NEWS
'Company cars emit 40pc less carbon dioxide'
Company cars are emitting more than 40pc less carbon dioxide than they were four years ago.
Workers could bear the brunt of green travel tax
Boots and Imperial Tobacco are among the 500 employers whose staff could be hit by a tax to park at work.
Asbence of fleet managers puts firms at risk
Fleet managers are declining in number, but their importance to employers has never been greater, according to a leading car industry expert.
Shell launches interactive company car service
Shell has launched an interactive online service that lets its employees configure, price, order and track new company car vehicles. The service is being offered as part of a deal that sees the oil giant pass its fleet funding, management and driver services for its 2,300 car fleet to Alphabet.
Employers ignoring the green business case
UK businesses could save around £2.6 billion a year by running greener company car fleets, according to a report from the Energy Saving Trust. Company car fleets are frequently the second largest overhead a company incurs, yet the Behind the Wheel report reveals a lack of interest over their vehicles' impact on the environment and their bottom line.
DWP fleet moves to contract hire
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is moving its 2,200 vehicles from fleet ownership to contract hire in a bid to reduce costs. The deal with Inchcape Fleet Solutions means that all vehicles over four years old will be replaced in August, which amounts to around half the fleet.
Cash incentives used to cut CO2 emissions
MITIE Property Services is using financial incentives to encourage its employees to choose lower emission cars through its employee car ownership scheme (ECO). Each employee that chooses a vehicle with a 10pc lower CO2 emission than their benchmark car (the car they would have had as a company car) will be given an extra £10 per month in their car allowance.
Employers rate a green fleet more important than duty of care
The environment has overtaken duty of care as employers’ most important agenda for their car fleets, according to GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Services. According to GE’s quarterly Company Car Trends report, which interviewed 834 people, 94pc now list the environment as their top consideration when making fleet policy decisions for the next year - up from 57pc 12 months ago.
Anachem cleans up
Anachem, a leading distributor of scientific equipment, is offsetting its fleet’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by planting 4,000 trees. It is one of the first companies to sign up to ALD Automotive’s unique CARbon Offset initiative to take action on climate change.
Budget: More rules to follow on cars
Expect more penalties for the most polluting cars - that is the message from fleet providers and tax consultants following the Budget. Gordon Brown has already confirmed an increased excise duty for the most polluting cars to £300 from next year and to £400 from the following year, while reducing duty for low emission cars to £35 from next year. Providers expect this taxation trend to continue.
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