Fleet funding

New website from the FLA cuts car finance jargon

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has re-launched its impartial online guide for customers buying a car on finance.

15 Aug

Will rental improve your fleet efficiency?

Far from being an expensive way to procure fleet vehicles, if used correctly rental can save your business money. Andrew Brady reports.

Fleet funding 30 Jul

Funding insight: Getting the terms and conditions right

Contracts protect both leasing companies and their clients. Sarah Tooze reports on how fleets can get the best deal.

Fleet funding 23 Jul

Individual profiling key to accurate forecasts

Leasing companies must analyse the usage profile of individual vehicles if they are to accurately forecast future service, maintenance and repair costs, according to experts.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Rethink your approach to pricing

In most contract hire companies someone is responsible for obtaining new vehicle data, someone else negotiates discounts with dealers and someone else obtains VRB details and negotiates tactical deals with manufacturers.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Impact of new lease accounting proposals

The long-awaited revised Exposure Draft (ED) on lease accounting was published by the IASB on 16 May 2013 and addresses a number of the problems identified by respondents following the initial Exposure Draft published in 2010.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Fleets set out key qualities of a good supplier

Proactive, flexible, knowledgeable, inquisitive, honest and adaptable: these are some of the key qualities fleets want to see from their leasing and fleet management companies.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Pricing – It’s time to sharpen up

Contract hire pricing. It’s not the sexiest of topics, is it? When compared with some other parts of the organisation, pricing tends to be positively tame.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Pricing and drivers earn fleet loyalty

One in four fleets is either currently changing their leasing provider or has switched in the past year, according to industry research.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Leasedrive: How niche service turned into an industry standard

The past four years has seen unprecedented change in the leasing landscape. Mergers, the collapse in residuals values and restricted access to funding have forced all leasing company parents to reassess their policies and position in the market.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Why do customers leave an existing supplier?

Triggers for reviewing funding suppliers tend to fall into two broad categories – immediate requirement and long term influence.

Fleet funding 28 Jun

Tusker benefits from Energy Saving Trust’s Smarter Driving initiative

Tusker has taken part in the Energy Saving Trust’s (EST) ‘Smarter Driving’ eco-driver training initiative which they have been offering to their customers – and seen fuel consumption fall by 12%.

29 Apr

Insight: Salary sacrifice – why it's time for a closer look

As more fleets embrace the tax-efficient funding scheme than ever before, we ask the early adopters if they are happy with the results so far.

Fleet funding 3 Apr

Tusker launches new site for salary sacrifice drivers

Tusker has launched a new driver site with upgraded features, new functionality and improved user experience to help drivers select the most suitable salary sacrifice car.

26 Feb

Tusker launches 100th salary sacrifice car scheme

Tusker has announced that its 100th scheme has now gone live with a scheme for The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, which has some 6,165 eligible employees.

13 Feb

Santander backs Tusker with new funding facility

Tusker has been given further financial backing and support by Santander to help fund its expansion plans.

29 Jan

Fleet News debate: Reallocation or early termination?

Is it more cost effective to terminate a vehicle's contract early or should you consider reallocating it within your fleet?

Fleet funding 10 Jan

Deals bring an extra £2bn in new car finance

The number of new cars bought on finance continues to grow strongly, largely due to the deals offered by lenders in car showrooms, according to FLA statistics.

10 Jan

Tusker secures funding from Barclays

Barclays has made a multi-million pound funding line available to Tusker and supported the company with significant asset finance facilities to allow it to fund the expansion of its vehicle fleet.

17 Dec

Fleets need smarter spending strategies

Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) are calling on the fleet industry to integrate effective procurement into strategic business planning, to aid their chances of success or survival in what will be an even tougher next 12 months.

17 Dec