Special Reports
What should I know about a finance lease?
By Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager
WHAT is a finance lease? Would it suit your SME business? Is a finance lease only for van operators or would it benefit an SME fleet too? Editor Ralph Morton files this special report on the benefits - and drawbacks - of finance lease and your business vehicles.
Is parking your crunch time?
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
PARKING: for some business drivers it's simple; for others it's a nightmare - and can mean expensive damage to your car. The IAM's Caroline Holmes provides this report on how to minimise car parking damage.
The personal treatment for business users
By Ralph Morton in conversation with Selwyn Cooper, national corporate operations manager, Volvo
SME business customers, along with low emissions cars with low company car tax, are at the heart of what Volvo business sales are all about, says Volvo's Selwyn Cooper.
Avoiding whiplash injuries while driving on business
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
WHIPLASH injuries can cause terrible hurt - but how can you minimise the possibility of being injured like this. The IAM's Caroline Holmes has this advice for business car drivers.
Safer driving in the dark
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
DRIVING at night can mean less traffic and better average journey times for business car drivers. But it brings its own hazards as well. The IAM's Caroline Holmes provides these tips for driving in the dark.
Join William Hague in the pool car club
By Ralph Morton, editor
THE Foreign Secretary William Hague has lost the use of his ministerial car - and will now have to use public transport or a pool car to save tax payers' money. Should your business follow suit? And what is a pool car anyway? Editor Ralph Morton reports
Save money while you drive
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
SMARTER driving can cut carbon emissions and save you money, including some 15 per cent on fuel alone. Whatever type of business vehicle you drive - car or van - it's time to get into the green driving habit, says the IAM's Caroline Holmes
Look and learn
By Ralph Morton, editor
BEST business practice from larger fleets can be useful in helping SME firms run their fleets of company cars and vans more efficiently. Editor Ralph Morton analyses the latest survey of Alphabet customers to find useful pointers for SME business car managers.
Make a new gears resolution
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
WHAT are you doing as part of your new year's resolution for 2012? The IAM's Caroline Holmes suggests some simple changes to driving style will help all business car drivers however skilled.
The rise of the company car in 2012
By Ian Hughes, commercial director, Zenith
THE company car has been growing in popularity. Ian Hughes from Zenith expects this trend will continue in 2012. Here's why.
Hold on in high winds
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
HIGH winds can rip roofs off houses, turn your umbrella inside out, catapult dustbins down the road - and present a real driving hazard if you're not prepared when you get blown sideways in your car. The IAM's Caroline Holmes provides this report on navigating your business car through high winds.
Don't give your Christmas presents to the car thieves
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
THE IAM's Caroline Holmes files this special report on preventing car crime in the run up to Christmas.
Ten key business car trends for 2012
By Roddy Graham, Leasedrive Group
RODDY Graham, commercial director of the Leasedrive, the UK's largest independent privately-owned vehicle management group, gazes into is crystal ball for ten key trends for 2012.
How to make your licence survive Christmas
By Caroline Holmes, IAM
IAM'S Caroline Holmes explains why business car drivers should keep the Christmas cheer for when they are not driving. Including the morning after.
Why company cars are regaining importance
By Gary Killeen, commercial director of GE Capital Fleet Services
IN the latest research from GE's Company Car Trends, there's a marked increase since end of the recession in the appeal of company cars. Commercial director of GE Capital Fleet Services, Gary Killeen, explains more.
