Fuel Card Services launches Tele-Gence - Fleet World
WEBFuel Card Services has launched its latest product, Tele-Gence, that aims to save fleets money and offer a fully scalable range of services, customisable and bespoke telematics options.
Road Test: Ford Fiesta ST-Line X 1.0L EcoBoost MHEV 155PS
WEBFord Fiesta ST-Line X with the 155hp 1.0-litre EcoBoost. SECTOR Supermini PRICE £22,980 FUEL 42.8-50.461.4mpg CO2 122g/km. There’s no full-electric Fiesta yet, but Ford’s popular supermini is the latest model to benefit from mild-hybrid power. Alongside the Puma and Focus, the Fiesta gains 48V architecture, giving further small fuel and ...
BT Fleet Solutions renamed as Rivus Fleet Solutions
WEBBT Fleet Solutions has now rebranded Rivus Fleet Solutions, in the wake of its recently announced acquisition by Aurelius Group. The rebrand is intended to reflect the firm’s full range of fleet management solutions. Pronounced ‘ree-vus’ and named after the Latin word for ‘river’, the new branding has been chosen to reflect the ...
Size of UK company car and grey fleet markets mapped out in …
WEBThis gives an overall average of 142g/km for the UK car fleet. The data also reveals that the vast majority of company cars (96% for lease cars and 100% for salary sacrifice) are Clean Air Zone-compliant, whereas only 60% of grey fleet are. Much more research is also included in the report. BVRLA chief executive Gerry Keaney said: “The ...
Lex Autolease launches new Driver Portal - Fleet World
WEBThe Lex Autolease Driver Portal (driver.lexautolease.co.uk) is accessible from PCs, smartphones or tablets, and features an extensive range of tools designed to help those drivers looking for a new company car to make the right choice. These tools include a holistic view of costs such as BiK, Personal Use Contribution / trade down and fuel.
Fleet trends for 2024: The view from the sector experts
WEB2024 is now upon us – and some of the UK’s pre-eminent fleet sector specialists give their views on what the next 12 months have in store for car and van operators.
Rivus CEO David Myers to head up Pullman Fleet Solutions
WEBDavid Myers, CEO at Rivus, will also take over leadership of Pullman. His decision comes on the back of the November 2019 acquisition of Pullman by asset management firm Aurelius, which also owns Rivus Fleet Solutions. Kevin Wildman said: “This has been an extremely difficult decision for me to take but, on reflection, now is the right time ...
ARI Fleet UK warns of true cost of driver tyre negligence
WEBThe company, formerly Fleet Support Group, says that poor driver care and maintenance is responsible for the premature replacement of a quarter of tyres on vehicles that it manages. ARI in the UK last year replaced a total of 33,861 tyres on vehicles under its management. Although more than 20,000 ...
‘Future of Fleet’ special in new issue of Fleet World
WEBThe December 2023 issue of Fleet World is now out and includes a ‘Future of Fleet’ special article, exploring the upcoming 12 months. Available to access online or in print, the new edition offers views on the year ahead from experts involved in customer experience, contract hire, charging, salary sacrifice, the transition to EV and ...
Prestige Fleet Servicing reaches one-million vehicle milestone
WEBHelped by new client wins, Prestige Fleet Servicing has reached the milestone of one million vehicles managed by its portfolio of clients. The firm, which specialises in cost effective added-value servicing to fleet operators throughout the UK, reports recent client successes including a major vehicle auction house, a leading breakdown and ...