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Click the thumbs up > Trakm8 has joined the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) as a gold partner, where it will offer advice to its members. As a gold member, Trakm8 will use its fleet management solutions and data-driven insights to help shape the future of the industry, the company says. Peter Mansfield, group sales and marketing director at Trakm8, said: “We’re very excited to be joining the AFP, an organisation that shares our values of wanting to engage with the industry and iden...

Date: 22 January 2021   |   Author: Sean Keywood Company car numbers have been declining, but most who drive them now expect to continue, according to new research. The BVRLA has launched a new Company Car Report, produced in association with business consultancy Steer, which it says gives insight into the number of company cars on the road, the people that drive and manage them, and what motivates their decisions. Research for the report, which was carried...

Fleets with vehicles impacted by the current lockdown are being urged to start thinking about how they will remobilise their operations when the pandemic ends.

Click the thumbs up > The fleet industry is better placed to handle the challenges of a national lockdown as a result of new skills learnt at the start of the pandemic, according to the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP). Chair Paul Hollick (pictured) explained that while there was widespread fatigue surrounding the current situation, industry professionals now knew exactly how to handle its demands. “Fleet managers are now experienced in this area and almost have a ‘lockdown mode’ ...

5 people found this useful MOT test centres will remain open during the third national lockdown, announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on January 4. The new, stricter restrictions mirror those seen during the first lockdown, but the Government says that MOT services will remain operational, unlike last year when MOT test centres were forced to close their doors, and drivers were granted a six-month MOT exemption from March 30, 2020. MOT test sites remained opened during the second lock...

Paul Hollick (pictured), chairman of the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP), shares his thoughts The AFP was formed in March 2020 from the merging of the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO) and the Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM), to provide a new voice for the fleet sector in the UK – and has proven an immediate success. Chair Paul Hollick picks out seven major trends that he expects to see across the industry in 2020. The impact of the coronavirus crisis on fleets will ...

Paul Hollick, chair of the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) Can fleets meet the new 2030 electrification deadline? In a way, it’s a redundant question. The authorities have set a date in stone and so fleets have no choice. The question, really, is how will they hit the target? The crux of the answer is that it is eminently do-able – but only if a whole range of factors are tackled, requiring a co-ordinated effort from fleets, Government and others. The primary driver from a fleet po...

Date: 21 December 2020   |   Author: Sean Keywood A new EV charter and accompanying training course have been launched by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP). It says the charter commits it to fast-tracking the adoption of EVs in the UK, supporting members through electrification with a helpline and administrative assistance, providing best practice documents and education, and lobbying the government on the conditions needed to meet the 2030 ban o...

1 person found this useful Stewart Lightbody has joined Driive Consulting as innovations and EV manager, effective from January 4, 2021. Driive Consulting’s managing director Colin Hartley said “We are delighted to have Stewart on board to further strengthen an already outstanding senior management team. “Stewart is at the very forefront of the changes happening in the Fleet industry and will be a huge benefit to our clients who are looking at reducing their CO2 and moving towards a carbo...

1 person found this useful During this year, of all years, the strength of partnerships between fleets and their suppliers has been tested like never before. The need for flexibility, whether postponing orders, extending contracts or rapidly upscaling deliveries to meet urgent demand at a time of disrupted supply, has tested relationships to the maximum. Moreover, the fact that communication during these high pressure months has largely been virtual rather than face-to-face has added even more ...