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SP Energy Networks is seeking fleets to take part in an electric vehicle smart charging trial across Cheshire, Merseyside, North Shropshire and North and Mid-Wales.

Data will be available from January 1, 2021, to ensure fleets can continue to price vehicles accurately and easily, it says.

Aston Barclay is to continue to run a full digital and van sales programme after the new Covid-19 lockdown begins tomorrow.

Driving for Better Business launches new programme with support of Roadsafe and Fleet News.

BCA says that it will be business as usual, with sales remaining online and extended opening hours for vehicle collections, during lockdown.

Commercial fleets will have continued access to the Daf dealer network as England prepares for new lockdown restrictions.

Shaun Atton, group fleet manager at Auto Windscreens, will be revealing the changes it's implemented to improve safety and reduce risk in the business at this year's Virtual Fleet & Mobility Live.

Renault has facelifted the passenger transport versions of the Trafic, known as Passenger and SpaceClass.

Fleet decision-makers and company car drivers should see pump prices fall in the next two weeks, according to new data from RAC.

Replacement brake pads and discs are the most common reason UK fleet vehicles enter workshops, according to analysis by epyx.

Harvey Perkins, director at HRUX, looks at the latest HMRC statistics and asks how Government can sent tax policies when it doesn't have all the data.

The amount of tax collected from company car drivers and their employers by HMRC in the 2018/19 tax year has increased by £170 million (7.5%) to £2.46 billion.

Allstar Business Solutions has expanding its fuel card network with the addition of Applegreen sites, giving drivers an additional 102 filling stations to use.

BCA’s online car retailing platform cinch has secured a £50m finance facility from HSBC and Natwest to boost its inventory

St John Ambulance is upgrading its fleet with 35 new MAN box-body ambulances, which are lighter, more spacious and cheaper to operate than its existing vehicles.

New cameras aimed at catching drivers tailgating have identified some 10,000 vehicles committing the offence in the first two weeks of trials.

EAV will launch an electric taxi bike in spring 2021 aimed at the urban private hire market.

Scotland has received more funding per capita for EVs than England and Wales combined, according to data from a Freedom of Information request.

Licence Check has launched an online audit module, Driver Audit, in anticipation of an increase in grey fleet drivers due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Ebbon-Dacs appoints Claire Hughes as new head of commercial, leasing and OEMs and a new president is appointed at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).

Ford will begin recalling Kuga PHEV models to replace their battery packs, following an announcement in August that a potential fault could lead to fires.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is the latest manufacturer to face an emissions-based legal battle in the UK, as law firm PGMBM claims the manufacturer misled customers through the use of emissions 'defeat' devices.

More emphasis on the mental health and wellbeing of drivers can be key to safety and risk management within a fleet, says Matt Hammond, head of fleet at Altrad Services.

The Government has agreed a six-month £1.8 billion funding deal with Transport for London (TfL).

Car fuel benefits are often costly from a tax perspective, because the taxable benefit is fixed and takes no account of the actual private use in the year.

Peugeot is offering £500 of free signwriting on its range of light commercial vehicles (LCVs), to help customers promote their business or trade.

Zenith has been named as one of the best performing leasing companies on the Top 100 apprenticeship employers ranking.

Average LCV values at BCA rose from £7,709 in August to £7,994 in September, a 3.7% rise and the second highest value recorded since lockdown.

Mercedes-Benz Vans has teamed up with the Institute of Vehicle Recovery (IVR) to issue all roadside technicians with an RQM digital ID card.