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Perk remains popular despite tax changes from the Government, says survey.

Despite ferocious competition, leasing companies cannot ignore the opportunities presented by the large volumes of public sector fleets

FCA Fleet Services has launched Be-Free a new Personal Contract Hire package, which includes maintenance, servicing and tyre replacement in the monthly rental.

Three Activa Contracts employees have become the company's first members of staff to successfully complete National Vocational Qualifications.

Vanarama has announced the introduction of its Total Lease Care (TLC) package which offers free and enhanced breakdown cover to its commercial vehicle leasing customers across the duration of their lease agreements.

Uncertainty about length of contracts and the economy, plus the ability to add vehicles at short notice, are among the reasons why fleets are considering rental

by David Bushnell, product manager mobility at Alphabet GB

Total Motion is encouraging UK motorists to consider leasing as a convenient and money-saving alternative to vehicle ownership.

The bill also includes new benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax bands for 2020/21.

Tusker has seen an increase in car orders, exceeding its targets for the first few months of 2017.

Delegates at ICFM Masterclass warned by Dan Rees, associate director, Deloitte Car and Mobility Consulting, that policy compliance is going to be a challenge.

Andrew Don separates the fact from the fiction on changes to salary sacrifice schemes and employee car benefits following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

Overseas crime groups are targeting leasing companies to fraudulently obtain high-performance motor vehicles.

How can the industry capitalise, and what must it watch out for?

Dealers and manufacturers are being urged to ensure funding services for small businesses stand up to the test – before it’s too late.

Fleet decision-makers have been urged to book their places for the ICFM Masterclass focusing on the imminent changes to car salary sacrifice scheme and cash or car allowance rules.

Wheels4Sure is rebranding its business to mark the start of major expansion plans.

A growing number of companies offer car club-style rental services that allow fleets to hire vehicles for an hour or less. How do they work and what issues do fleets need to consider? John Maslen finds out

The Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM) has launched new masterclasses to help members and non-members understand the changes to salary sacrifice and cash allowance schemes.

Tusker has launched ‘driver finance’ to help drivers fund the purchase of their car at the end of their car benefit scheme agreement.

Alphabet International has officially launched in the Chinese market, offering a portfolio of services focused on financial leasing and business mobility.

Fleet Alliance has acquired a controlling interest in East Sussex-based Neva Consultants for a seven figure sum.

Salary sacrifice for car specialists Tusker has released some clarification on changes to benefit in kind tax, saying that more than half of customer orders planned for 2017 will not see a difference in cost.

ARI has appointed Rory Mackinnon as head of its asset funding programme as it looks to grow share in the vehicle acquisition and funding market.

Some decide to abandon schemes, some wait for fuller clarification, others are now signing up

Salary sacrifice providers are bullish about the industry’s future despite sweeping changes announced in the autumn statement.

Zenith has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond’s decision to give the "green light" to salary sacrifice schemes during last week's autumn statement.

Tusker has welcomed the partial reprieve for salary sacrifice and claimed many of those now not qualifying for the tax break will not face higher charges.

BVRLA and ACFO welcome changes to company car tax bands announced in the autumn statement, but there are concerns about Government changes to salary sacrifice.

The fleet industry has won a partial reprieve on salary sacrifice, with ultra-low emission vehicles excluded from changes announced in the autumn statement.

Industry roundtable delegates fear policy changes may result in return to buying older cars with higher CO2 emissions.

White Clarke Group has been chosen by Toyota Financial Services to implement the CALMS Digital Processing Solution including e-signature and e-identity.

Fleets have until 11.45pm tonight (October 19) to respond to the HMRC consultation on salary sacrifice and car/cash schemes.

There are 10% more ageing vans on UK roads than a year ago, with 1.19 million vans at least a decade old in 2015, up from 1.08million in 2014 - as businesses put off decisions to upgrade vehicle fleets.

TCH Leasing has been awarded a place on the new Mid-and-West Wales Fire framework agreement for the provision of salary sacrifice cars to the public sector.

Cash for car schemes will be considered as part of the consultation on the future of salary sacrifice arrangements, HMRC has confirmed to Fleet News.

Launch will focus on new car and light commercial vehicle business

ACFO has called on the Government to ensure employees, who are part way through a contract for a car, are protected if salary sacrifice rules are altered.

Company cars have been ‘caught in the crossfire’ of a Government crackdown on salary sacrifice, according to a major supplier of the workplace benefit.

by Matthew Walters, head of consultancy services, LeasePlan UK