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Kelso business suspended from using commercial vehicles after its director made false representations about the mandatory position of transport manager.

Eyelevel Books have just published the seventh edition of Colin Tourick's annual tax book for fleet managers.

A proposal to abolish tax allowances on travel and subsistence expenses could be revived by the Government’s current consultation into expenses tax reliefs.

New testing regimes aim to give CO2 and economy figures that more accurately reflect true driving experiences. Christopher Smith reports

By 2030, one in three new cars registered in Europe could be an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, forcing governments to re-evaluate tax systems to avoid losing revenue.

Speeding fines for the most serious cases in England and Wales will rise by up to 50% from today (Monday, April 24) after new sentencing guidelines took effect.

Tax experts have warned that Approved Mileage Allowance Payments for grey fleet drivers could come under scrutiny by the Government.

The Government must provide a clear vision of the future for diesel instead of sending confusing messages to the industry with contradictory policies, senior fleet managers have warned.

The possibility of the company car being labelled ‘outmoded’ and only being provided to essential users was put forward by one fleet decision maker at the March 2017 Fleet200 breakfast meeting.

Government will use public sector fleets as test bed to determine way forward.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued an apology after fleets were given the wrong advisory fuel rate (AFR) following a quarterly update.

The Government must broaden its focus so work on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) cuts across all sectors and does not focus so heavily on road vehicles.

Operators are being warned their licences could be revoked if the mandatory requirements are not met when the time expires.

The MoD has been issued with a Crown Censure by the HSE after an agency driver, working for the MoD, was fatally injured by a reversing vehicle.

The British Vehicle Leasing and Rental Association (BVRLA) has called on the Government to defer or stagger the VED increases planned for April.

Fleets are increasingly seeking external advice to work through the implications of new tax regulations that will take effect from April this year, reports Arval.

The FTA is calling on the chancellor to cut fuel duty in the Budget so UK businesses can continue to trade cost effectively in a new, post-Brexit environment.

Individuals responsible for car clocking offences amounting to more than seven million miles have been successfully prosecuted.

Self-employed drivers at a number of delivery fleets in the UK are considering legal action against the companies they work for following a landmark ruling.

The new Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) regime will hit the car rental industry with a 400% tax rise, says the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association.

Three- and four-figure rises in cost for many cars as new levies kick in from April, bringing list prices as well as CO2 emissions into the equation.

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

The Freight Transport Association’s Yearbook of Road Transport Law 2017 sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres has now been published.

Towns and cities across the country are set to benefit from £3 billion worth of investment on improving roads, the Government has announced.

FTA says a cut would have boosted Britain’s economy by putting money in people’s pockets and reducing costs for transport operators.

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

The car rental industry could be hit with a tax rise of more than £30m if the Government goes ahead with its plans to change the Vehicle Excise Duty regime.

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

A car dealer from Bury has been sentenced for not declaring his true income or registering his business for VAT.

Reducing CO2 emissions will be an effective way of minimising the impact of forthcoming tax changes, said Claire Evans, head of fleet consultancy at Zenith.

The Government is being urged by MPs to review Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) to better incentivise electric and other ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs).

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says commercial fleet operators risk falling foul of the law if the tax status of self-employed drivers doesn’t “stack up”.

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.

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.

HMRC wants views on more incentives for cleanest vehicles as consultation deems current structure not fit for purpose

The Government has issued consultations on salary sacrifice schemes, lease accounting and company car tax treatment of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs).

Motorists should now pull over for unmarked police cars after Essex Police originally urged drivers not to stop following the theft of two vans.

The launch of the DVLA’s online licence-checking system has made the process quicker than ever before, but what effect has it had on fleets and should they make checks more frequently?

The number of people receiving so-called ‘free’ fuel has almost halved since 2007/08, HMRC figures suggest.

HMRC figures reveal the number of grey fleet drivers being paid more than the Government-approved mileage rate has more than halved.