Mike Lloyd | Business Motoring

The Business Motoring Week, January 19, 2018

19 January 2018

What car do you want in 2018? There’s plenty to choose from but will you lease or will you subscribe? Plus Software as a Service fleet management for SMEs –

What is contract hire with maintenance?

24 March 2016

If you think a maintenance contract is just an expensive way to pay for servicing, think again explains Central Contracts

What is a leasing broker?

2 October 2015

A LEASING BROKER is an intermediary who sits between the customer, the motor manufacturers and the vehicle funders. A broker marries the best available vehicle prices with the best available

Thirty years of Network brokers: what it means to you

9 February 2015

THE Network franchisee system for business car leasing brokers is now 30 years old. Is this important? Business Car Manager editor, Ralph Morton, files this special report on what the

What is contract hire?

12 June 2013

CONTRACT hire is the most popular way of leasing a business car. More than half of all new company cars registered each year are funded using contract hire leasing. So

550 – Recession? No chance

1 February 2011

YESTERDAY, I was quite rightly taken to task for my editorial in the last Business Car Manager e-zine, issue 92, suggesting the economy had slipped back into recession. It hasn’t,

542 – Business on the upturn

7 January 2011

Central Contracts’ Mike Lloyd: experiencing business upswing Editor’s Blog on increasing business confidence in the Midlands I SPOKE today – albeit briefly – to the ever chipper Mike Lloyd, boss

How do you work out company car tax?

1 September 2010

Benefit-in-kind payments on company cars I’VE been given a company car for the first time – a BMW 320d EfficientDynamics. I’m excited about getting the car, but I don’t fully

384 – Mobile broadband gets poor reception

5 February 2010

Mike Lloyd from Central Contracts: forward-thinking staff motivation Business Car Manager: Editor’s Blog TOOK the train up to Central Contracts to visit md Mike Lloyd and his team in their

329 – Business on the up

29 October 2009

ACCORDING to some data from Experian, micro businesses – those with one to nine employees – have managed to get through the recession with remarkably fewer insolvencies compared to other

Lombard ditches car leasing brokers

1 October 2009

Less choice for your next car deal LOMBARD, for so long the darling of car leasing brokers – the division of RBS regularly won awards for its support of the

277 – Is business getting more confident?

21 August 2009

Business car orders rising I WAS talking to Mike Lloyd, boss of Central Contracts yesterday. Central Contracts is a BVRLA-accredited car leasing broker. Its key business is providing advice –

255 – Top 10 contract hire offers

18 July 2009

I WAS having a quick peek at the Central Contracts’ website this morning. I like to have a look around those good BVRLA-approved car leasing broker sites, especially as owner

164 – Launch of Managing Your Company Cars: Expert Opinion

8 April 2009

Yesterday I had a great drive down to Buckingham University. It was a beautiful spring day, just right for heading off the motorway and re-tracing my old route to Silverstone

40 – Central Contracts moves upscale

1 July 2008

Opening ceremony performed by BVRLA’s John Lewis (left), with Central Contracts’ directors Mike Lloyd (middle) and Marc Hallsworth BVRLA boss opens new building Mike Lloyd, who runs BVRLA approved leasing

24 – Corporate Manslaughter advice

10 April 2008

Safety on the road: new law for businesses What are the compliance issues with Corporate Manslaughter? It’s finally happened: the Corporate Manslaughter Act is with us. It’s been put off,

What can a car broker do for you?

25 October 2007

Brokers are ideally positioned to help small businesses with car purchase or leasing. Brian Rogerson explains.

What is a car leasing broker?

1 February 2007

There are thousands of brokers offering tempting deals. But what is a broker? What do they do? Are they worth using? And what are the pitfalls? Mike Lloyd, managing director

Low cost duty of care compliance programme

30 November 1999

A new scheme has been launched by BVRLA-approved car leasing broker Central Contracts. The duty of care product helps small businesses tackle motoring related health and safety issues.

Called Fleet Monitor,

Changes to car funding market will strengthen sector