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BIK CHANGE BREAKDOWN

Company-car tax changes from Budget 2014 summarised

FIRST DRIVE

MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV How will the claimed fuel economy figure of 148mpg measure up?

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COMMENT

NEWS

INSURANCE

HGV Road User Levy comes into effect As from 1 April, foreign truckers will have to pay to travel on UK roads.

Up until this point, UK registered lorries travelling in Europe were required to pay tolls and levies when delivering goods, but foreign drivers in the UK were not.

All lorries weighing more than 12 tonnes will need to pay the levy, costing £10 a day or £1,000 a year. UK hauliers will have to pay the levy as well, but will be able to pay it at the same time as their vehicle excise duty, which will have been reduced to compensate for the fee.

The Department for Transport claims that more than 90 per cent of heavy goods vehicles will not see a rise in cost.

Jay Parmar, the BVRLA’s legal and policy director, commented: “This levy will help redress the unfair competition that UK hauliers have faced from their European counterparts, but it is vital that the new regime is robustly enforced across the UK.” Read the full story on page 13.

Following on from last month’s Budget, ACFO’s chairman Damien James gives a break down on what the BIK changes will mean for fleets on page 17, and on page 22, Allan Briscoe shares advice on how fleets

can keep their insurance spend to a minimum.

We also preview this month’s Commercial Vehicle Show and find out what exciting new launches will be present on page 27.

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Contents GreenFleet 73 09 News

£31 million scheme to drive hydrogen forward; First all-electric vehicle street created; HGV Road User Levy now live

17 Finance 09

ACFO’s chairman Damien James summarises the company car tax changes from Chancellor George Osborne’s 2014 Budget

With a fuel economy figure of 148mpg and emissions of 44g/km Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid electric version of its Outlander SUV should spark considerable interest with fleets

22 Insurance

37 Road test: SEAT Leon SE Ecomotive

27 2014 CV Show

38 Product Finder

With motor fleet premiums usually representing a high percentage of overall insurance spend, are there ways to keep costs down?

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35 Road test: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

The road freight transport and logistics industry will be at the 2014 CV show

Economical, well-equipped and nicely built. These are just some of the jewels in the SEAT Leon SE Ecomotive 1.6 TDI’s eco car crown

Products and services for the fleet market

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The E-Class.

CO2 from 109g /km.*

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The numbers work.

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extra urban 36.2 (7.8) –70.6 (4.0), combined 28.3 (10.0) –68.9 (4.1). CO2 emissions: 234 –109 g/km. Official EU-regulated test data are provided for automatic transmission and optional metallic paint at £645.00 (OTR price includes VAT, delivery, 12 months’ Road Fund Licence, number plates, first registration fee and fuel). Some combinations of features/options may not

NEWS

News in brief ALTERNATIVE FUELS

£31 million scheme to drive hydrogen forward A scheme which aims to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe has been launched in the capital.

Vehicle manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers, energy consultancies and the Mayor of London’s Office have signed up to the HyFive project, which will see 110 hydrogen vehicles deployed across Europe, as well as the development of several refuelling stations, including three in London.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: “To sell this technology we need to show Londoners and the wider world that it is not science fiction.

By building the vehicles and the filling stations

and allowing people to kick the tyres we will be able to demonstrate that hydrogen is a viable option and that London is at the forefront of efforts to make it so.”

The Mayor of London’s Office is coordinating project, which has been signed up to by manufacturers BMW, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota who are working on developing hydrogen powered fuel cell cars.

Aside from London, Filling stations will be built in Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Austria and Italy.

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Electric vehicles must generate noise by 2019 The European Parliament has said that electric and hybrid cars must emit artificial engine noises to make roads safer for pedestrians, especially those with vision problems. According to the new rules, new electric and hybrid models will have to produce sound by 2019, as will all new alternative fuel vehicles by 2021.

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Study looks into solar biofuel potential

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

UK motorway to test wireless charging of electric vehicles on the move The Highways Agency (HA) is to enable a motorway in England to provide wireless inductive charging to moving electric vehicles. This will be the first time dynamic, as opposed static charging will be trialled in the UK. The HA has not yet revealed the date and location of the trial, but has said that the criteria for system adoption include cost-effective maintenance, resistance to

vibration and weather, and the ability to receive charge while travelling at high speeds.

The supposed benefits of dynamic charging include extended range and smaller batteries.

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Scientists at Stanford University have said that growing certain plants alongside photovoltaic panels could make it possible for solar farms to produce biofuel crops. The researchers say that this would provide the biggest benefits in arid regions like the southwestern United States, where the land is difficult to cultivate but where plants such as the agave grow which can be used to produce ethanol.

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EU Transport Scoreboard published

First all-electric vehicle street created The UK’s first road of electric cars has been created in Marlow as part of the ‘My Electric Avenue’ project, which aims to assess the impact of EV charging on the grid.

Nine neighbours will receive delivery of their all-electric Nissan LEAFs to use over 18 months in order to test a new technology that will monitor and control the electricity demand from charging electric cars. Charging will be controlled to avoid underground cables, overhead lines and substations being overloaded. The trial aims to identify alternatives to digging up roads to install electric cables with higher capacity. One of the trial participants, Caroline Birkbeck, says: “I’m delighted to be part of this trial, it’s already showing that electric vehicles are an ideal form of transport today, and they are likely to become even more popular as their technology develops in the future.”

The European Commission has published the first Transport Scoreboard for member countries, ranking their progress in areas such as infrastructure, environmental impact and safety.

Figures for the road transport scores used figures from the European Environment Agency concerning the average emissions of new passenger cars. Denmark was the top performer in this area, while countries like Latvia and Bulgaria received some of the worst scores for road emissions.

