‘Company car drivers’ Archives
MPs call for action on ‘lethal’ tired at-work drivers
MPs have called for action as more than half of Britons - 54% - admitted to driving while too tired, and one in six said they had fallen asleep behind the wheel. The survey of 4,000, from OnePoll, showed that of those who had dozed off on the road, 69% were overweight, a major cause of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) - a common disorder. As [...]
New Advisory Fuel Rates published
HM Revenue and Customs has published new Advisory Fuel Rates, which employers use to reimburse employees for business travel in their company cars, or when they require employees to repay the cost of fuel used for private travel. They provide a range of rates based on engine size and fuel type and when used, are deemed to be tax-free. The [...]
Electric vehicles ‘will not solve’ UK’s emissions problems
Swapping ‘gas guzzling’ cars for zero emission electric vehicles will not solve the UK’s carbon emissions problems on its own, according to a new report from the Royal Academy of Engineering. Electric vehicles are only as ‘green’ as the electricity that charges their batteries, according to the report ‘Electric Vehicles: Charged [...]
Company drivers getting ‘lumbered’ with back pain
Company car drivers may be viewed as the backbone of the UK economy, but modern working practices mean that they are opening themselves up to serious back pain and lumber issues, according to new research from Loughborough University funded by the BUPA Foundation. Although conducted in one sample occupation - sales of pharmaceutical products - [...]
Company car drivers want employer help to cut fuel bills
The majority of employers could do more to assist their business drivers to reduce fuel consumption, according to a survey of 3,000 UK company car drivers by Lex Autolease, the UK’s largest fleet funding and management specialist. Fuel typically accounts for one-third of an average fleet vehicle’s running costs and, according to the survey [...]
Pricing policy sees Mazda reap company car sales dividends
Company car drivers choosing Mazda models are getting more for their money as fleets amend vehicle choice lists to take account of significant price rises by some motor manufacturers in 2009, according to the Japanese marque. As a result, Mazda is reporting large increases in forward fleet orders as companies realign fleet choice lists to take [...]