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Van or car? Future tax status hangs in the balance for fleets
Coca-Cola will appeal a court ruling which could lead to an increase in tax due from fleet employers and drivers across the country. It all hangs on the tax status given to Volkswagen Kombis and Vauxhall Vivaros. Following a dispute between Coca-Cola and HMRC last year, the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the ... Read More
Warning! The cost of repairing an electric vehicle might be more than you think…
As the 2030 deadline creeps closer, more and more manufacturers are pumping out electric vehicles, with a decent range in price and performance on the market now. Now that fleets are facing the big question – switch now and make the most of Government incentives or push the admin headache down the road and only ... Read More
Budget reaction: No increase to fuel duty but possible future changes to tax
For the eleventh year in a row, fuel duty has been frozen, cumulatively saving the average fleet driver £1,600. But Chancellor Rishi Sunak hinted fleets might not receive the same good news at the next budget. This year, the government will reconsider how fuel duty works in light of the 2050 net-zero emissions target, so ... Read More
How to clean your car when it’s -40°C outside
Were you taken in by “Fool’s Spring” last weekend? I certainly was. Out in the sunshine, bathing with a beer, mentally preparing to swap out my winter wardrobe for my summer clothes. Then Monday came and I remembered that I live in the UK, not the Bahamas, and I’d been sadly mistaken in thinking that ... Read More
Worst January in 12 years for UK car manufacturing – is this a sign of things to come?
Brexit border friction and the current lockdown led to the UK’s worst January for car production in more than a decade. A “whopping” decline New figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveal that little more than just 86,000 cars were built in the first month of this year. That’s some ... Read More
£3,500 EV lovechild of Fiat Panda and Skoda Yeti doubles Tesla sales in China
Move over, Tesla. A cheap model has hit China’s car market and it outsold the EV giant by 2-1 in January. In fact, it’s now the second-best-selling electric model in the world. At just £3,200, the Hong Guang Mini EV by China’s biggest car manufacturer, SAIC Motor, is proving a big hit. Even though its ... Read More
Uber drivers reclassified as workers, but what does it mean for the gig economy at large?
It’s official. Uber drivers are workers, they’re not self-employed. Maybe you remember, maybe you don’t but this issue was first brought up four years ago, and it’s only just been solved. Since 2016, Uber have been fighting against its drivers’ case through progressively higher levels of the justice system, culminating in the Supreme Court’s ruling ... Read More
Don’t try this at home! Honda Accord driver takes huge and seriously dangerous load onto the road.
Am I the only one who sees a big pile of stuff at the bottom of the stairs as an exhilarating challenge? I don’t think so. Stuffing pockets with the small things, and piling the larger items on top of each other until I can barely see over the top? The adrenaline rush is something ... Read More
Is the Government doing enough to normalise electric driving?
We all know which way the UK is headed when it comes to fuelling vehicles. By 2030, there’ll be a ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol cars, and we’ll have no choice but to make the switch. But right now, range anxiety and a shortage of means to charge an electric vehicle ... Read More
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