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Global electric car sales increase significantly over three years Academics at the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) have said that global sales of electric cars have doubled every year for the past three years, from almost 100,000 on the roads in 2012 to around 405,000 this year.

The research suggests that the demand is highest in the US, Japan and China, with European countries like France and Norway catching up.

Countries with government incentives in place had the most electric vehicles on the roads.

Professor Werner Tillmetz

of ZSW said that the fact that battery production is concentrated in Asian countries is holding back progress in European countries such as Germany: “Most car batteries come from Japan and South Korea. If Germany wants to secure batteries’ big share of the value-added, there will have to be a coordinated strategic effort to establish a German production.”

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£11m fund for green vehicle projects The Technology Strategy Board has awarded five carbon reduction projects a share of an £11 million fund. It is hoped that the award will advance green technologies for cars and commercial vehicles.

The projects focus on areas such as waste heat recovery

systems for commercial vehicles.

Iain Gray, chief executive of the Technology Strategy Board, said: “We want to ensure that the UK is a global leader in low carbon transport technology, by bringing businesses together to work on ground-breaking projects to reduce emissions.”

FREIGHT

European Parliament votes for new lorry design Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted through a motion to make lorries safer and run more efficiently, with 570 MEPs voting to pass the bill and 88 against. This followed a March vote from the EP Transport Committee in favour of the new rules.

Under the new rules, lorries will be required to have larger windows and a more rounded ‘nose’ shaped front rather than the current ‘brick’ design. It is claimed that these changes will reduce the ‘blind spot’ in drivers’ vision, making the roads safer for cyclists, and that they will make vehicles more fuel-efficient.

The rule must be backed by all 28 EU member

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states before it passes into law. If it is passed, it will become compulsory for lorry manufacturers to implement the design in seven years.

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LowCVP’s Andy Eastlake 2014: the year to invest I write this as we wrap up our very successful event with Sustainability Hub on ‘Green and Growth, we can have both’ with a keynote from Danny Alexander and a networking address from Iain Wright. The event highlighted the broad support given to our automotive industry and how important this has been in creating the environment for stability through the most challenging economic period, as an example to other sectors.

But a real message that came through is how we must use the sound footing we now have, to push forward the messages and investment needed to create the ‘environmental economy’. The latest report from the IPCC again shows how vital it is that we redouble our efforts to reduce carbon emissions as we emerge from the recession.

For the LowCVP this means greater activity in our communications programme, so we are putting together the final details for our Annual Conference, to be held on 15 July in Central London. We have also just announced our collaboration with Cenex to hold the LowCVP Low Carbon Champions Awards at the inaugural LCV dinner in September. For us these two events provide the basis to communicate the excellent progress made within our industry by individuals and companies across every area, to celebrate those successes and share the latest knowledge.

To support our conference and to provide evidence about how the focus on low carbon policies can benefit companies and the UK commercially, as well as environmentally, the LowCVP has launched a call for evidence to inform the study on UK automotive sector investment, analysing the impacts of policies on investment decisions. The outcome of the study will be presented as the centrepiece of the Annual Conference.

The study will, we hope, help to inform policy development in the future and encourage the continued (and increased?) support to low carbon vehicles and fuels which we all need.

Consultancy E4tech and the Automotive Industry Research Centre, Cardiff Business School (CAIR) have been selected to undertake this research project following a competitive tender process. The study is supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Greener Journeys.

The project advisory panel also includes representatives of the SMMT, European Climate Foundation, Cambridge Judge Business School, LowCVP and two independent consultants with wide-ranging experience in the sector.

The call takes the form of an on-line questionnaire, which takes no more than 15 minutes to complete.

With this report and through our work programme and communications this year, we really do believe that we can show how 2014 is the year for everyone to invest in low carbon vehicles and fuels.

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HGV Road User Levy comes into effect

Lower fuel duties could boost economy, Treasury report finds

Foreign-registered lorries will now have to pay to travel on UK roads, as from 1 April 2014.

Previously, lorry drivers who work in Europe have been required to pay tolls and levies when delivering goods but foreign drivers haven’t had to do the same here.

The time-based charge will be applied to all lorries weighing more than 12 tonnes, costing £10 a day or £1,000 a year. UK hauliers will have to pay the levy as well, but will be able to pay it at the same time and in the same transaction as their vehicle excise duty (VED).

VED has been reduced to compensate UK hauliers and the Department for Transport

claims that more than 90% of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) will not see costs rise.

Karen Dee, the Freight Transport Association’s director of policy said: “FTA has consistently supported the introduction of the HGV Road User Levy. Until now operators of foreign HGVs have paid nothing in UK taxes. They pay vehicle tax in their own country, and buy low-taxed diesel before entering the UK, and in so doing save up to £200 on a full tank of fuel.

“The levy won’t fully redress this imbalance in costs, but it does create a fairer arrangement for UK operators.”

ALTERNATIVE FUELS

Liquid air could cut road emissions, report finds The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) has published a report indicating that liquid air could have advantages over electric and hydrogen-powered engines in reducing carbon emissions from road transport.

The report ‘Energy Carriers for Powertrains’ sets out ways to meet the EU’s emission goals.

It says that liquid air is “an adaptable energy vector which can be created and consumed using traditional mechanical

engineering technologies, stored safely in un-pressurised containers, and made from a free abundant raw material.”

The researchers conclude: “Research work on split cycle concepts mixing both internal combustion and liquid air injection has also shown the potential for thermal efficiencies of around 60 per cent. Zero-emission applications as a primary source is certainly of interest in urban scenarios for light duty, short range applications.”

