Clocks going back means danger time

DESPITE evidence to the contrary – and a government that is rightly concerned to improve road safety – we still persist with the clocks going back on the last Sunday in October. Which means that you, or one of your drivers, faces a 10% greater risk of becoming an accident statistic. This nonsense must stop. Until then we have driving tips for autumn. Personal car leasing is easy: no accounting worries through your business and no company car tax. But business owners wanting a personal car lease will discover they are harder to find – thanks to the banks. Again.

Ralph Morton - editor

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To put you in the picture, Business Car Manager - the business motoring magazine - is an invaluable source of information for small businesses, the self-employed and business car drivers. It carries news on company car tax changes, legislation updates, new business car news and advice on how to run and fund your business cars. Ralph Morton - editor.

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