Grey fleet - Page 2

Defective and poorly maintained vehicles played a contributory factor in more than 1,700 road casualties last year, up 7% compared to 2020.

Boardroom pressure is driving the change as employers look to lessen the environmental impact of employees using their own car for work, the AFP says.

Rising living costs could jeopardise the safety of grey fleet vehicles as one in five drivers say they will cut back on car maintenance if bills soar.

It's essential that fleet decision-makers forward plan their employees’ mobility needs, says Paul McCorkell, director of business rental UK & Ireland at Enterprise.

Almost half of employers report an increase in staff using private vehicles for business travel post-pandemic, new research from Alphabet suggests.

Fleets managers are being urged to monitor their grey fleets more closely for evidence of up-to-date servicing.

New data, based on hundreds of thousands of 'spot' checks carried out by Total Motion suggests that grey fleet work-related road risk is on the increase.

Simon Hill, director at Total Motion, explains why vehicles require regular safety checks with data suggesting grey fleet work-related road risk is on the increase.

For anyone using their own vehicle for work, let technology be your friend - says Kevin Bull, UK commercial director at ABAX.

Company Car in Action is offering visitors free-to-attend seminar sessions over two days covering grey fleet management and transitioning to electric vehicles.

A new report from the Urban Mobility Partnership says a reduction in grey fleet travel needs to be central to the decarbonisation plans of employers.

Award-winning authority believes it can’t be anything else but green

A new package of driver safety solutions to increase driver wellbeing and fleet efficiency has been launched by Northgate Vehicle Hire.

Enterprise is enhancing its Enterprise Travel Direct (ETD) booking and compliance management platform.

The decarbonisation of the grey fleet is one of the major challenges of the next few years, says the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).

Mercia Fleet Management has launched a new grey fleet service with a free offer to the first 10 companies that sign up to it.

Supplying software to help fleets make informed decisions when transitioning to electric is just one of AssetWorks’ many strengths

Driver training provider, DriveTech, has launched a new whitepaper to help fleets manage the risk of grey fleet.

Businesses who use gig economy workers and operate grey fleets may be slow to react to updated work-related road risk guidance announced this week, experts claim.

New research by Trakm8 has found that 58% of fleets have not been managed by fleet professionals over the last 18 months.

Ruling is contrary to previous similar case won by Total People at the Court of Appeal.

Across the UK, France and Germany, 62% of grey fleet drivers don’t regularly conduct basic maintenance checks to ensure their cars are legal to drive.

How do you know if your electric vehicle policies are as good as they can be, or are even fit for purpose? Fleet News is here to help you have confidence in them.

Willmott Dixon has switched its car funding policy from a standard three-year operating lease to a salary sacrifice scheme.

The majority of electric car drivers could cover their weekly mileage on a single charge, new research from Tusker suggests.

Business driving has more than halved in the past decade creating an increase in grey fleet activity, according to Licence Bureau, part of TTC Group.

Almost a third of drivers experienced their most recent breakdown on a journey relating to work.

Covid-19 learnings, keeping staff safe and the future for business travel and transport; to also include implications for grey fleet.

Covid-19 will have a lasting impact on fleet policies, procedures and practices, creating a different environment for fleet compliance, says Licence Bureau.

The growing issue of grey fleet will be tackled at a new webinar being held by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), later this month (March).

People will continue to avoid public and shared transport, potentially increasing grey fleet use and impacting the wider mobility market, new research suggests.

A growing number of businesses are opting to offer PCH schemes to cash takers alongside the traditional company car, in order to avoid issues with older grey fleet vehicles.

Amey has awarded a three-year contract extension to Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) for the provision of a fleet compliance and risk management service.

Licence Check has launched an online audit module, Driver Audit, in anticipation of an increase in grey fleet drivers due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Grey fleet has been growing, but the low BIK on BEVs may reverse that

More people are wanting to travel on their own in their own vehicle due to Covid-19, leading to an increase in private car usage for business journeys, says Jaama.

Company car drivers wanting to switch to a cash allowance is a temporary response to the Covid-19 situation and not a long-term trend.

By Andy Jackson, head of finance at Imosphere

The latest data from the Department for Transport (DfT) shows car use was at 85% of what would typically be expected on Monday (July 20).

Electrifying fleets remains a priority among fleet decision-makers as the new benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax rates and an increasing focus on environmental issues continues to influence company policies.