NEWS

FREIGHT

The Treasury has published a report on the government’s freezing of fuel duty and the effects future reductions could have. It argues that lower duties could help boost the UK economy.

The ‘Analysis of the dynamic effects of fuel duty reduction’ report says that while fuel taxes support public finances, price increases don’t reduce consumption significantly, meaning the tax fails in its aim to curb motor use. It goes on to say that lowering duty could reduce fleets’ operating costs, thereby stimulating extra productivity and therefore economic growth.

The Freight Transport Association’s chief executive Theo de Pencier said: “The FTA is pleased that the Treasury has accepted our key arguments that fuel duty can be cut without harming the economy.

“From the conclusions in this report today, it does appear as though the chancellor has caught up with our findings, and there is now every chance for him to go further and boost growth by cutting three pence per litre from current rates.”

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EVENT PREVIEW

Over 50 zero and low-emission vehicles available to drive at GreenFleet Scotland this April GreenFleet Scotland is returning to Ingliston on Friday April 25 and will once again give fleet managers the chance to test drive a whole range of electric cars and vans, low emission diesels, and hybrids.

Last year, GreenFleet Scotland was one of the first events in Scotland to have the BMW i3 on show. While it was a static display, this year visitors will be able to get behind the wheel to find out how this award-winning vehicle performs.

Also on show will be the Tesla Model S, hailed as the world’s first premium electric car, which has been designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle. It has a range of around 300 miles and can do 0-62mph in 4.2 seconds with a top speed of 130mph. Special glass keeps the cabin at a comfortable temperature and every millimetre of the car is designed to reduce drag, including the handles that retract into the door. It also has two extra seats in the rear as an option, offering the flexibility of a seven-seater luxury car.

Tesla Model S

Alongside stars like this is a myriad of incredibly efficient cars and vans, like the attractive Renault Zoe, as well as the commercial Kangoo and the iconic Twizy, Vauxhall’s popular range-extending Ampera, Peugeot’s Partner electric van and Citroen’s Berlingo electric.

And Nissan is also showcasing its new eNV200 all-electric light commercial.

For the first time ever, Audi will feature at the event with their A4, A6 and Q3 – green models that bring the emissions

right down as low as 117g/km in the A6. And, of course, Toyota and Lexus will showcase their ground-breaking hybrid models that have done so much to revolutionise the industry.

As well as the high-tech and futuristic vehicles, there will be a whole host of experts on hand with advice, as well as a chance to see how green your driving really is.

For the first time, the event will be open to the public the day after the fleet event, on Saturday 26 April, re-branded as Evolution. Event manager Colin Boyton said: “It was clear last year that there was lots of interest from members of the public, as well as professionals, and now the show has just naturally evolved intro a two-day event with the second day being the open day.”

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Chancellor George Osborne’s 2014 Budget included significant changes to company car tax over the next five financial years. Damian James, ACFO Chairman, summarises the key points of interest for fleets

Air quality concerns remain uppermost in the thoughts of Government, which is why in Budget 2014 Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is driving fleets down the ‘green’ road at an ever more rapid speed.

All vehicle-related taxes – company car

benefit-in-kind tax, Vehicle Excise Duty, capital allowances and the lease rental restriction – are all linked to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the Chancellor’s message could not be clearer: choose zero or low emission vehicles or pay the price.

By maintaining a higher threshold differential than was previously announced the Chancellor can claim to be incentivising the take-up of ultra-low emission low emission cars – defined by the Government as those with emissions of 75g/km and below; but the reality is that in choosing such models drivers will still face major increases in their tax bills over the next few years

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Replacement cycles But let’s first look at what the Chancellor announced in this year’s Budget in relation to company car benefit-in-kind tax.

Fleets are extending replacement cycles to cut costs and as a consequence of the ever-increasing reliability of today’s vehicles.

That is why ACFO has been calling on HM Treasury to announce company car benefit-in-kind tax rates further into the future.

Historically we have only known benefit-in-kind tax rates for three years, and occasionally four years, in advance.

However, as businesses have retained company cars into a fourth and even a fifth year in some cases, employers and employees have been left in the dark as to what benefit-in-kind tax bills will be in the final year or two of operation.

Budget 2014 changed that with tax rates now known for the next five years – up to and including 2018/19. ACFO hopes that this five-year benefit-in-kind announcement cycle is retained in future Budgets.

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Vehicle manufacturers have already been introducing a wide range of low emission cars and over the coming months and years the choice will progressively widen.

While the Chancellor did not tinker with Vehicle Excise Duty, capital allowances or the lease rental restriction in this year’s Budget he has announced increases in company car tax over the next five financial years to the end of 2018/19.

Taken at face value it cannot be denied that the increases may appear significant, but ACFO continues to believe that company cars represent good value for money notably when compared with paying tax and National Insurance – a tax in all but name – on salary.

Therefore, it could be that demand for salary sacrifice car schemes across the health sector could rise as employers and staff do the maths and discover that by giving up some of their earnings – and choosing the ‘right’ low emission vehicle – company cars really are a valuable benefit.

BIK changes Benefit-in-kind tax rates up to the end of the 2016/17 financial year were already known.

Changes already announced mean that from April 6, 2015 the introduction of two new company car tax bands at 0-50g/km of CO2 and 51-75g/km of carbon dioxide (CO2); and from April 6, 2016 the removal of the current 3 per cent tax surcharge on diesel company car thereby treating them the same as petrol-engined models for benefit-in-kind purposes. That means drivers of diesel cars with emissions above 75g/km will actually incur the lowest tax bill rises over the next five years.

