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Green Fleet

What is the Government's Road to Zero strategy?

Smart transport

What is MaaS (Mobility as a Service)?

Benefit in Kind

What is BIK (benefit in kind) car tax and how do I calculate it?

What are the current benefit-in-kind (BIK) company car tax bands?

What is the P11D value?

Is BIK payable on a company van?

What are the current VED (road tax) bands?

How will BIK company car tax bands be calculated for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles from 2020/21?

What is WLTP and RDE?

Is it time to launch a salary sacrifice scheme?

Which plug-in hybrid cars sit in the 5% benefit-in-kind tax band?

Tyres

What is the legal tyre tread depth limit?

How do I understand tyre labelling?

Do winter tyres or cold weather tyres really make a difference?

Telematics and Software

How do I get buy-in to introduce telematics from drivers, unions and managers?

I'm considering telematics, but I don't have the resource to analyse the data. Is it still worth considering?

Licences and Limits

What are the UK driving licence categories for cars?

What are the driving licence categories for vans and lorries?

What do the codes on my driving licence mean?

What are the driving licence categories for buses and minibuses?

What is the speed limit for my car-derived van?

What is the speed limit for my van?

What are the UK drink drive limits?

How do I check mine or someone else's driving licence?

What are the requirements for driving in the EU and EEA after Brexit?

What are the UK drug driving limits?

Mileage and Fuel

What are the current AMAP rates?

What are the current Advisory Fuel Rates (AFRs)?

What are the pros and cons of a mileage spreadsheet?

Top tips to choosing the right fuel card for your business

What is the current advisory fuel rate (AFR) - the advisory electricity rate (AER) - for electric cars?

What is fuel benefit tax?

How do I calculate fuel benefit tax?

Fleet Management

Top tips for implementing a green driving policy

Should I introduce a driver incentives scheme?

What questions should I ask when choosing fleet management software?

What driver safety resources are available?

How do I apply for a vehicle tax refund?

What do I focus on if I'm new to fleet management?

How to deal with vehicle supply issues?

What is fleet management?

Remarketing and Residual Values

What is de-fleeting?

Payloads, towing, and tachographs

What type of trailers can I tow?

What is the maximum weight I can carry?

Do I need an O-licence for towing?

Do I need a tachograph to tow a trailer?

Fines, points and charges

How much is the London Congestion Charge?

How do I appeal a parking fine?

How do I pay the Dartford Crossing toll?

How does congestion charging work?

How does a workplace parking levy (WLP) work?

What is road pricing and how does it work?

Grey Fleet

What is grey fleet?

What is a travel decision tree?

Electric Vehicles and Hybrids

Where is my nearest electric vehicle (EV) charging point?

Can I get a free electric car charger installed at home?

What is the plug-in vehicle grant?

How many zero emission miles does my plug-in hybrid claim?

How do I get a receipt for public charging an electric vehicle (EV)?

How much do electric vehicles (EVs) cost?

How to implement a workplace charging scheme?

How to get the most out of public electric vehicle (EV) charging?

How long does electric vehicle (EV) charging take?

How to increase electric vehicle (EV) range?

What are the most efficient electric vehicles (EVs)?

How does vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging work?

How do I encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs)?

What causes electric vehicle (EV) battery degradation?

Driving Tips

Tips for driving on icy roads

Tips for identifying hazards

Tips for driving through deep water

Tips for driving in the rain

Tips for driving in the wind

Tips for staying alert on the motorway

Tips for towing

How to deal with an accident

Car Running Costs

What is residual value?

What is the CO2 figure?

How is the depreciation on our car running costs tool calculated?

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