Online tyre retailer Blackcircles.com has created a fleet division, which is “dedicated to business vehicles”, and has appointed Martin Towers as its director of corporate sales. Towers previously worked at
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Blackcircles launches fleet division
Licence Bureau urges fleets to move licence checking online
Licence checking and compliance company Licence Bureau is urging fleet managers to move licence checking online, as the three month countdown has started to the abolishment of the paper counterpart
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Arval expands insurance product range for UK fleets
Leasing and fleet management company Arval UK has expanded its insurance product range. Last year, the company launched Arval launched Arval Total Care; an optional package allowing customers to opt
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VW to supply more than 300 vehicles to Network Rail in new fleet deal
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has announced it is supplying 312 vehicles to Network Rail in its latest fleet deal. The vehicles will be used by Network Rail’s engineering team. The deal
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Government fleet takes on 140 plug-in vehicles
The Department for Transport has announced that 140 plug-in vehicles will be joining the Government fleet across 15 departments. The DfT said the additions are part of a £5 million
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Fleet demand powers 12% new car market rise in February
The new car market has officially grown month on month for three years with registrations up in February by 12%, according to figures released by the SMMT. A 20% increase
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Lex records 7% vehicle fleet growth in 2014
The UK’s largest leasing company Lex Autolease achieved 7% growth in its fleet during 2014 to 297,000 vehicles. Customer assets also increased by 10% to £3.3bn in 2014 Lex said
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GE Capital to launch van fleet research at CV Show
GE Capital Fleet Services will launch this year’s company van research at the Commercial Vehicle Show being held at the NEC Birmingham in April, with an executive summary being made
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Epyx delivers uninterrupted service to fleets during disaster simulation
Epyx successfully provided an uninterrupted service to fleets and dealers during a simulated disaster exercise. The scenario planned saw the company’s Meriden head office closed suddenly and completely – presenting
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Honda cuts fleet dealers to grow corporate sales
Honda has cut its corporate dealer network from 45 to 12 sites in order to concentrate its small to medium business with those retailers that can “do the job properly”.
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VW Group brands move to increase joint fleet deals
Previously kept ‘fiercely’ independent, the five major brands of the Volkswagen Group are now actively looking at ways to take a more joined-up approach to the corporate market Volkswagen Group
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Diesel not the automatic choice for fleets within 10 years
The growing costs and confusion of meeting future emissions standards is turning fleets against diesel-engined vehicles. Top-10 BC50 company GE Capital claimed there is an intensifying mood against oil-burners and
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