In the Budget the Chancellor announced that in 2017/18 and 2018/19 the appropriate percentage of list price subject to tax would increase by two percentage points for cars emitting more than 75g/km of CO2, to a maximum of 37 per cent.

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By maintaining a higher threshold differential than was previously announced the Chancellor can claim to be incentivising the take-up of ultra-low emission low emission cars – defined by the Government as those with emissions of 75g/km and below; but the reality is that in choosing such models drivers will still face major increases in their tax bills over the next few years.

For example, an employee choosing a pure electric Nissan Leaf (0g/km) will have 0 per cent tax liability in 2014/15 rising to paying 13 per cent of the model’s P11D value over the next five financial years.

Meanwhile, an employee choosing a Toyota Prius Plug-in hybrid (49g/km) will see their tax charge rise from 5 per cent in 2014/15 to 13 per cent in 2018/19 – an eight percentage point increase and more than doubling their tax liability.

Move up a further tax band threshold and the driver of a Lexus CT200 Hybrid (87g/km) will see the tax charged moving from the 11per cent bracket to the 19per cent bracket over the next five years.

That eight percentage point rise for the Lexus driver is identical to the rise for the employee at the wheel of a Ford Fiesta 1.0 Zetec (99g/km) and for other drivers choosing cars with higher emissions.

to employees and employers alike.

Not only that, but there remains significant concern among employers across the public, private and voluntary sectors in respect of employees driving their own cars on business from a occupational road risk management perspective.

It should be remembered that it is easier to manage a company car from a work-related road risk perspective than a privately-owned car and, in most cases, those vehicles will be more environmentally-friendly because they are newer.

Managing employees’ privately owned cars can be administratively time-consuming for managers with checks on vehicle documents including insurance, services and MoTs having to be routinely undertaken.

Today, an employee paying basic rate tax choosing a Ford Fiesta 1.0 Zetec three-door (99g/km) will pay £249.58 in benefit-in-kind tax (11per cent) rising to £508.82 in 2018/19 (19 per cent).

In the five years 2014/15 to 2018/19 that employee’s total company car tax bill will be £2,008.50. It is impossible for that same employee to buy, maintain and insure the same car at a similar cost.

Therefore, while ACFO acknowledges that benefit-in-kind tax rates will rise over the next five years, employees choosing low emission vehicles will pay a lower rate of benefit-in-kind tax than previously envisaged due to the Chancellor delaying the reduction in differentials between the three lowest CO2 tax thresholds for longer.

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Tax winners However, because the Government has chosen to abolish the diesel tax surcharge in 2016/17 the tax “winners” will be employees at the wheel of diesel models. For example an employee choosing a Peugeot 208 1.6 e-HDi (95g/km) will see their tax charge rising from 15 per cent to 20 per cent over the next five years having actually reduced in 2016/17 compared with 2015/16.

Simultaneously, while employees will see their company car benefit-in-kind tax bills rise employers will incur increases in Class 1A National Insurance contributions, which are due on benefits-in-kind.

Although there has been much focus on the increased taxation of company cars, especially zero and ultra low emission vehicles, it remains ACFO’s belief that company cars continue to offer value

Careful management However, look at the value of a company car another way. The zero-emission electric Nissan Leaf costs £25,990 and in 2014/15 is 0 per cent-rated for benefit-in-kind tax, but that will rise to 13per cent in 2018/19 when the liability for a basic rate taxpayer will be £676 or 2.6 per cent of the value of the car.

Car salary sacrifice schemes are proving to be extremely popular and it could just be that using this mechanism to analyse a car’s value versus the cost of salary could further boost interest in the solution.

After all the cost for a basic rate taxpayer of choosing salary is 32 per cent – tax (20 per cent) and National Insurance (12 per cent). For higher rate taxpayers the effective tax rate of a company car rises from 2.6 per cent to 5.2 per cent, but their tax and NIC liability increases to 42 per cent.

Undoubtedly what is required by fleet decision-makers is the careful management of vehicle choice lists, while keeping a watchful eye on the technology improvements being made by vehicle manufacturers to ensure employee tax bills are kept to a minimum.

Taking that course of action will prove rewarding with tax bills under control and an organisation’s carbon footprint reducing. "

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# thresholds – 0-50g/km and 51-75g/km – and altered the differential between those rates and the 76-94g/km threshold.

In Budget 2013, the Chancellor said that the differential between the 0-50 and 51-75g/km CO2 bands and between the 51-75 and 76-94g/km bands would be three percentage points in 2017/18 reducing to two percentage points in 2018/19.

However, in Budget 2014 he said the differential would be four percentage points and three percentage points respectively reducing to two percentage points in 2019/20.

Other Budget 2014 announcements impacting on fleets Fuel September’s planned 1.6p per litre rise in fuel duty was cancelled.

It means that there will be no rise in fuel duty prior to the 2015 general election.

Vehicle Excise Duty From April 1, 2014 VED rates increased in line with RPI. The Government has frozen VED rates for Euro4 and Euro5 light goods vehicles in 2014/15.

Car fuel benefit charge 2014/15 The fuel benefit charge multiplier for company cars increased from £21,100 in 2013/14 to £21,700 in 2014/15.

Van benefit charge 2014/15 The van benefit-in-kind tax charge increased from £3,000 in 2013/14 to £3,090 in 2014/15.

Van benefit charge on zero-emission vans – for five years until the end of 2014/15 zero-emission vans are exempt from benefit-in-kind tax.

However, from 2015/16 the charge paid by zero-emission vans will be 20 per cent of the rate paid by conventionally fuelled vans, followed by 40per cent in 2016/17, 60 per cent in 2017/18, 80 per cent in 2018/19 and 90 per cent in 2019/ 20, with the rates equalised in 2020/21. The Government says it will review van benefit charge support for zero-emission vans in light of market developments at Budget 2016.

