Finance

Resilience threatened by uncertainties over future say FTA

11 May 2018

After a year of resilient trading in 2017, the UK's logistics industry expects continued success in 2018 despite the uncertainties posed by Brexit and continued economic instability, according to a new report from the Freight Transport Association. The FTA Logistics Report 2018, in association with Santander, polled the opinions of around 500 freight and … [Read more...]

PSA push out live tracking for fleets

2 May 2018

Free2Move Lease, the PSA Group’s multi-brand leasing and finance business launched Free2Move Connect Fleet at the CV Show. Free2Move Connect Fleet gives fleet operators the position of vehicles in the fleet, so they can see at a glance where all their vehicles are, their direction of travel and where they have been already. Connect Fleet will also … [Read more...]

Home, office, diner, the role of the company car

29 April 2018

The average business driver will spend nearly three years of their working life sitting in their car, according to a study. Researchers for Skoda took an in depth look into life on the road for the nation’s company car drivers and revealed the average worker spends over two-and-a-half hours in their car on a typical working day – that’s 13 hours a week … [Read more...]

Newslines 27 April

27 April 2018

An Uber-style community transport app for NHS patients in the Valleys is being considered by the Ministerial Taskforce for the South Wales Valleys. The app for patients who need to travel to hospital for appointments and treatment would bring together all providers of community transport to share vehicles and reduce wasted trips. Car thieves have … [Read more...]

Tradelines 25 April

25 April 2018

Expensive new registration taxes take effect this month hitting the highest polluting cars. The Lamborghini Aventador has the highest level of CO2 emissions at 394 g/km but 74 car models over 14 makes will pay the top road tax rate of £2,070, says the Motorway.co.uk car valuation site. The iconic MG badge will take pride of place following a … [Read more...]

Avoid holiday hire rip-offs

21 April 2018

Brits hire an estimated two million cars abroad every year, according to the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association and many get ripped off with hidden or unnecessary charges. In order to help Brits save money on their rental car and avoid possible extra costs, Hitachi Personal Finance has gathered some top tips on getting the best price when … [Read more...]

Electric vehicle used-values rocket 41%

20 April 2018

The first quarter of 2018 has seen the value of used cars rise by an average of 5.3%, according to the latest analysis of vehicles sold on Autorola UK’s online portal. Autorola saw prices rise to £10,008 during Q1 from £9,504 in the last quarter of 2017. Highlights of the first quarter trading in 2018 include a 41% increase in the average selling … [Read more...]

Diesel decline accelerated last month

5 April 2018

Diesel’s decline continued on new car forecourts last month. It was the 12 consecutive month of falling sales but an inflated registration spike in March 2017 to beat tougher emissions requirements and tax rates has distorted the tables for March 2018 although the underlying trend is bad for diesel. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers … [Read more...]

DVSA raking in money from failed driving tests

3 April 2018

Many learner drivers fail their practical test first time around – making the on-line assessment a surprisingly lucrative system for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. Statistics show that over £68 million was paid by drivers that ultimately went on to fail their test during 2016/17. Over the course of 12 months, hundreds of thousands of … [Read more...]

Extortionate GAP insurance from dealers – claim