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The rental and leasing industry in the UK generates around £25bn a year for the country’s economy and supports just under 320,000 jobs. According to the report, carried out by
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Fleet registrations are up by 8.1% on the first 11 months of 2013 according to the latest Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders figures. In the year to date, 1,080,577
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BCA has announced that it has gained planning approval for a new 20-acre site at Perry Barr, near Birmingham, in the West Midlands. Once developed, it will operate as a
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Ogilvie Fleet says it has been successful in virtually eliminating customers questioning end-of-contract damage charges on leased vehicles. The expanding independent contract hire and leasing company with a fleet approaching
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Fleets are facing uncertainty over future CO2 and benefit-in-kind ratings due to a new European-wide engine emissions testing procedure that is intended to produce more realistic emissions assessments. The European
Log in to read the rest of this article The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has appointed Gareth Jones, managing director of ebm-papst Automotive and Drives UK, as its next president. Jones takes over from Tim Abbott,
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DVLA no longer accepts applications for a vehicle tax refund from customers using a V14 form. They will be rejected and returned to the customer. Since 1 October 2014, you
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Headlines: 16 out of a sold entry of 139 vehicles purchased via NextGear’s Stocking Plan Currently 12% of the £40m vehicles funded by NextGear are light commercials Buyers claim to
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Lex Autolease has launched new iPad-based technology to improve its end of contract processes. Technology includes full video footage and images of end of contract inspections and any damage found,
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Irish remarketing company City Auction Group are to open their first English auction centre, at Rockingham, Northants. The Venue will begin operating corporate auction events on behalf of major FN50
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Arval has reached 100,000 funded vehicles in the UK for the first time after a year of strong growth for the company where new customers have ranged from large corporates
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The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) Inspections Working Committee, established to consider how realistic it might be to take a standard approach to vehicle inspections, has concluded that this will only
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