Van fuel benefit charge 2014/15 From April 6, 2014 the van fuel benefit charge multiplier increased from £564 to £581.

Enhanced Capital Allowances For zero-emission goods vehicles have been extended to April 2018.

However, to comply with European Union state aid rules the availability of the allowance is limited to organisations that do not claim the Government’s Plug-in Van Grant.

Road repairs The Chancellor announced a £200 million “potholes challenge fund”. Billed as “emergency funding”, local authorities will be able to bid for the cash to repair up to 3.2 million potholes following the winter’s severe weather.

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Sponsored feature

Game changer The new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. ractical, real-world electric motoring in a full SUV, with huge reductions in company car costs and no range anxiety: Mitsubishi’s remarkable new Outlander PHEV has just become the default company car option, irrespective of class.

Ignoring the Outlander PHEV’s company car credentials would be a serious mistake. This one really is a game changer. You owe it to yourself to read at least some of what follows.

Here’s a few Outlander PHEV facts: Price: from £28,249 (post-grant) Benefit in Kind tax rate: 5% Vehicle Excise Duty: £0 London Congestion Charging: £0 CO2 emissions: 44g/km Pure EV range: 32 miles Pure EV + Petrol range: 514 miles These are the sort of numbers a futurologist might tentatively predict for a tiny city car ten years from now. All the more extraordinary, then, that the Outlander PHEV not only achieves these numbers now, in 2014, but that it does so as a lavishly-equipped SUV with no restrictions on interior or boot space.

If you’re a company car user, the benefits of running this new breed of electric hybrid are nothing short of startling. Here’s a taster. The BIK and fuel card tax ratings for similarlysized diesel SUVs are typically 30% or more. For an Outlander PHEV, they are 5%. For company owners and fleet managers choosing Outlander PHEVs,

there’s a 100% Capital Allowance first year write down on the purchase, and lower National Insurance Contributions for PHEV users.

For any driver, Outlander PHEV running costs can be not just low, but radically low. Fuel consumption is incredible. The official EU figure is 148mpg, but if your daily journey is less than 32 miles it could be considerably more than that. Longer journeys, such as a motorway trip can reduce this, but still return impressive figures. Unlike the average electric vehicle, there’s no danger of ‘running out of juice’ as long as you’ve got some petrol in the tank. Here, at last, is a hybrid car that really does offers ultra-cheap motoring without compromise to comfort, practicality or performance, and without the dreaded spectre of range anxiety.

How does it do it?

The PHEV’s secret isn’t under the bonnet.

It’s under the floor. This car was designed from the outset to run on electric power (which also explains the uninterrupted cabin and boot space compared to just about every other EV on the market).

There is a conventional engine up front, a refined, quiet and lightweight 2.0-litre petrol unit, but after that, everything changes. This engine’s primary role isn’t to drive the car but a generator. This charges an array of underfloor batteries powering two direct-drive electric motors: one on the front wheels, the other on the back. As long as there’s sufficient charge in the batteries, the electric motors will work on their own for speeds up to 75mph. If the engine does need to kick in at any point to top up the batteries, it will, but you’re unlikely to

notice it happening. The transition between electric and petrol is uncannily seamless and all but undetectable.

No allowances whatsoever need to be made to your driving style. The car will always choose the most efficient mode for you. Generally, that will be EV mode at lower speeds, and electric motors supported by the engine at higher speeds.

You can dial up a higher rate of battery regeneration by flipping one of the steering wheel paddles to recoup more power during deceleration, which brings the bonus of reducing brake wear. In every other respect, driving a PHEV is exactly like driving a normal SUV, albeit a very comfortable, safe (5-star Euro NCAP rated) and powerful one. From 0-60mph it’s quicker than the already impressively rapid 2.2 diesel auto Outlander, with the instant shove of electric power just a toe-twitch away.

You can let the car look after its own charging through normal driving, charge it by plugging it into a high-speed charger (installed for free* at your house by British Gas), or, if you know you’re going somewhere where the ability to run on EV power would be useful, you can charge the batteries to 80% capacity in just 30 minutes simply by letting the engine idle. You can even remotely control the charging process (and pre-heat or pre-cool the vehicle) through a free-to-download iOS or Android app.

From a full charge, which takes only 3-4 hours from zero (using cheap Economy 7 electricity if you do it overnight), the Outlander PHEV will run for up to 32 miles on electric power alone. So, if your total daily commute is less than, say, 30 miles (which most commutes are), or if it’s less than that distance one way and you have access to a recharging point near your

Sponsored feature work – there are thousands in the UK now – you could in theory find yourself never actually using the PHEV’s petrol engine.

Should you end up in that category of ‘electric-only’ user, there’d be no need to worry about the engine falling into disrepair through sheer lack of use. It stays in good health by starting itself up every now and then.

What we already know about EV power is that it’s quiet. The Outlander is so quiet that an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System chimes in at speeds below 22mph to warn pedestrians of its presence.

The PHEV handles surprisingly well too, thanks in no small part to the lowering of the Outlander’s centre of gravity by the batteries’ underfloor location.

Perhaps the best thing about this extraordinary machine is just how ordinary it is in everyday use. Being a Mitsubishi, it’s a proper offroader running a Super- All Wheel Control (S-AWC) permanent 4WD system with a lock mode for the really gooey stuff.

Towing capacity is an impressive 1500kg. Its 463-litre cargo volume is almost identical to the diesel Outlander’s.

Every Mitsubishi dealer will be able to service the PHEV. You won’t have to search out specialists, as is the norm for many other EVs. There really is no downside to Outlander PHEV ownership.

