Fleet Advice

ADBLUE: HOW IT AFFECTS YOUR FLEET

Fleet managers are feeling the effects of AdBlue top-ups: and with most fleets running diesel vehicles also requiring AdBlue, uncertainties about cost or where to top up aren’t going away. Read our article on the facts as they stand.

Remarketing Your Fleet Vehicles

When the time comes to part with your current fleet vehicles, there are a number of options you can take. Known as ‘remarketing’, it’s important to know which is right for you in order to get the best value out of your fleet.

The facts about Grey fleets

‘Grey fleet’ is a term given to those drivers who use their own vehicles to make business journeys. It is imperative that employers understand the issues relating to this subject, particularly with regard to insurance.

SUMMER ROUTE PLANNING

In the summertime, journey duration's go up and road hazards increase. More traffic means more congestion, squeezing your delivery times and increasing the time spent in traffic jams.

DRIVING ABROAD—ARE YOUR DRIVERS COVERED?

Are your drivers properly covered for driving abroad? If your staff are taking company cars or vans across the Channel, they may assume their insurance already covers breakdown, recovery, and accidents.

Annual Leave Cover

Unmanaged, annual leave can leave you with a big headache. Your staff are entitled to 5.6 weeks of annual leave for every 12 months worked, if they work 5 days per week. And summer is the most popular time of year for time off, particularly if drivers have families and need to work around school holidays.

LEASING CHANGES

For 10 years, accounting academics and lessors have been arguing about the ways in which leases are recorded on your balance sheets. Now, a change to the rules has been approved. We take a look at what it is, and what it could mean for your fleet.