Budget 2016
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Fleet industry news 6 Apr 2016Trials 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.
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Fleet industry news 5 Apr 2016Chancellor’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.
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Fleet industry news 1 Apr 2016£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.
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Leasing news 17 Mar 2016Fleet industry responds to 2016 Budget
The UK fleet industry has greeted yesterday's Budget by chancellor George Osborne with caution.
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Fleet industry news 16 Mar 2016Chancellor 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.
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Leasing news 16 Mar 2016BVRLA 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.
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Tax and legislation news 15 Mar 2016Chancellor 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.
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Fleet industry news 14 Mar 2016Tax 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.
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Fleet industry news 9 Mar 2016Falling 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.
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Fleet industry news 3 Mar 2016
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.
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Fleet industry news 3 Mar 2016Fleet 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.
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Tax and legislation news 12 Feb 2016‘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.
