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The continued decline of diesel market share and the increased provision of total corporate mobility will be two key fleet trends for the year ahead, says Dr Jörg Löffler, CEO of Fleet Logistics.

Employees should be provided with individual mobility cards that could be used to access all forms of travel, fed from an app that could plan and charge costs accordingly, says ACFO.

A landmark deal between Government and the automotive sector has been announced by the Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark.

ACFO will continue to reinvent itself in 2018 as the role of the fleet decision-maker evolves into that of the professional travel mobility manager.

By Simon Carr, chief commercial officer, Alphabet (GB)

Government strategy to be global leader will be published within next 12 months.

Business mobility specialist Alphabet has seen customer usage of its car sharing platform grow by 18.68% this year.

The Government’s newly-unveiled industrial strategy provides important signals about where fleets may be heading, says Arval.

By Shaun Sadlier head of the corporate vehicle observatory, Arval

Inquiry to examine the transformative potential of an integrated, multi-mode MaaS app, and overcoming barriers to implementation in UK cities and regions.

Driver compliance has moved to the top of the fleet agenda, says Licence Bureau after it experienced a 30% year-on-year increase in licence checks in the first half of 2017.

By Shaun Sadlier head of the corporate vehicle observatory, Arval

The mega-trends that will reshape the transport landscape and their consequences for fleets and suppliers will be revealed at the Automotive Outlook conference next month.

A consortium led by TRL has been awarded £13.4 million of Government funding to create a world-leading, real-world test environment for the development of future mobility solutions.

Office will target the near-term development of smart mobility technologies while focusing on the specific requirements of European cities.

The worlds of fleet management and travel management are colliding at a rapid rate driven by technology and big data that will underpin Business Mobility-as-a-Service.

The Driver Risk Assessor features an online profiling solution, which analyses attitude and behaviour, enabling ‘at risk’ drivers to be quickly identified.

A study commissioned by ALD Automotive revealed 50% of Europeans consider car ownership as not essential.

Selenity has launched DVLA Connect, an automatic driver and vehicle data ‘look-up’ service provided on its Expenses cloud technology.

The Association for Driving Licence Verification (ADLV) board has welcomed a string of new members.

Sarah-Jayne Williams will join Ford in September as its first director for Smart Mobility in Europe.

Recent enhancements to the DVLA’s Access to Driver Data (ADD) service has seen new customers sign up to its licence checking solution.

The number of young people with provisional driving licences has increased by 8% over the past four years.

ICFM is to focus on how big data is transforming the long-established fleet management model in its next masterclass event.

By Paul Hollick, managing director of The Miles Consultancy

Ford will open a smart mobility innovation office in London dedicated for research and development of mobility solutions for Europe.

The DVLA could and should be doing more to tackle illegal drivers on the roads, some of whom hold counterfeit driving licences, says Licence Check.

Northern Ireland’s Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) is conducting a review of its upcoming online licence checking service, to ensure best practice.

Europcar Group has launched its new mobility flagship station in Brussels.

Licence Bureau has launched a new driver safety guide, in association with safety charity Brake, to highlight typical driving distractions.

New research reveals the most common offences found on driving licences of grey fleet drivers analysed by Licence Check.

Alphabet International has officially launched in the Chinese market, offering a portfolio of services focused on financial leasing and business mobility.

Volvo Cars is to set up a new shared mobility business unit as part of a broad expansion of its car sharing and mobility services strategy.

Britain’s new National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is a key step on the road to dramatic improvements in business mobility, says mobility specialist TMC.

Fleet managers are being urged to make additional licence checks for temporary hires and staff delivery drivers covering the Christmas and New Year sales period to ensure that drivers are qualified to be on the road.

Volkswagen Group has launched its new mobility services company at the Tech Crunch Disrupt technology event in London.

Move to ‘total cost of mobility’ will drive journey-related savings, says LeasePlan

Businesses can cut travel costs and share some of the savings with employees to drive cultural change by focusing on the ‘total cost of mobility’.

Major failings in assessing people’s fitness to drive have left them unable to work and isolated, according to a new report published today.

More than two-thirds (68%) of companies have yet to consider switching from a total cost of vehicle ownership model to a broader total cost of mobility one, according to ACFO.