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CompareMyFleet.com is offering a free fleet health check during May to help companies obtain maximum value for money when procuring vehicles and deliver other financial savings in areas of fleet management that frequently prove expensive.

Derby-based mobile phone industry supplier 100+ Logistics has invested in a new fleet of fuel-efficient Mercedes-Benz Vans.

Global NCAP has published new guidelines for organisations operating vehicle fleets, recommending that they only buy ‘five-star’ cars.

Motiva Group have reported their best first-quarter results since the start of the recession five years ago.

The BVRLA has welcomed independent rental broker YelloHire as a member

Trakm8 has been appointed the sole telematics supplier of self-install devices to Direct Line Group for the recently launched Direct Line DrivePlus Plug-in device.

Fuel prices are expected to hold steady in 2015, but the need for businesses to stay competitive while keeping operating costs down remains a necessity. Since fuel is the largest fleet operating expense, efficient fuel utilisation is essential.

he Corporate Vehicle Observatory (CVO) is an international expert platform for the fleet industry which was created by Arval in 2002. Every year the CVO releases a neutral and independent barometer; a detailed piece of market research looking at the operation of business fleets of all sizes in 16 countries around the world. Covering businesses of all sizes and sectors, this kind of accurate information is crucial for Arval because it allows us to provide the best advice to our customers and support them in making the right company vehicle decisions now, and for the future. As a consequence, we are delighted to be able to share the latest findings with you. We will be running a series of videos over the next few weeks which will go into detail some of the most interesting results and the fleet trends that will shape our market in the short-term and over the coming years. Take a look at our video – Mike Waters our Senior Insight & Consultancy Manager gives you an overview of the results with a look at the current state of the market.

Fleet operators are understandably cautious about the future values of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs).After all, there is only a small number of ULEVs in the used car market at present.But Richard Parkin, head of valuations at Glass’s, predicts that the lowering of CO2 thresholds for car taxes over time, combined with rising fuel costs, will mean that the residual values (RVs) of ULEVs will “continue to be promoted”. RVs of ULEVs have also been helped by changes to the London congestion charge which mean only plug-in vehicles or vehicles that emit 75g/km or less of CO2 qualify for a 100% discount.