by admin_cheshire | Jul 10, 2019 | Electric Cars, General, Industry News, Vehicle Types
Excellent News (At Last!) For Company Car Drivers Company car drivers choosing a pure electric vehicle will pay no benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax in 2020/21 the Governement revealed this week. After the long-awaited review of WLTP and vehicle taxes, The HM Treasury has...
by admin_cheshire | Jul 2, 2019 | Electric Cars, General, Industry News
Fleet Operators Warned About Towing Trailers. Fleet operators and drivers are being warned by the License Bureau to ensure they understand the law relating to towing loads. There are around 4,000 reported incidents a year involving all forms of trailers, according to...
by admin_cheshire | May 11, 2019 | Electric Cars, General, Industry News
Ford Believe That PHEV’s Are The Ideal Solution.It seems that Ford have concluded that plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are “the ideal solution” for urban and extra urban operations, as it moves into the latter stages of its pilot programme with 15 fleet...
by admin_cheshire | Apr 4, 2019 | Electric Cars, General, Industry News
The Demand For Electric Cars Is Piling Pressure on Supplies For Electric Car Batteries. With the switch to Electric vehicles gathering pace there are musings in the industry that car-makers may struggle to meet the growing demand. One of the main stumbling blocks...
by admin_cheshire | Mar 27, 2019 | General, Industry News, Vans, Vehicle Types
Speed Limiter & Automated Breaking To Become Standard Features.Cars, vans, lorries and buses being sold fitted with a range of new vehicle safety features as standard, took a step closer this week after a provisional EU deal was reached in Strasbourg – with...
by admin_cheshire | Mar 8, 2019 | General, Industry News, Vans, Vehicle Types
Tracker Say Number of Stolen Vans Without Keys Has Increased. Of the stolen vans that were then recovered by Tracker in 2018, the vast majority (89%) were taken without the owner’s keys. This is up from 82% the previous year. Perhaps rather more tellingly is that the...