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Can Vehicle Fleets Improve the Air We Breathe?

30 Jun, 2017 in MOT tagged clean air strategy / clean air zones / Defra / fleet management / national scrappage scheme / vehicle emissions / vehicle pollution

In 90% of the UK’s urban areas, Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) have been above legal limits since 2010. These fumes come mainly from diesel vehicles, and are estimated to cause 23,500 early deaths […]

Fleet Managers: Why Is Preventative Maintenance Important?

28 Mar, 2017 in Fleet Management tagged Enterprise Rent-A-Car / fleet maintenance / fleet management / fleet manager / Fleet managers / fleet performance / fleet repairs / Fleet servicing / fleet vehicles / grey fleet / grey fleet driver / vehicle fleets / vehicle maintenance / vehicle safety / vehicle service / vehicle servicing

How safe or reliable is the vehicle you drive? For fleet managers, this question is business-critical, because vehicles that breakdown frequently impact on the reliability of the service, and on the credibility of the […]

How Will Telematics Change Fleet Management?

15 Feb, 2017 in Fleet Management tagged fleet maintenance / fleet management / fleet manager / Fleet managers / fleet performance / fleet repairs / Fleet servicing / fleet vehicles / GPS / grey fleet / grey fleet driver / telematics / vehicle fleets / vehicle GPS / vehicle maintenance / vehicle safety / vehicle service / vehicle servicing

What do you know about telematics, and how well are you applying that knowledge? Sure, you can record vehicle locations and distances travelled. But are you exploring the true potential of technology to change […]

When Will Business Fleets Lessen Their Reliance on Diesel?

21 Oct, 2016 in Fleet Management tagged Alan Locke / Alternative fuels / Arval / Aycen / Aycen Group / AYCEN Group Manchester / British Gas / Center Parcs / diesel / electric vehicles / fleet management / Fleet managers / Fleet servicing / fleet vehicles / hybrid cars / hybrid vehicles / Leeds City Council / London Mayor / Manchester Metropolitan University / Plug-In Car Grant / Sadiq Khan / ULEV / Ultra-low emissions

Arval, a subsidiary of French bank BNP Paribas, conducts an annual survey called the Corporate Vehicle Observatory Barometer. Talking to business fleet managers in 2016 revealed that the majority (86%) of corporate fleets vehicles […]