Fleets are being warned that company car drivers with connected car apps must disable them at defleet or risk potential security issues. A number of carmaker smartphone apps, such as Jaguar Land Rover’s InControl, Tesla’s MyTesla, Volvo On Call and Vauxhall OnStar, allow the driver to remotely monitor and control a vehicle with their phone,
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Warning on defleeted car app security
Budget 2015: Company car tax hike and a fuel duty freeze for fleets
Company car drivers will face a three percentage point year-on-year hike in their company car tax from 2019/20. However, the Government has indicated that the rates for ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) will increase “more slowly than previously announced”. Drivers of plug-in vehicles face huge year-on-year increases over the next four tax years following announcements made
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From Fleet News – Advisory Fuel Rates fail to reflect real world costs
by Gareth Roberts, Fleet News Advisory fuel rates (AFRs) fail to reflect the real-world cost to diesel and some petrol company car drivers, according to data seen exclusively by Fleet News. Drivers of small-engined diesels are being hit hardest, suffering a shortfall of 10% – almost £150 for every 10,000 miles driven. The diesel rates
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