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VisionTrack is calling for the Government to waive the Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) for fleets adopting accident-reducing camera telematics technology.

The number of employees paying company car tax has increased for the first time in 10 years, newly-released figures suggest.

Brake is calling on the Government to take urgent action after figures show little change in the number of people killed because of drink-driving.

By Jeff Whitcombe, tax specialist and director of business car consultancy BCF Wessex

After four consecutive months of pump price rises, the average cost of petrol on Britain’s forecourts has started to fall again, RAC data shows.

Essex Police is advising motorists not to pull over if requested to do so by anything other than a marked police vehicle.

More than 100,000 people have used a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online service, to ensure that their car benefit and car fuel benefit is correct.

LCV operators risk a “legislation minefield” when ordering Euro 6-compliant vehicles that could be transformed into ‘heavy duty’ vehicles following conversion.

Half of drivers in a recent survey admitted they had been penalised for at least one traffic offence whilst travelling abroad.

Half of drivers are concerned how Britain’s exit from the EU may affect their motoring, according to an AA Populus poll of almost 20,000 drivers.

A transport manager who carried out international journeys on a standard national licence has been disqualified from the industry.

The EC is currently reviewing the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence – although it will be some time before concrete changes emerge. In the meantime, how well does the qualification work for UK fleet operators? And how can they maximise the benefits?

Research conducted by motoring defence firm, M.A.J. Law, has revealed public knowledge and opinions of the laws surrounding drink driving in England and Wales.

The Government is continuing its crackdown on what it considers “creative” and “aggressive” company car schemes.

Vehicle technology company Abax has launched its new campaign to highlight the importance of compliance with HMRC mileage rules.

A lifting and plant hire company in Wick has been fined £26,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from a lifting basket.

A Modern Transport Bill, which encourages investment in driverless cars and ensures insurance is available to their users, has been announced by the Queen.

G4S has failed in an attempt to avoid more than half a million pounds in tax by claiming parking fines were a business expense.

The Close Brothers business barometer has revealed that nearly three quarters (72%) of SMEs in the transport sector welcome the new UK National Living Wage.

EU rules on safety for new cars will need to be revised to include ‘driving tests’ for automated and fully-autonomous vehicles, according to a new report.

The 3% diesel surcharge on company car tax should be increased and extended beyond 2021, a study into air quality has suggested.

Growth in the ‘connected car’ market will deliver a stream of reliable and robust data to enable fleet decision-makers to draw better conclusions.

A scrappage scheme aimed at removing the dirtiest diesel cars would have to be on a huge scale to have any significant effect.

Fleets will be forced to order company cars without knowing how much tax they will pay after the Chancellor failed to reveal BIK tax rates for 2020/21.

The BVRLA is to meet with Government policymakers to discuss how its members can contribute to safer, greener and more cost-effective motoring.

The fleet industry has welcomed the continuing freeze in fuel duty after the Chancellor George Osborne cancelled the inflationary rise due next month.

New figures from the BVRLA confirm the sector’s position as the UK’s leading adopter of cleaner and more fuel-efficient vehicles.

George Osborne will use tomorrow’s Budget to give the green light to Crossrail 2 and HS3 amid major new investment in transport.

Calls for the removal of white lines from UK roads have been met with caution by the fleet industry and criticised by road safety experts.

Four out of five motorists believe the tax burden on fuel is already too high even before the Chancellor decides whether or not to increase fuel duty.

Company car drivers may be waking up to an unexpected tax bill in the next few weeks when they receive their first payslip of the new financial year.

The Government has updated its advice on contracts of employment and working hours as employers get to grips with a travel-to-work verdict.

With just over a month to go until the Chancellor of the Exchequer delivers the 2016 Budget, the BVRLA has called on HM Treasury to treat company car drivers more fairly.

A complete overhaul of the company car tax regime has been called for by nine out of 10 respondents to a Fleet News poll.

Growth in pool fleets and car-sharing services could leave employers at risk of falling foul of tax rules if they allow private use of these vehicles.

Northern Ireland is to introduce a two-tier drink drive law, with learner and professional drivers facing a lower limit.

Road safety charity Brake is backing Leeds North West MP Greg Mullholland as he aims to change the law to improve justice for the victims of road crime.

Dozens of drivers who were filmed doing U-turns on a motorway have escaped prosecution, it has been revealed.

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Treasury accounts reveal tax take is budgeted to increase