BVRLA names Oliphant as new chairman
Simon Oliphant has been appointed as the new chairman for the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA), effective immediately. The Managing Director of Hitachi Capital Vehicle Soluti...
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Marshall Leasing and Alphabet bosses share CEO of the Year title
Marshall Leasing CEO Peter Cakebread and Alphabet boss Richard Schooling have both been named CEO of the Year at the International Auto Finance Network Spring Conference and Awards. The two leader...
Renault’s Kwid city car coming late 2015 but not to the UK
This is the Renault Kwid, a new city car destined for ‘developing markets’ in the second half of 2015. It’ll go on sale in India initially for between 3-4 lakhs (or £3-4,000 GBP) but could even...
Don’t blow your pension buying a new car, lease one instead…
Ever since pension rules were changed in April, anyone aged 55 or over has been able to withdraw their entire pension and blow it all on a Lamborghini. Exactly how much cash that new Lambo owner wo...
VW names two new area fleet managers
Volkswagen’s fleet team is firing on all cylinders once more after appointing two new area fleet managers. Matthew Mulkerrins has taken the role of Area Fleet Manager for the South East of England...
True cost of company car maintenance revealed - and leasing could be the cure
Small businesses could avoid hefty maintenance costs by leasing their company cars. That’s the advice from RAC Business after research revealed that small UK firms fork out £1,685 to maintain one ...
Size is most important factor for company car drivers
Vehicle size is more important than its looks when choosing a company car, at least for four in five lease car drivers (80%). A global survey of 3,000 drivers from 20 countries found that the size ...
£1bn record turnover for JCT600 in 2014
JCT600 enjoyed record revenues in 2014, turning over £1.025bn, 13% more than the £906m generated the year before. That growth in revenue saw operating profit rise by 14% to £23.2m for 2014, due to...
Wessex Fleet relocates ahead of promising period
Wessex Fleet Solutions has relocated into a new office as it looks to expand its operations and workforce in 2015. The contract hire and fleet management firm is now based ‘a stone’s throw’ from S...
What will another five years of Tory rule mean for motorists?
Nobody, not even the most fervent Tory, could have predicted the tide of blue that swept England and resulted in David Cameron resuming as UK Prime Minister. Most experts foresaw another coalition...
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