With its good mpg and CO2 emissions, the Jaguar XF has been chosen by the Central Motorway Police Group to join its fleet of vehicles. The Model they chose is the Diesel S which does 42mpg and has a rating of 179 g/km. One major factor that the police took into account before chosing it for . . . → Read More: New vehicle added to Police Fleet
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We have done articles previously for fleet companies and about how the one cost they are all trying to keep down is fuel consumption. With prices well over £1 a litre for both diesel and petrol, its no wonder they look to cut this cost first. Well some fleet companies are starting to cut this cost, but . . . → Read More: Tip for fleet managers – reduce those petrol costs! Traffic Surveillance teams are looking to change their current fleet of surveillance vehicles to the compact Toyota IQ. They have more space and are likely to carry more equipment than the current fleet of smart cars currently on the road. At present the 1 litre version of the iQ is being trialled in Manchester, Devon & Cornwall. . . . → Read More: Small fleet of Toyotas to watch traffic Heres some interesting news for fleet owners, the new Crew Van from Peugeot has been announced with pictures all over the internet. It can support up to 5 passengers and still carry the same load as the previous van it was built around. Naturally the seats can fold away to increase the storage and is still . . . → Read More: New Peugeot Van – Supports up to 5 passengers ATS Euromaster will do it for free. In a new promotion, ATS Euromaster are offering fleet vehicles a free audit of the fleet vehicle’s tires to ensure that it is safe for the road. They aim to show how the up keep of tires, especially on a fleet vehicle can improve is durability and cut costs. This could . . . → Read More: Tires on your fleet vehicles need correcting? The opposite to whats happening with used car sales is happening with new car sales! Motor car sales have risen by around 30% last month. The sales are due mainly to the extension of the scrappage scheme, in fact around 20% of the sales have been through the scrappage scheme. The demand for fleet vehicles has also . . . → Read More: New car sales higher in October! It has been reported there has been a small percentage drop in the size of fleets for UK fleet companies. The drop is only just under 10 percent but this is likely to make a big impact across the big fleet companies. The reason for the drop is likely to be the recession, with the big . . . → Read More: Drop in Fleet sizes for UK Fleet Companies Careful if you live in places such as Chislehurst, Kent, or Wingate because it has been revealed recently that there is more chance that your car will get stolen or broken into. Living in these areas will could potentially affect motor insurance premiums. Research revealed the 20 places that you are most likely to have a . . . → Read More: Places your more likely to get your car stolen It has been announced recently that the congestion charge is going to rise for London. It will go from £8.00 to £10.00. Previously those companies which had fleet cars and fleet insurance would pay a reduced fee by £1.00 to £7.00 but not they are going to have to pay full price to have their fleet cars . . . → Read More: Congestion charge rises & affects fleets Its the first time the fleet car sales have fallen since the end of 2008. Its only a short fall too, only 2 percent and the overall value of fleet cars has gone up by 0.6 percent so its not a significant difference to make a big impact to companies and wholesalers. As the increases have only . . . → Read More: Used car sales for Fleet fall |
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