Or is there?

Mitsubishi Outlander

Honda CR-­V

BMW X3

Audi Q3

Mercedes E-­Class

GX4h Auto

EX Auto

Xdrive SE Auto

S-Line Plus Auto

SE Estate Auto

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£37,899

£33,995

£34,500

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5%

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No, there isn’t.

The price is often the part where things go a bit Pete Tong.

As we all know, electric vehicles and hybrids are expensive, even after you take into account the £5,000 Plug-In Car Grant thrown in by the Government.

But this is another area in which the Outlander PHEV is genuinely exciting.

Because it was designed from day one for this EV application, it passes on no additional development costs to the end user (you). That means Mitsubishi is able to give it a price tag with no hybrid premium.

The GX3 version of the diesel Outlander 2.2 DI-D Auto is £28,249. After the Government grant, the cost of the equivalent GX3h version of the PHEV – which comes with an automatic gearbox, remote-controlled keyless entry, leatherwrapped steering wheel and gear knob, cruise control, dual-zone climate control, automatic headlights and wipers, electric windows, 18-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, rear privacy glass, USB port, iPod compatibility and Bluetooth connection – is £28,249. The same price.

Which is very possibly the most exciting news in motoring so far this year, if not this decade.

Higher specified GX4h and GX4hs versions are also available. If you want an Outlander PHEV, you’ll need to move quickly. It’s already a huge success in mainland Europe – and it’s really not that hard to see why. * Subject to survey

Outlander PHEV range fuel consumption in mpg (ltrs/100km): Full Battery Charge: infinite, Depleted Battery Charge: 48mpg (5.9), Weighted Average: 148mpg (1.9), CO2 Emissions: 44 g/km.

Pop in and see your local dealer for more information or visit

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INSURANCE Written by Allan Briscoe

Positive action against risk With motor fleet premiums usually representing a high percentage of overall insurance spend, are there ways to keep costs to a minimum? Allan Briscoe looks at a risk-based approach

The cost of operating motor vehicles is a major area of expenditure for most organisations, with motor fleet premiums usually representing a high percentage of overall insurance spend. As a legal requirement, apart from the rarely suitable option of going down the deposit or security route, there is no alternative for vehicle operators but to arrange insurance cover to protect against at least third party liabilities, so how can costs be kept to a minimum?

Motor fleet insurance premiums are claims driven and regardless of the level of coverage chosen, deploying an effective strategy aimed at reducing the frequency and cost of incidents is the only way in which total cost of risk will be controlled. It is not just the visible costs of incidents that impact an organisation’s profitability but also hidden costs such as absenteeism, lost productivity, time wasted on unnecessary administration or loss of brand reputation.

These hidden costs will occur regardless of whether the incident involves a company-provided vehicle or a vehicle owned and insured by the employee.

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Risk management Driver buy-in and behaviour will ultimately determine how successful a risk management strategy is.

Instilling a safe driving culture takes time and requires full commitment and support from senior and middle management.

Engaging drivers, asking them to contribute to the development and implementation process, is likely to produce a more successful outcome than simply imposing a set of control measures, some of which may prove ineffective or even impossible to actually put into practice.

Incident reporting, recording and investigation procedures are a very important element of the loss control programme. Timely reporting helps the insurer to mitigate costs and comply with the required claims handling protocols. Thorough investigation of incidents demonstrates to drivers that all occurrences are treated seriously by the organisation and

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not simply regarded as an inevitable consequence of vehicle usage.

Using the findings from investigations to implement actions aimed at preventing reoccurrence, either for the individual driver or the wider driving force, is a crucial and expected measure.

Similarly, encouraging drivers to report any potential risk hazards, such as difficult delivery locations, or ‘near miss’ incidents helps build up a fuller picture of the risks they face on a day-to-day basis.

Recording of full and accurate incident data facilitates ongoing analysis that can help with early identification of adverse and/or worsening trends and multi-incident drivers. This enables possible intervention measures to be identified and, if deemed appropriate, implemented swiftly. The information recorded and reported by insurers and accident management companies can usually be tailored to the requirements of the

Bringing it all together A driver’s incident record (and it is important to know about all incidents not just those occurring during working time) and outputs from in-vehicle technology systems are only two elements of their overall driving profile.

Combining this information with that taken from licence checks, details of any health issues, vehicle type driven, estimated annual mileage, results of any risk assessments undertaken and training completed, provides a more accurate indication of potential risk level. This allows the organisation to focus on those individual deemed to be in the higher risk categories. Most organisations already have a lot of information on individual drivers but don’t always bring it all together. If some of the information isn’t known, a simple driver questionnaire can be used to obtain it.

to project future loss levels. This determines the most likely cost-effective level of risk retention based on the corresponding premium level offered by insurers.

This exercise is relatively easy to undertake where higher than current levels of retention are being considered, as adequate data is usually available from insurers. However, where lesser levels of self-insurance are to be assessed, data on losses within the current retention level is required from the fleet operator and it is surprising how man organisations currently struggle to provide this.

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operational costs, using output reports from measurements of things such as speed driven, heavy acceleration, harsh braking, excessive idling and general fuel consumption, can help convince drivers that they need to change driving behaviours when compared to their peers. There appears to be far less resistance amongst drivers to the use of such devices than was previously the case. Indeed the younger generation seem keen to embrace the technology and have a better understanding of the benefits that can be derived.

Your insurance broker should be able to help you organise the fitting of the device.

Evidence provided by the systems, whether it be confirmation of a vehicle’s location or the pictures captured by visual devices, can be invaluable in defending disputed liability, exaggerated or simply fraudulent claims. This cuts out unnecessary and unwarranted costs for both the insurer and the vehicle operator and is definitely a positive benefit to drivers who might otherwise be wrongly held responsible for an incident.

