Company Cars & Fleet
Fleet management allows employers to offer company cars to employees in different forms. If not given a traditional company car, staff are likely to receive this perk as a cash allowance which they can use to lease, purchase or hire a vehicle. Employers need to choose the most appropriate solution for drivers, whether that is an employee car ownership scheme or traditional company car, or a combination of schemes to meet various needs. It is a decision that is complicated by company car tax and maintenance management, as well as health issues such as corporate manslaughter and fleet risk. Issues around health and safety are usually associated with the cash allowance scheme because here the employee has the freedom to choose his or her own vehicle, and their choice may not necessarily be a fit for purpose car.
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Budget 2008: Employers could feel the pinch as gas-guzzlers targeted
Employers could feel the pinch financially as a result of increases in fuel duties,and changes to vehicle excise duty and capital allowances for business cars that penalise gas guzzlers, outlined in Alistair Darling’s Budget report.
16 May Total Motion Vehicle Management launches fleet risk system
06 May Novartis unifies car perks
06 May RSM reviews car payments following staff feedback
06 May Alphabet's new guide to corporate manslaughter
Analysis
Pressure on employers to review green fleet options
As pressure mounts on employers to crack down on environmentally-unfriendly vehicles, there are a number of models and alternative fuel sources on the market they should consider, says Nicola Sullivan
07 Apr Hybrid fleets help employers provide choice
03 Mar Fuelling salary sacrifice?
03 Mar Buyer's guide to company car manufacturers
27 Feb Weighing up fleet financing options
04 Feb Know grey safety issues
Case Studies
T-Mobile addresses drivers attitudes to keep them safe
T-Mobile believes it is not enough to impose rules and checks on employees, it also works on addressing driver beliefs and attitudes to help keep them safe.
04 Jun Pfizer anticipates smoking ban's impact on its company cars
04 Jun Direct Communications uses online fleet risk tools to improve safety
24 Jan Zenith makes own fleet carbon neutral
22 Jan BT uses flexible working to become eco-friendly
05 Oct Chard fleet goes greener
Research
Traffic offences rise for company car drivers
Traffic offences such as jumping red lights or yellow box junction violations among company car drivers have risen by an average of 28% in the first quarter of 2007, according to LeasePlan's Quarterly driver survey.
06 May Car reliability is most important fleet issue
03 Mar Lex names top-three most popular cars
27 Feb Green corporate image often more important than carbon and cost reductions
04 Feb Two-thirds of private cars found to be unsafe
