Driving efficiently: new technologies
10 January 2012
Iain Carmichael explains some of the new Audi technologies arriving that help drive down CO2 emissions, increase fuel economy, and lower company car taxation levels.
Finance leasing: why it will become more popular
10 January 2012
AS residual values of cars begin to stabilise, finance leasing will come back into its own, reckons Business Car Manager motor finance expert, Brian Rogerson.
Mobile pollution sensors monitor air quality
10 January 2012
SCIENTISTS are transforming pedestrians, cyclists, buses and cars into mobile wireless sensors as part of a demonstration of new ways of measuring air quality. Imperial College’s Professor John Polak reports.
The bottom line benefits of driver training
10 January 2012
WHAT happens when your key sales manager is involved in a crash? Who picks up the pieces? And how would driver training prevent this in the first place – and
For whom the road tolls
10 January 2012
IN response to the Tories’ suggestion of tolls on new roads as a means of funding huge public borrowing, Robert Kingdom, head of marketing at fleet management company Masterlease, argues
The cost of buying company cars
10 January 2012
THE IDEA of buying company cars outright still appeals to some businesses – but comes at a cost, reports motor finance expert, Brian Rogerson.
Contract hire: make savings during the credit crunch
10 January 2012
SMALL business owners should look to contract hire as a way to finance vehicle fleets during tough economic times. The Fuelcard Company’s Jakes de Kock files this special report on
Business bikes benefit from 100% tax write-off
10 January 2012
TAKE to the road on a motorbike – and receive a 100% tax write off. Martyn Moore, editor of PeterboroughBusiness.co.uk, reports.
Recession reduces congestion
10 January 2012
EFFECTS of credit crunch hit business, but free up traffic on roads. Report by the AA’s president, Edmund King.
Budget bashing for business car operators
10 January 2012
Chancellor Alistair Darling points to recovery, but his Credit Crunch Budget won’t help us get there explains John Lewis, chief executive of the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association.
Scrappage scheme won’t destabilise car values
10 January 2012
Glass’s, publisher of industry ‘bible’ Glass’s Guide, is predicting that the vehicle scrappage scheme announced in the Budget is unlikely to have a significant impact on the depreciation rates of
Drivers still breaking the law by using mobile phones while driving
10 January 2012
Using a hand-held phone whilst driving became illegal in 2003 but new figures announced by the Ministry of Justice show that more people than ever are being fined for talking
Business drivers and the law
10 January 2012
Mark Sinclair, director of Alphabet, explains who’s in the frame for breaking the law when driving at work.
How to run a 4×4 without breaking the bank
10 January 2012
Cost-efficient strategies for small business fleets that want – or need – to use 4x4s. By SHB 4×4’s Paul Street.
CO2-based vehicle Corporation Tax ahead
10 January 2012
There are significant changes ahead to the tax treatment of business cars, Paul Harrop explains.
Greener business car management
10 January 2012
Greener business car management is all about better efficiency, says David Watts from Energy Saving Trust.
Sale & leaseback comes into its own as recession bites
10 January 2012
Many businesses are turning to sale & leaseback for their business cars as credit dries up. But what is sale & leaseback? And why would it help your company now?
Regulations tighten for wheel clamping firms
10 January 2012
Rogue wheel clamping firms could soon find themselves subject to tough new regulations, reports the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
Government gets motorist on low carbon road
10 January 2012
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon launched the government’s vision to promote ultra low carbon transport over the next five years. Geoff Hoon outlines the plans.
Contract hire: running your cars through the business
10 January 2012
Changes to the Expensive Car Leasing Disallowance from April this year have made contract hire more attractive to small businesses. Brian Rogerson, Business Car Manager motor finance writer, explains how
