XPeng targets company car drivers with L03 SUV

XPeng targets company car drivers with L03 SUV

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XPeng is expanding its UK line-up with the L03, a new electric SUV due to arrive in 2027 that could become an attractive option for fleets looking beyond more established...

XPeng targets company car drivers with L03 SUV

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XPeng is expanding its UK line-up with the L03, a new electric SUV due to arrive in 2027 that could become an attractive option for fleets looking beyond more established...

Chinese brands capture one in six fleet registrations

Chinese brands capture one in six fleet registrations

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Chinese car brands continue to strengthen their position in the UK fleet market, accounting for 16% of true fleet registrations during the first half of 2026 as company car drivers...

Chinese brands capture one in six fleet registrations

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ian richardson

Chinese car brands continue to strengthen their position in the UK fleet market, accounting for 16% of true fleet registrations during the first half of 2026 as company car drivers...

Business lease deals of the week: EV value, hybrid efficiency or seven-seat practicality?

Business lease deals of the week: EV value, hybrid efficiency or seven-seat practicality?

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This week's standout business lease deals show there's no shortage of choice for company car drivers, whether you're making the move to electric, sticking with hybrid power or need a...

Business lease deals of the week: EV value, hybrid efficiency or seven-seat practicality?

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ian richardson

This week's standout business lease deals show there's no shortage of choice for company car drivers, whether you're making the move to electric, sticking with hybrid power or need a...

A practical playbook for measuring fleet emissions accurately

A practical playbook for measuring fleet emissions accurately

ian richardson

Knowing your fleet's carbon footprint is one thing. Building a reliable process for measuring and reducing it is another. The most successful fleets don't rely on one annual report. They...

A practical playbook for measuring fleet emissions accurately

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ian richardson

Knowing your fleet's carbon footprint is one thing. Building a reliable process for measuring and reducing it is another. The most successful fleets don't rely on one annual report. They...

What effective fleet emissions reporting actually looks like

What effective fleet emissions reporting actually looks like

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Once fleets have a clear picture of the challenge, the next question is what good actually looks like. The most successful organisations aren't simply producing annual carbon reports to satisfy...

What effective fleet emissions reporting actually looks like

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Once fleets have a clear picture of the challenge, the next question is what good actually looks like. The most successful organisations aren't simply producing annual carbon reports to satisfy...

Carbon blind spots are making fleet decarbonisation harder than it needs to be

Carbon blind spots are making fleet decarbonisation harder than it needs to be

ian richardson

Most fleet managers have emissions targets to meet. But far fewer have complete confidence in the data they're using to measure progress. As fleets become more complex, with company cars,...

Carbon blind spots are making fleet decarbonisation harder than it needs to be

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ian richardson

Most fleet managers have emissions targets to meet. But far fewer have complete confidence in the data they're using to measure progress. As fleets become more complex, with company cars,...

How Gigaclear saved £236,000 by taking a strategic approach to fleet management

How Gigaclear saved £236,000 by taking a strategic approach to fleet management

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For Gigaclear, keeping more than 200 customised light commercial vehicles on the road is critical to delivering full-fibre broadband to rural communities across the UK. As the business expanded, however,...

How Gigaclear saved £236,000 by taking a strategic approach to fleet management

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For Gigaclear, keeping more than 200 customised light commercial vehicles on the road is critical to delivering full-fibre broadband to rural communities across the UK. As the business expanded, however,...

Richard Hipkiss, Fleet Operations: Visibility is the foundation of better fleet decisions

Richard Hipkiss, Fleet Operations: Visibility is the foundation of better fleet decisions

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As fleet management becomes increasingly complex, Richard Hipkiss, Managing Director at Fleet Operations, believes organisations should focus less on reacting to operational problems and more on understanding the risks that...

Richard Hipkiss, Fleet Operations: Visibility is the foundation of better fleet decisions

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As fleet management becomes increasingly complex, Richard Hipkiss, Managing Director at Fleet Operations, believes organisations should focus less on reacting to operational problems and more on understanding the risks that...

Five Years of Change: Why Fleet Management Has Become Business Risk Management

Five Years of Change: Why Fleet Management Has Become Business Risk Management

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Five years ago, fleet risk was largely viewed through a narrow operational lens. Fleet managers focused on reducing collisions, controlling insurance costs and keeping vehicles compliant.

Five Years of Change: Why Fleet Management Has Become Business Risk Management

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Five years ago, fleet risk was largely viewed through a narrow operational lens. Fleet managers focused on reducing collisions, controlling insurance costs and keeping vehicles compliant.

Norway’s EV market shows what UK fleets should prepare for next

Norway’s EV market shows what UK fleets should prepare for next

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Norway’s mature electric vehicle market offers UK fleets a preview of the operational challenges that emerge once EV adoption becomes mainstream.

Norway’s EV market shows what UK fleets should prepare for next

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Norway’s mature electric vehicle market offers UK fleets a preview of the operational challenges that emerge once EV adoption becomes mainstream.

News on Government’s proposed EV mileage tax

News on Government’s proposed EV mileage tax

ian richardson

Fleets will receive dedicated arrangements for managing the Government’s proposed electric vehicle mileage tax when it launches from 1 April 2028, and fleet-specific eVED rules could reduce the administrative burden.

News on Government’s proposed EV mileage tax

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Fleets will receive dedicated arrangements for managing the Government’s proposed electric vehicle mileage tax when it launches from 1 April 2028, and fleet-specific eVED rules could reduce the administrative burden.

VW range cuts could affect fleet choice lists

VW range cuts could affect fleet choice lists

ian richardson

Volkswagen Group plans to reduce its global model range by as much as 50% by 2030 and cut equipment combinations by up to 75%.

VW range cuts could affect fleet choice lists

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Volkswagen Group plans to reduce its global model range by as much as 50% by 2030 and cut equipment combinations by up to 75%.

New safety technology should prompt fleets to tighten vehicle standards

New safety technology should prompt fleets to tighten vehicle standards

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Fleet managers should review the minimum safety specification required for every vehicle added to the fleet.

New safety technology should prompt fleets to tighten vehicle standards

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Fleet managers should review the minimum safety specification required for every vehicle added to the fleet.

Drug-driving rise requires more than an annual licence check

Drug-driving rise requires more than an annual licence check

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Drug-driving endorsements have overtaken drink-driving offences, making impairment policy an immediate fleet priority.

Drug-driving rise requires more than an annual licence check

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Drug-driving endorsements have overtaken drink-driving offences, making impairment policy an immediate fleet priority.

Some Chinese cars holding their value better than expected

Some Chinese cars holding their value better than expected

ian richardson

New market data suggests electric cars from some Chinese manufacturers are retaining their value more strongly than many fleets may expect.

Some Chinese cars holding their value better than expected

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New market data suggests electric cars from some Chinese manufacturers are retaining their value more strongly than many fleets may expect.

INEOS approval expands specialist fleet options

INEOS approval expands specialist fleet options

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The INEOS Grenadier and Quartermaster have been approved for UK blue-light fleet use after completing the Metropolitan Police testing programme.

INEOS approval expands specialist fleet options

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The INEOS Grenadier and Quartermaster have been approved for UK blue-light fleet use after completing the Metropolitan Police testing programme.