Weighing it all up Whilst retaining more risk will result in lower insurance premiums and reduced insurance premium tax, this obviously has to be offset against the additional cost of claims that the operator will incur themselves.

Also, other extra outlays, such as increased claims handling fees or the possible need for letters of credit, need to be factored into comparable calculations.

Past loss history cannot of course guarantee what future results will be.

There is a possibility that overall programme costs may be higher if the claims experience turns out to be worse than anticipated and for this reason, ‘stop loss’ protection can usually be built into the programme, self-retention, thereby limiting the organisation’s aggregated exposure to a maximum amount in any one year.

Cost is often cited as a barrier to implementing workable and effective control measures. However, insurers are generally becoming more receptive to requests to contribute towards such cost provided they can see evidence of positive actions being taken to improve the risk. In the long term, the return on investment will invariably outweigh implementation costs and from a duty

A driver’s incident record and outputs from in-vehicle technology systems are only two elements of their overall driving profile.

Combining this information with that taken from licence checks, details of any health issues, vehicle type driven, estimated annual mileage, results of any risk assessments undertaken and training completed, provides a more accurate indication of potential risk level particular client and need not be too detailed.

As long as the incident date, driver name, vehicle registration, incident circumstances and financials are recorded, that is sufficient for meaningful analysis to be undertaken.

It is important that the same criteria be used to record details of self-funded losses, so that the two data sets can be easily combined and the full cost of risk quantified.

Technology Advances in technology are undoubtedly making vehicles safer, cleaner and more efficient to run. As well as helping to reduce

Improving the claims record of the fleet will not only lead to lower premiums but also provide a more stable platform for assessing future programme design options. This is usually a move to a higher level of self-insurance.

Purchasing cover for own vehicle damage is of course purely optional but whilst third party cover is a compulsory requirement, it is possible for companies to ‘self-insure’ a certain proportion of the risk through a reimbursement arrangement with insurers.

Apart from analysing claims data to identify adverse trends, a good insurance broker will use historical claims information

of care perspective, this is an issue that fleet operators just cannot afford to ignore.

Your insurance broker is ideally placed to work with you with these risk management issues. "

Allan Briscoe is former Chairman of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA)’s motor panel and works for Aon Risk Solutions.

FURTHER INFORMATION www.biba.org.uk

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CUT YOUR FUEL NOT YOUR BOOT SPACE NEW PEUGEOT 308 SW

1.6 BlueHDi 120 FAP 6-speed manual stop start

CO2 MPG

from 85g/km up to 88

Boot space

up to 1775 litres

SMR costs

improved by 11%

SENSATIONS EXTENDED You CAN have it all. The lowest CO2 for this kind of car – and no road tax to pay. The biggest boot in the market, with one-touch folding seats and a flat boot floor. Excellent driving dynamics due to a strong, light chassis. And inside a sleek, technologically-advanced interior including the Peugeot i-Cockpit with 9.7" touchscreen+. The 308 SW is your new business leader. Available to order from 1st May. Find out more by visiting business.peugeot.co.uk/308sw or calling 02476 884 644 for more information.

Official Fuel Consumption in mpg (l/100km) and CO2 emissions (g/km) for the 308 SW range are: Urban 44.8 (6.3) – 78.5 (3.6),

MPG figures are achieved under official EU test conditions, intended as a guide for comparative purposes only, and may not reflect actual on-the-road driving conditions. Model shown is Active e-HDi 115 vs. the New 308 SW Active BlueHDi 120. Independent data sourced from KeeResources’ Kwik Car Cost at 3 years 60,000 miles: April 2014.

NEW PEUGEOT 308 SW

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Extra Urban 68.9 (4.1) – 94.2 (3), Combined 57.6 (4.9) – 88.3 (3.2) and CO2 129-85.

a 308 SW Feline with 18” Saphir alloy wheels. +9.7” touchscreen and satellite navigation available on Active level and above. SMR comparison data shown in the table is based on the 308 SW

Intellitec to showcase its product range at the Commercial Vehicle Show Intellitec have been designing, manufacturing and supplying electrical systems for the specialist vehicle market in the UK for over 16 years.

New product development and investment is the key to the company’s success with the recent introduction of many new products including the new generation Battery Guard 3000 and the iCAN-Pro Telematics system.

The company also offers a range of multiplex control systems (IPLC) that provide task and power management control coupled with full vehicle CAN system integration.

Using IPLC means vehicle converters and end users can benefit from a fully programmable system that meets with the latest vehicle type approvals at an affordable cost, helping fleet engineers and managers meet with ever growing constraints on their budgets.

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The latest offering from Intellitec is the iCAN-Pro Telematics system, a first in its field as it not only interfaces direct with the OEM vehicle CAN system, but also the bodybuilder / converter body electrics.

Offering high quality information such as vehicle journey routes (specific functions on route can be differentiated by colour options on the map).

Vehicle speed, engine RPM, fuel usage and harsh braking to name but a few, are all available from the iCAN-Pro. FURTHER INFORMATION Tel: 0151 482 8970 sales@intellitecmv.com www.intellitecmv.com

TruTac – the expert in tachograph analysis TruTac, the industry expert in tachograph analysis and compliance software, offers a wide range of solutions to help protect your business. Whichever TruTac product you choose, the company guarantee quality service, excellent support and clear pricing.

All software is designed in-house and is scalable to meet your business needs, guaranteeing the same high levels of service regardless of size. TruTac prides itself on using the latest technology to ensure data security and integrity.

