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10 April 2019
Have you heard the latest news? In just three years’ time, speed limiters will be mandatory on all vehicles within the European Union, with this being named the ‘Intelligent Speed Assistance’ (ISA) scheme. Now, some of you may be wondering, what exactly is a speed limiter? It really is as simple as being a system that physically stops a car from breaking the speed limit.
Working through GPS or speed sign-recognition cameras, a speed limiter automatically responds to signals and puts a cap on your car’s engine power, with the result being that...
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02 April 2019
With a "no-deal" Brexit a real possibility, you need to make sure you are prepared for the potential impact of many joint agreements around driving across the EU and EEA countries. To prepare for these changes, Marshall Leasing has produced a helpful guide to assist in your preparations. If we exit with an agreement or further delay the implementation of Article 50, nothing will change in the immediate future. New agreements will be forged with the EU and EEA countries and rolled out on a timely basis.
However, if we depart with no agreement, please be...
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01 April 2019
It can often be difficult to resist the temptation to look at your smart phones at any point in the day, let alone when behind the wheel. Shockingly, eight in ten (84%) of motorists across the UK admitted that they get easily distracted behind the wheel. This is up from 76% in 2018 according to a study conducted by Floow.
The law states that it is illegal to hold a phone or sat nav while driving or riding a motorcycle. Drivers must have hands-free access to devices such as a Bluetooth headset, voice command, dashboard holders or built-in sat navs to avoid distraction....
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25 March 2019
We’ve got some great news to share with you all. Under our first full year of ownership through Northridge Finance, we’ve broken through the 8,000-vehicle milestone for the first time! This news comes as part of an announcement by Northridge Finance celebrating a record year with lending reaching £1.1 billion in 2018. We were acquired by Northridge in November 2017, as a subsidiary of Bank of Ireland UK. The institution has reported profit before tax of £173 millions for the 12 months ending December 31, 2018, up from £151 in 2017.
Our...
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11 March 2019
An institution close to our heart, the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) is striving for the government to adopt a six-point action plan in order to protect and enhance the growing demand of the company car as part of a company’s fleet. This comes as a direct result of the looming Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) which is due to become live in April 2019.
The introduction of this new legislative change is thought to generally increase the official CO2 emissions of cars by up to as much as 20%, although the Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) tax...
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04 March 2019
As technology is moving at an extraordinary rate, many small businesses across the country are finding new ways to best benefit themselves to stay competitive and compliant with many legislative changes in a confusing market. In recent days, news has emerged that micro-businesses and charities across London will be offered an incentive of £6,000 to buy an electric van, or £3,500 towards funding cleaner alternatives for their vehicles.
Opening last Friday (February 22nd), this new scheme is aiming to aid micro-businesses and charities prepare for the...
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01 March 2019
As we all know, the quality of technology across all industries is growing at an exponential rate, and our beloved friends who give us a thrill on the road, day in day out, are getting a makeover for the better. It has been found that the number of fleets operating electric forms of vehicles has increased by an astonishing 27% in the past year, with around 87% of consumers having an increasing demand for the technology which is aspiring the world.
Further research, conducted by well-known car brand KIA shows that almost two-thirds (62%) of consumers believe that both...
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19 February 2019
What a difference a couple of years can make!
The challenges faced by vehicle manufacturers in meeting the environmental needs of the world are causing the likes of Honda to rethink their strategy. We have commented regularly on the direction of travel being driven through legislation and tax. The decline in export demand to China has hurt our British car industry. Now we must consider the cost of convergence to electric vehicles. This is the message that Honda have sent out.
We have previously talked about the cost of change to electric vehicles (EV) in relation to...
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11 February 2019
A recent Home Office report conducted by police across England and Wales revealed that crime has risen by 19% in the last year. With an overall total of 5,723,182 offences recorded, a shocking discovery shows that robbery figures have risen by 17% according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Further worrying statistics show that between 2013-2018, it has been reported that roughly 5,975 fewer police officers are patrolling local streets, but the problem worsens when comparing these figures to 2006, whereby 21,958 fewer officers were deployed across the UK....
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04 February 2019
Constantly driving our wonderful vehicles poses an interesting question that may bother fleet drivers on a regular basis. What came first; the wheel or the road? No doubt during the transition from horse-drawn carts to combustion engines, we had a great deal to thank the Romans for. At the end of the day, you need road infrastructure for your wheels to roll over.
Despite the Model T being available to the masses from 1908, Britain’s first motorway, the M1, didn’t start construction until much later in 1959. Sadly for us modern drivers, our pot hole-ridden...
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