Fleet funding - Page 3

In most contract hire companies someone is responsible for obtaining new vehicle data, someone else negotiates discounts with dealers and someone else obtains VRB details and negotiates tactical deals with manufacturers.

The long-awaited revised Exposure Draft (ED) on lease accounting was published by the IASB on 16 May 2013 and addresses a number of the problems identified by respondents following the initial Exposure Draft published in 2010.

Proactive, flexible, knowledgeable, inquisitive, honest and adaptable: these are some of the key qualities fleets want to see from their leasing and fleet management companies.

Contract hire pricing. It’s not the sexiest of topics, is it? When compared with some other parts of the organisation, pricing tends to be positively tame.

One in four fleets is either currently changing their leasing provider or has switched in the past year, according to industry research.

The past four years has seen unprecedented change in the leasing landscape. Mergers, the collapse in residuals values and restricted access to funding have forced all leasing company parents to reassess their policies and position in the market.

Triggers for reviewing funding suppliers tend to fall into two broad categories – immediate requirement and long term influence.

As more fleets embrace the tax-efficient funding scheme than ever before, we ask the early adopters if they are happy with the results so far.

Is it more cost effective to terminate a vehicle's contract early or should you consider reallocating it within your fleet?

Planning to move to a new leasing company? Don’t underestimate the work involved.

Risk fleet size grows as confidence in salary sacrifice improves.

Mike Belcher, head of sales at Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions explains how to make salary sacrifice work for both the company and the employee

Despite the recession, funding is easier and cheaper to acquire now than in 2009, but fleets are still facing a number of issues.

A cash allowance scheme will almost invariably be ‘wrong’ and frequently too high. The cost to an employer can be much higher than the cost of providing a company car.

Why are daily rental companies coming under fire from some fleets?

Funding is one of a company's biggest fleet decisions, but many fall into the trap of not doing enough analysis or sticking with outdated methods. We outline the steops companies should take.

Ken McCall on why aggressive targets for Europcar focus on customer retention.

Low CO2 cars and competitive deals are key to the manufacturer's success in salary sacrifice.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car managing director Mike Nigro explains his philosophy.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car's director of business rental, walks and talks fast like Speedy Gonzales.

Bart Beckers talks about providing the products, support and services fleets need.

Cash allowance is in decline as staff and business favour the company car option.

Mike Moylan, managing director of CC Leasing explores the different methods of company car leasing available.

This white paper from Leasedrive Velo looks at why the compensation & benefits function needs to embrace company car salary sacrifice schemes.

There is plenty to consider when choosing a leasing provider.

But despite higher rates, rental still has key role for fleets.

With more and more recharges for damage, fleet managers are advising their drivers to get repairs done before returning their cars but lease companies are receiving bad repairs.

Europcar will 'put trust' back into vehicle rental, says MD Ken McCall.

Offering a company car to employees through a salary sacrifice scheme sounds like a good idea but could also turn into a costly mistake.

Funding decision allows award winner to react quickly to changing demands of rental market.

Popular funding option offers protection for fleets against sudden drops in used car values

Finance lease combines some of the the advantages of outright purchase and contract hire

Outright purchase brings flexibility but also means fleets taking on extra responsibility

Aston University scheme gets a positive reaction as staff are given access to more efficient cars

Lex Autoloease gives fleet operators top tips for introducing salary sacrifice.

A taster of a selection of salary sacrifice providers and the services they offer.

BVRLA launches car rental 'key facts' document.

Fleet News survey reveals that cutting costs was the main motivation for 60% of companies adopting an environmental policy.

Unnecessary end-of-contract charges mean fleets are failing to maximise returns on vehicles.

Many organisations choose to lease their fleet rather than selecting one of the other funding methods available.