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Fleet managers are being advised to tighten controls on the grey fleet after a number of reviews by the Energy Saving Trust found drivers have used cars that are more than 70 years old for business journeys.

The Great Grey Fleet Debate will return to this year's Company Car In Action event, to provide some much-needed clarity on the issue of grey fleet.

Council grey fleet drivers, who refused to use their cars for work purposes after bosses stopped their essential car users’ allowance, are understood to be on the brink of calling off their industrial action.

Investors in People Scotland has saved an average of £1,500 per driver per year by replacing mileage reimbursement with car hire through a partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Tusker has been re-appointed to provide lease cars, salary sacrifice cars and grey fleet management services to NHS Trusts and other public sector bodies across the UK.

The University of Southampton has enhanced its sustainability credentials by becoming the first university in the UK to adopt the car sharing programme offered by Enterprise Rent-A-Car – a programme used by many universities in the United States.

Councils and local authorities are facing a ‘mileage minefield’ as attempts to cut reimbursement rates falter in the face of resistance from unions and employees.

The public sector is being urged to use car clubs to help cut grey fleet mileage and stop some employees being paid more than £5 per mile to drive their own car.

New rules that came into force last week will eventually require thousands of companies to highlight their greenhouse gas emissions in their annual reports, including those from vehicles they ‘own or control’.

Employees have been refusing to drive their own cars on business use at a Welsh county council after it withdrew its annual car allowance of £1,000 for grey fleet users.

A public sector roundtable will offer fleets the opportunity to discuss key issues and share best practice on Tuesday, September 3.

Technology is increasingly enabling organisations to reduce the cost of car hire by helping them control closely which vehicle is rented when, and for how long.

Car clubs have seen a recent surge in corporate membership, with numbers doubling in the past year and more than 80% of corporate members having signed up to a scheme in the past three years, research suggests.

Cambridgeshire County Council has introduced a car sharing programme provided by car hire company Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

A county council in north Wales is facing possible industrial action after giving its grey fleet users formal notification that it intends to withdraw its £1,000 annual car allowance.

Sue Branston, sales director, Total Accident Management, on why the industry should be doing everything it can to help avoid a catastrophe.

The share of grey fleet business mileage as a total of all business mileage has nearly tripled in the past year, potentially increasing exposure to road risk, a new survey suggests.

New research from Fleet21 reveals how UK businesses are failing to implement driver safety initiatives for grey fleet drivers.

Mike Belcher, head of sales, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, asks why companies ignore the grey fleet.

The Fleet Safety Forum, a division of road safety charity Brake, has published new guidance for fleet managers on grey fleets (privately-owned cars used on business).

Rutland County Council has announced it has reduced mileage claims by approximately a third after using a car sharing programme run by Enterprise Rent-A-Car to replace its existing pool cars and grey fleet.

But HMRC warns Total People case will not result in a cash windfall for fleets.

Public sector organisations should look at well proven fleet solutions - such as shared pool car schemes – rather than simply cutting mileage rates, according to Alphabet.

Eight out of 10 businesses do not restrict the age of private vehicles used for work, a survey suggests.

York City Council is now using the hourly rental car share service provided by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, as part of its continuing efforts to reduce transport costs and provide an alternative to the grey fleet.

83 per cent of Britain’s largest fleet-based companies are concerned by their ‘grey fleet’ operations, and intend to make changes to control costs and reduce their environmental impact.

Survey finds 80% of businesses do not measure carbon emissions of employee-owned vehicles that are used for business purposes.

Businesses are in danger of resting on their laurels when it comes to grey fleets, according to new research from Thrifty Car and Van Rental.

A council has cut its staff travel bill by more than a quarter of a million pounds in just two years after launching a pool car scheme.

Total Accident Management is launching a joined up range of accident management, risk management and administration services for the thousands of companies with grey fleet drivers.

If grey fleet was included when calculating fleet size, many companies would find their vehicle numbers doubling overnight.

Jon Mackney, head of consultancy, Arval, on grey fleet.

ALD Automotive has announced the results of the latest ALD Automotive/YouGov survey of UK financial directors, which reveals that 63% of businesses are potentially exposing themselves to an unnecessary level of risk associated with private vehicles being used for business purposes.

Company fleet managers still have huge concerns about their grey fleet drivers and the risks they expose their companies to through having inadequate insurance, poorly serviced vehicles and too infrequent licence checks.

Tusker believes problems of uninsured and poorly maintained grey fleet vehicles can be easily overcome by the implementation of a salary sacrifice car scheme.

Derby-based Fleet Evolution could help relieve the stresses and strains of managing the grey fleet, after launching a product tailored to manage driver issues, duty of care and safety areas.

New scheme persuades health professionals to explore alternatives that help deliver savings.

Online management system aims to reduce grey fleet mileage.

Mycompanyfleet is warning of an increased risk posed by grey fleet drivers.

Council car scheme cuts costs and carbon, while tackling the grey fleet.