New vehicle added to Police Fleet

Posted on 30 April, 2010 by Steve

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 its fleet is that the Jaguar retains its vehicle value very well. In the first year, the new fleet vehicle still keeps 80% of its original value. If you have a fleet of vehicles and require fleet insurance then contact Broadsure Direct on 0845 658 6587 or visit their fleet insurance page.

Tip for fleet managers – reduce those petrol costs!

Posted on 20 November, 2009 by Steve

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 only by reducing the amount of business miles that they put as an allowance each year. This means not all business trips will be accounted for and only the urgent, most essential trips are done. This makes sense for fleet managers but not necessarily for the empolyees using the fleet vehicles. The plan is being run in some companies so with a combination of fuel prices getting lowered, this should be some serious money saving.

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Small fleet of Toyotas to watch traffic

Posted on 18 November, 2009 by Steve

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. The Police like the reliability of the car and it has a great reputation. While long term arrangements are in place for trials. It is likely the whole range of fleet cars will be replaced.

For fleet insurance, you can get a quote from Broadsure Direct, visit their fleet insurance page for more information on how to get your quote.

New Peugeot Van – Supports up to 5 passengers

Posted on 13 November, 2009 by Steve

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 classed as a van rather than a car allowing fleet owners to claim back VAT. It is available now from dealers at a price of under £14,000.

Fleet owners remember you can get fleet insurance from Broadsure Direct. Fill out our simply, straight forward form and receive a call back to discuss your quotation. The fleet insurance form is available here.

Tires on your fleet vehicles need correcting?

Posted on 9 November, 2009 by Steve

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 be minor tracking adjustments, psi levels increased/decreased, all carried out by one of the engineers for free. So fleet managers take note, if you want to take advantage and save yourself some money with the maintenance of your fleet cars, visit them today!

You can visit broadsure direct for fleet insurance, simply visit our fleet insurance page, fill out the form and receive a call back and a quotation over the phone.

New car sales higher in October!

Posted on 6 November, 2009 by Steve

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 gone up from businesses which is good for fleet dealers. Last October there was around a 20% fall so to be up by so much this October is very good news. It is expected that sales will continue to go up for the next couple of months to the end of the year with fleet demands gradually decreasing. Watch this space!

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Drop in Fleet sizes for UK Fleet Companies

Posted on 5 November, 2009 by Steve

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 merger of Lloyds & HBOS taking the largest chunk of the market.

Fleet companies that are going to be affected the most are likely to be the smaller fleet companies which naturally have smaller amount of fleets. The fleet sizes have not been this low since 2003.

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Places your more likely to get your car stolen

Posted on 28 October, 2009 by Steve

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 theft claim and these places came out on top.

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Congestion charge rises & affects fleets

Posted on 16 October, 2009 by Steve

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 go through into London.

There is a system that they are introducing call autopay where by the user can ask the system to automatically debit their account depending on how many trips they make into London and pay via credit or debit card. This could be useful for fleet car owners as if they sign up for the system, they will receive a discount of £1.00, bringing the cost to only £9.00 a trip.

There are now talks of introducing a congestion charge in the city of Cambridge. We’ll keep you posted.

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Used car sales for Fleet fall

Posted on 9 October, 2009 by Steve

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 gone up little by little over the 8 months since the fall, its possible that they won’t increase any more and its come to a stand still. We’ll keep you informed if this is the case.

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