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Fleet Management

As a growth business, running a company car or van fleet becomes a necessity to support your expansion.

Our Fleet Management category is for business owners who want to get this crucial investment right from the start. Whether your company requires commercial vehicles to enable your team to carry out their work or your fleet is designed as an employee benefit you will need to consider the fundamentals – cost, choice of vehicles, and fleet management itself.

We’ll help you choose between leasing and outright purchase, look at the total cost of ownership, what a best practice driver policy looks like, consider any tax or regulatory implications, and reveal what car choices you make will say about your business.

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Running a business fleet

Running a business fleet

Running a business fleet is a constant responsibility. Below, we look at the main things business owners should consider to get the most out of their fleet…

Fleet management costs

Fleet management costs

We untangle the myriad of fleet management costs you will have to budget for, including tax, fuel and insurance…

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What is fleet management software?

Fleet management software allows you to track vehicles, monitor their use, and assess drivers, ensuring maximum efficiency and best practice across your fleet…

Fleet management

What is fleet management?

Many small businesses rely on a fleet of vehicles for to operate. Fleet management ensures your fleet is efficient, cost-effective and compliant…

Everything you need to know about company car tax

Everything you need to know about company car tax

Before you finalise your fleet buying plans read this no-nonsense guide and plug the numbers into a company car tax calculator…

Flexible fleet car options

The flexible fleet car options your business could benefit from

Looking for flexible ways to source vans and cars, which don’t tie you to long contracts? Perhaps medium-term rental could be the answer…

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How to keep total cost of ownership on company cars low

Depreciation, maintenance, and fuel variables dramatically alter the total cost of running company car or van. Here are tips to cut your business’ costs…

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Best fleet car options for business in 2019

We select three ideal vehicles to suit key roles in your business – from the car you drive to how your delivery drivers get from A to B…

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Fleet cars: Best for ‘The Boss’

What car should you be behind the wheel of? As the owner of your company we look at options that reflect your status while demonstrating your business acumen…

Jeep Cherokee

Fleet cars: Best for the ‘Sales Director’

First impressions count with clients and as a commercial leader the right car can inspire. So what car should your sales or marketing director drive?…

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Fleet cars: Best for a ‘Salesperson’

Your sales team tend to cover more miles than most, so the company car they drive is all-important. Here are three suggestions to get started……

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Fleet cars: Best commercial vans for delivery drivers

Efficiency is key when it comes to delivering your products or services. So what commercial vehicles would suit your delivery drivers?…

Fiat Fullback

Fleet cars: From the dependable to the off-road options

Every fleet manager has some niche company car needs. So what would suit the employee who needs a good little runner or the business with an off-road jobs?…

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What every business needs to consider for their company car fleet

Pros and cons of running a fleet for a growing business, leasing vs outright purchase, and the three C’s to guide your company car and van strategy…

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Entrepreneurs in the fast lane: Stephen Newton on change, taking first place, and challenger brands

Closing in on its first decade, Stephen Newton’s challenger consultancy Elixirr is in extremely rude health. And for an accountant-turned-entrepreneur he knows all about taking the racing line…

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Entrepreneurs in the fast lane: Joseph Valente on Apprentice success, money matters and mistakes

Joseph Valente shot to prominence when he won The Apprentice in 2015, securing £250,000 investment from Lord Sugar for his plan to build a nationwide network of gas…

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5 of the latest trends in fleet management you need to know

Whether you already manage a company car fleet or are considering your options, this guide covers the biggest fleet trends for 2018 and beyond… 1. Confusion over fuel economy,…

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How to manage a ‘grey fleet’ if you don’t have company cars

Letting your employees drive their own cars for work might seem an easy option, but you could be prosecuted if you don’t manage it…

Entrepreneurs in the fast lane: <br>The cars driving business success

Entrepreneurs in the fast lane:
The cars driving business success

What cars do successful entrepreneurs drive? Check out our torque-busting, power-loving, supercharged business owners and their rides…

Entrepreneurs’ cars: Range Rover Vogue

Entrepreneurs’ cars: Range Rover Vogue

It was love at first sight for business owner Paul Carson, who says the all-round performance car “perfectly reflects the image of his own business”……

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