Welcome to Business Car Manager
April’s Common Commencement Date means a slew of new regulation is hitting small businesses right now. Among them the Corporate Manslaughter Act. It makes businesses responsible for all business car travel – irrespective of car ownership. We have some practical advice from DFM’s Paul Harrop below, while our lead story highlights the growing issue of businesses being prosecuted under the Road Safety Act – thanks to the actions of their staff.
Finally, we have two road tests at very opposite ends of the motoring spectrum: the BMW M5 and Mazda 2. However, they are united by a common feature: in the road test table there’s now a predicted value after three years’ ownership. This way you can budget for the expected resale value. All new road tests will carry this information. I hope you find it useful.
Ralph Morton - editor
HEADLINE NEWS
More small business owners are ending up in court because their staff have put them there under the Road Safety Act. Solicitor Sean Joyce explains the dangers.
ALSO IN THE NEWS
This month the Chancellor has made taking free fuel even more expensive by raising the free fuel benefit multiplier to £16,900. Have you worked out if it’s still a benefit?
Highly desirable it may be, but how does the new Jaguar XF stack up as a business car proposition? Pendragon Contracts’ Craig Pullen provides his expert view.
The refinement of today’s diesels is being blamed for the record levels of misfuelling. Read why; what to do if you misfuel; and how to prevent yourself becoming a statistic.
ROAD TESTS
There’s a V10 under the bonnet; astonishing pace; yet it’s supremely well appointed. The Independent’s John Simister gets to grips with BMW’s executive racer.
Bye bye dumpy old 2, hello smart-looking new 2, says Auto Express’s Sam Hardy. Not only does the brand new Mazda 2 supermini look good, it drives well, too.
ADVICE CENTRE
Any business of any size can be prosecuted under the new Corporate Manslaughter Act. But there’s nothing to fear if you follow some basic strategies explains DFM’s Paul Harrop.
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