme designed to help businesses in Europe understand how autonomous vehicles can benefit their operations. Hermes is the first business to partner with Ford on the programme. Using a customised Ford commercial vehicle, the research aims to better understand how other road users would interact with an […]
