Days Contract Hire renews Fleet Assist contract
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Days Contract Hire renews Fleet Assist contract

  • by Alex Grant
  • October 28, 2014

The deal means Days Contract Hire will continue to use Fleet Assist’s network of 7,000 garages to carry out service, maintenance and repair work on its fleet of more than 10,000 company

Government fleets to get £5m electric vehicle funding
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Government fleets to get £5m electric vehicle funding

  • by Alex Grant
  • July 18, 2014

A review of the Government Car Service, which provides vehicles for ministers, is already underway and the first plug-in hybrid and electric cars will be deployed this autumn. Shortly afterwards, another 135

Smarter data
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Smarter data

  • by Alex Grant
  • March 6, 2014

What is it? Smart Witness is one of a growing number of dashboard cameras on the market, popular not only with fleets but increasingly with private drivers too. The device records court-admissible

Arval launches new digital communication initiative
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Arval launches new digital communication initiative

  • by Alex Grant
  • November 22, 2013

The Arval Smart Experience is said to be a response to changing expectations from customers, with 60% of the UK’s population now using smartphones, 20% using tablets and over half accessing social

MINI Clubvan outsells targets
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MINI Clubvan outsells targets

  • by Alex Grant
  • November 18, 2013

Dave Tuckett, product and planning manager at MINI UK, said it estimates around 700 will have sold by the end of the year, and the carmaker is planning similar numbers for 2014. Limited use

Eden Project adds first electric Land Rover pick-up to fleet
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Eden Project adds first electric Land Rover pick-up to fleet

  • by Alex Grant
  • July 31, 2013

Unveiled at Geneva, the Electric Defender pick-up is designed to offer the same off-road ability as its diesel-powered counterpart, including permanent four-wheel drive and Hill Descent Control. The latter uses brake regeneration