Hire car company Europcar is taking steps to ensure that business customers can stay mobile during the expected traffic chaos likely to be caused by this summer’s Olympic Games in London. Britain’s roads are the most congested in Europe and London has the worst traffic jams in Britain with about 35 per cent of the… Continue reading »
Apr
16
Citroen Commercial Vehicles for Virgin Atlantic
Citroën has won a fleet order to supply a range of commercial vehicles to Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Atlantic have just placed an order for 45 Euro 5 Citroen LCVs, including 22 Berlingo five-seat Crew Vans, Dispatch vans, Relay Specialist Dropsides and a Relay Specialist Luton van. According to Fleet News, “The five-seat Berlingo Crew Vans… Continue reading »
Apr
15
Vauxhall Vans at the CV Show
Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles has announced its intention to showcase its vast range of vans at the upcoming CV Show at the NEC in Birmingham from the 24th to 26th April on stand 1E50 in Hall 1, including Movano, Vivaro, New Combo, Astravan and Corsavan. The event will enable manufacturers and buyers alike to view the… Continue reading »
Mar
14
2012 InternationalGenevaMotor Show
The International Geneva Motor Show 2012 (Salon International de l’Auto) takes place from March 8th – 18th 2012. The Geneva Motor Show is always the biggest international auto show of the year in terms of vehicle debuts, whether they’re production cars, forward-thinking concepts or outrageous tuner vehicles. This year, the 82nd Geneva International Motor Show… Continue reading »
Feb
04
The Bedford Trucks
Bedfordsis a name that has been known all around the world for the last 80 years as the supplier of small and medium weight commercial vehicles of all types. During Depression years, British public called for local manufactured vehicles, particularly given the unemployment levels. A decision was made to manufacture a local truck, using the… Continue reading »
Feb
03
The Biggest Fleet Contract
Pendragon Contracts, the Derby-based fleet providers, won last year the largest contract in its history to supply replacement cars and vans for the PHS Group plc’ 2,600 fleet. The leading workplace services provider asked a large percentage of incoming vehicles to be Vauxhall models, based on the brand’s eco-minded approach and the range of models… Continue reading »
Feb
03
2012 Business Car Awards
Another week and another awards ceremony within the motor industry! Business Car Awards announced their 2012 winners. They’re chosen by those who work in the fleet industry and the readers of Business Car magazine, website and email newsletters. Kwik-Fit Fleet has been elected as the UK’s number one fast-fit company for the 19th consecutive year.… Continue reading »
Jan
21
Motoring Costs
Owning a car is becoming an ever more costly exercise. Motoring costs have risen quickly in recent years. According to the RAC, drivers have endured a 14% rise in the cost of motoring in a year, at three times rate of inflation. The average new car running cost now stands at £128.64 a week, the… Continue reading »
Jan
18
Save on Fleet Insurance like The Royal Mail
Take a journey on Britain’s roads and the chances are you will see a Royal Mail Group vehicle. Royal Mail has a fleet of 33,000 vehicles and 90,000 drivers travelling 605 million miles each year. “As the result of the scale of our operations and the commitment of time, financial and intellectual capital we… Continue reading »
