Articles by Tom Seymour - Page 29

Smart Travel Evolution Programme (STEP), a traffic flow trial using smartphones and connected car data, goes live in June.

Since its launch, Drive Software Solutions has been concentrating on big fleet operators. Now it has a solution for one vehicle upwards. Tom Seymour reports

Fleets took ‘safety first’ approach after leasing companies issued weather warning.

The National Grid said it supports the more ambitious target while giving evidence to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee yesterday (March 27).

Improving the communication of contentious fair wear and tear rules between leasing companies and fleet operators was top of the agenda at a recent meeting of industry trade bodies.

Drover is planning on launching a tailored corporate offering for fleets as it looks to position itself as a UK mobility as a service (MaaS) pioneer.

It wants to work with third-party suppliers to create a new motorway network of EV charging points, enabling vehicles to be charged in less than 12 minutes.

Fleets are rethinking vehicle choices as a result of an increase in BIK tax and vehicle excise duty based on new vehicle engine testing standards.

The fleet industry is asking for more clarity on the direction of travel for the future of company car taxation in the Spring Statement on March 13.

Delivery fleets can expect a greater focus from authorities on enforcing employment status for drivers following the Government’s response to the Taylor Review.