Budget 2016

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Trials of driverless cars to hit UK roads as part of innovation push

Highways England has published an Innovation strategy which sets out for the first time its plan to ensure it is keeping pace with advances in technology.

6 Apr

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Chancellor’s silence over BIK tax frustrates fleets

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.

5 Apr

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£50m pothole funding ‘will fail’, says research

A £50 million pothole fund announced in the budget ‘will fail’ to halt the decline of the local road network in England and Wales, new research suggests.

1 Apr

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Fleet industry responds to 2016 Budget

The UK fleet industry has greeted yesterday's Budget by chancellor George Osborne with caution.

17 Mar

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Chancellor freezes fuel duty and continues to consult on company car tax

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

16 Mar

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BVRLA warns chancellor as leasing companies drive uptake of ULEVs

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

16 Mar

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Chancellor vows to make Britain ‘fit for the future’ with new infrastructure drive

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

15 Mar

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Tax burden on fuel is already ‘too great’

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.

14 Mar

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Falling fuel duty could put tolls back on the agenda

The impending sale of the M6 toll road and rise in ULEVs has reignited the debate over alternative taxation models and pay-as-you go road pricing.

9 Mar

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Average price of diesel remains static after January’s 5p fall

The average price of diesel at the pumps remained largely static in February, rising from 101.11p to 101.18p, despite a 2.5p rise in its wholesale price.

3 Mar

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Fleet industry gets to grips with diesel debacle as tax change takes effect

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.

3 Mar

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‘Stop punishing company car drivers’, BVRLA tells Chancellor

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.

12 Feb