Guide: Changes to benefit-in-kind from 6th April 2025
18 March 2025
The Autumn Budget saw an announcement that the levels of BiK liability would change for all car types.
Astor Media acquires Business Motoring as it expands into the automotive and leasing sector
14 March 2025
The acquisition includes Business Motoring, Business Vans, Motor Trade News, Leasing Broker News, their associated events, BCMmarketing, and the Leasing Broker Federation.
What’s the real impact of VED changes for fleets switching to electric?
20 November 2023
To support them in their journey to greater sustainability, the UK government has implemented financial incentives to help promote electric vehicle (EV) adoption, including tax exemptions and grants. These include
Cold as ICE: Getting ready for 2030
22 May 2023
There’s growing confidence for both pure electric and plug-in hybrid electric new car orders, which have overtaken petrol vehicle orders year-to-date; at 36% and 30% respectively. Petrol cars currently make
Team leasing, outsource or in-house team – what is the right choice
17 January 2023
Team leasing is a business model that consists of “borrowing” a team of specialists from a software company to work on your project. According to this model, you – or
Reaching the right audience
11 January 2023
Marketing campaigns are expensive, and it’s important to ensure that advertising money doesn’t go to waste. Thankfully, automotive companies don’t have to rely on marketing techniques that cast a wide
5 Reasons Why Business Owners Should Consider Car Leasing
4 January 2023
There are many reasons why business owners should consider leasing their vehicles. You can lease a new car with low mileage and keep upgrading to a new leased vehicle. This
Are you up to date with the Highway Code?
26 September 2022
The Highway Code sets out rules to help promote road safety and applies in England, Scotland and Wales. These rules set out wording such as must/must not which could constitute
Hiring drivers for your EV Fleet
12 August 2022
Having the proper staff is particularly important for businesses that run small to medium fleet enterprise businesses (SMEs). As shared in our post on SMEs, even with limited resources, as
Used EVs will unlock mainstream adoption of green travel
5 July 2022
Affordability is the number one barrier to EV adoption and with the market share of battery electric vehicles not yet big enough to warrant a widespread price drop, drivers considering
Does your car need an extended warranty?
30 June 2022
It’s important to remember that nobody wants to use their extended warranty. Warranties only come into effect if something goes wrong with a vehicle, so under ideal circumstances, you’ll never
Marketing tips for customer loyalty in 2022
22 June 2022
Retaining existing customers can enhance revenues from a lower to a higher per cent. Eighty-two per cent of firms think it is more cost-effective to keep their current clients than
What the future holds for the motorsport industry
22 June 2022
There are not that many sports that have such a global market. Because of this exposure, its future is looking brighter than ever before. It is easy to look for
What are the driving regulations across Europe?
22 June 2022
Efforts to improve road safety have resulted in a raft of varying road regulations, rules and specifications for different types of vehicles. Road regulations are reviewed and put in place
Why is it worth digitising duty roster planning for fleets?
22 March 2022
Digital technologies have already proven to make fleets more efficient, for example by implementing tracking systems. But there are other digital management tools that will help you organize your business.
Why more businesses are bringing fleet managers into board-level decision making
10 March 2022
As companies and public sector organisations face new challenges around new environmental regulations and carbon emission targets, the scope of the role is expanding even further. Businesses are increasingly pulling
Fleet management trends explored
28 January 2022
Fleet management is either seen as ensuring driver compliance, reducing risks associated with driving for work, or driving costs down. As costs rise, more businesses are keen to review fleet,
Why Are More People Buying Used Cars?
25 January 2022
There is much appeal around used cars today. With all the demand, the auto industry has gone into overdrive, with buyers flocking to these vehicles for several reasons. The scales
Winter electric vehicle maintenance tips
18 January 2022
One of the main challenges is the battery! EVs use lithium-ion batteries which are easily affected by extreme weather changes. On average, the standard temperature for these batteries is between
Now is the time to power on to electric
7 December 2021
Companies and fleet managers today understand the importance of building true environmental sustainability into their business. Not only is this becoming a key differentiator to attract potential new employees, but
