The Fleet: Driver study by Sewells Research & Insight reveals how company car drivers derive less enjoyment from the experience of choosing a new company car, the longer the process goes on. The findings will concern HR departments that invest in company cars as a key tool of staff recruitment and retention. Fleet: Driver uncovered a four-stage … [Read more...]
Budget battering for diesels
Diesel cars are in for a battering after the Budget. New diesel cars that do not meet latest emissions standards will face a one-off tax increase each April which will last until 2021 when most are expected to be replaced with the latest technology. Affected models will be those which fail Real Driving Emissions Step 2 standards on emissions and that … [Read more...]
Cash-choice users should be cause for concern
Drivers who take a cash option instead of a company car from their employer are often not being considered with the same level of thoroughness as company car drivers when it comes to risk management, says Arval. Cash takers can potentially fall off the radar when it comes to safety, even though there are frequently high mileage and other increased risk … [Read more...]
BIK is too baffling for many who miss savings
A company car is widely considered to be one of the biggest perks that a job can offer, but leading independent car specialists, OSV, have discovered that around half of all company car drivers don’t really understand what their vehicle means for their tax status. While 27% of company car drivers did not realise that there had been changes made to the way … [Read more...]
Tradelines 9 August
Mazda is close to introducing a revolutionary internal combustion engine in 2019 which uses petrol but works in the manner of a diesel. Their homogeneous charge compression ignition engine ignites gasoline through compression, eliminating spark plugs, and its fuel economy potentially matches that of a diesel engine without high emissions of nitrogen … [Read more...]
