Special Reports
Biofuel: worse than regular petrol or diesel
By The Environmental Transport Association
THE impact of creating biofuels through de-forestation is more environmentally harmful than using diesel or petrol, reports The Environmental Transport Association.
Is your business changing its company car provision?
By Matt Morton, Business Car Manager reporter
IS YOUR business stuck in the past with the way you provide employees with business cars? Or are you more forward looking? Business Car Manager reporter, Matt Morton, analyses the latest report from LeasePlan: Fleet 2020 - Business Car or Business Mobility?
Your next company car - powered by a battery
By Sam Hardy, road test editor, Business Car Manager
COULD your next company car be an electric vehicle? They are closer than you think, says our road test editor Sam Hardy.
New lease opportunities as company cars go green
By Brian Rogerson, motor finance writer, Business Car Manager
THERE'S a significant opportunity for small businesses to cut their business car costs by adopting a greener company car policy along with contract hire. Brian Rogerson reports.
Audi e-tron - it's why the future is electrifying
By Sam Hardy, road test editor, Business Car Manager
SO WHAT'S it like to drive an electric car? In fact, what's it like to drive an electric supercar? Road test editor Sam Hardy reports from the wheel of Audi's futuristic e-tron.
Expert view: spotlight on the Skoda Superb Estate
by Jason King, head of market intelligence, Glass's Guide
QUITE how 'superb' is the Skoda Superb Estate? Jason King, the head of market intelligence at Glass's Guide, delivers his verdict.
Efficient driving – saves you money
By Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager
CHANGING your driving style can make a fundamental difference to your fuel bill – and your safety, argues Business Car Manager's editor, Ralph Morton.
Understanding 'grey' business car safety issues
By Nick Mills, managing director, InStar
DESPITE ongoing publicity surrounding the revisions to the corporate manslaughter act which came into force in April 2008, many companies, particularly SMEs, are failing to review, implement and communicate an effective Work Related Road Safety (WRRS) policy. InStar's managing director, Nick Mills, reports.
Ford steals limelight at Detroit show
By the Headlineauto news agency at the Detroit Motor Show
WHAT has a US motor show got to do with the UK? Ford, that's what. Here's a special report from the Headlineauto news agency.
A new dawn for the small business/broker relationship
By Brian Rogerson, motor finance writer, Business Car Manager
FINANCE and car leasing brokers will play a pivotal role in helping small companies emerge from the recession. Brian Rogerson reports.
Lifestyle leasing
By Paul Ashton, managing director, Equalease
SMALL businesses can plug into the benefits of regularly swapping cars thanks to the arrival of medium term company car leasing.
Small family-owned firms prove to be the business
By Mike Bowman, head of MORE TH>N Business
THOSE small family-owned businesses are experiencing a surge in popularity as economy looks to recover, says Mike Bowman, head of MORE TH>N Business.
Tackling the issue of private cars on business
By Malcolm Noyle, managing director, Noyle Fleet Solutions
MALCOLM Noyle, managing director of Noyle Fleet Solutions looks at the issue of private owned cars used on business – often referred to as the 'grey fleet'.
Personal Contract Purchase: does it work for you?
By Brian Rogerson, motor finance writer, Business Car Manager
PERSONAL Contract Purchase – also known as PCP – was Ford's baby. And it's still going strong after 17 years, reports Brian Rogerson, our motor finance writer.