Exhibiting on stand 4K60, TruTac will be showcasing an exciting range of software and hardware, including the launch of TruLicence.

The TruLicence system provides UK driving licence checking and monitoring. This essential service is suitable for any company that has employees driving on company business. This compliments TruTac’s wide range of existing compliance software.

The company’s time and

attendance product has been re-launched as TruTime with new reports for easy validation of clocked hours against actual tachograph records. This powerful feature enables easier management of accurate pay records and drivers hours’ verification.

TruTac will also be promoting its range of options for remote tachograph downloading and numerous telematics options, proving how versatile their systems are.

FURTHER INFORMATION Visit TruTac’s stand to see the full product range or for more information call 02476 690000 or email sales@trutac.co.uk

New range of services on display at the CV Show

E3 Technical Trucks – live data for trucks in the UK

Manheim Commercial Vehicles, the UK’s leading CV remarketing business, is introducing its fully-dedicated CV team to visitors at this year’s CV Show.

Headed by the respected CV market commentator, James Davis, the team will be on stand 4J10 to discuss every aspect of the wholesale commercial vehicle sector and exhibit its new range of services.

One of the highlights of the Manheim stand this year is the launch of the new HGV Inspection Platform, which provides detailed ‘inlife’ and ‘end-of-life’ costed damage appraisals, all to trusted BVRLA standards.

Visitors will also be able to see Manheim’s new “Bid or Buy Now” electronic auction platform in full swing with a special timed auction event that lasts the duration of the CV Show. It will feature a star lot that will be sold in aid of the

CarweB are the market leading supplier of vehicle technical data via its E3 Technical Platform.

With a solid foundation providing vehicle technical data for Cars and LCVs CarweB is proud to build on this with the addition of E3 Technical Trucks, the only product available offering live technical data for trucks in the UK. E3 Technical Trucks is a web based application providing essential technical data including service schedules, repair times and wiring diagrams.

Everything a technician needs at workshop level.

All you need to do to access E3 Technical Trucks is key in the vehicle registration number - E3 Technical Trucks will then return technical data specific to that vehicle.

E3 Technical Trucks is supported by a UK based technical data help team which consists of master technicians, ex workshop managers and former roadside patrolmen. The technical team

Manheim Foundation Charity foundation. Visitors keen to experience real-time CV sales in practice can sample Manheim’s constantly evolving Simulcast live auction broadcast channel.

During the 2014 CV Show, live auctions will be beamed into the NEC from various Manheim CV auctions. Tuesday will see vans from Haydock; Wednesday will see vans from Colchester, Glasgow and Washington; Thursday will see vans from Gloucester and trucks from Leeds.

FURTHER INFORMATION For further details visit www.manheimremarketing/ commercials

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are available via email and telephone to assist E3 Technical Truck customers – a unique feature that is included in the cost of the technical data.

E3 Technical Trucks is also available pre-loaded on a market leading WiFi enabled 10” HD Tablet, to ensure your technicians can access the technical data whilst ‘on the move’ in the workshop.

FURTHER INFORMATION For a demonstration of E3 Technical Trucks and to discuss your commercial vehicle technical data requirements please visit us on Stand 3H89 at the CV Show or email sales@e3technical.co.uk

All under one roof, the CV show will host hundreds of exhibitors spanning the whole road freight transport, distribution and logistics supply business

2014 CV SHOW

A commercial showcase

New ts produc that ure will ens s visitors busines pportunity eo Vehicle have the, first hand, manufacturers to se tion to help Vehicle manufacturers p every o operate an exhibiting include Citroën, Fiat them nt fleet Professional, Ford e effici Motor Company, Isuzu,

The largest and most comprehensive road freight transport event staged in Britain, the CV Show caters for every operator’s requirements, from trucks, vans and all types of trailers, through to handling equipment, fuels, telemetry and more.

These new products will ensure that business visitors have the opportunity to see, first hand, every option to help them operate and maintain a safe, efficient and effective fleet. Unrivalled in size, product range and visitor attendance, the CV Show now attracts more than 18,000 high quality visitors, many with serious buying power.

The event runs from Tuesday 29 April to Thursday 1 May at the NEC in Birmingham.

Every aspect of the UK road transport sector will be covered at this year’s show; trucks, including those that are sector-specific such as refrigerated vehicles, curtainsiders, tankers and tippers. The van market also continues to grow and this year it really is a case of ‘all the colours, all the sizes’.

Visitors to the show will also see an extensive range of ancillary suppliers to the industry including products such as handling equipment, insurers, tyres, telematics, training providers, fuels and lubricant suppliers and a whole lot more.

Isuzu Truck, Iveco, MAN, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Renault Trucks, Renault UK, Toyota GB and Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles. Most are planning new additions to their ranges and the CV Show will be a chance for visitors to see them for the first time.

Representing the light commercial sector, Steve Bryant, Vauxhall’s commercial vehicle brand manager said: “Vauxhall is delighted to be back at the UK’s largest Commercial Vehicle Show. The company has always been a big supporter of the CV Show and is very much looking forward to returning to Birmingham in 2014.”

Renault will have its highest-profile presence at this year’s CV Show with a 10 vehicle line-up across one of the largest stands.

Its stand will include an exciting display to support the world launch of its all-new Trafic.

With 1.6 million Trafics sold since 1980, the All-New Trafic will launch in the UK later this year. It is available in a wide range of body styles, including two heights, two lengths, panel van,

crew-van, platform cab and passenger versions, as well as solutions produced by approved converters and Renault Tech.

This range is available in two versions: a single variable geometry turbo, yielding 15 per cent better fuel economy than the current model and a twin-turbo with combined fuel economy exceeding 47mpg.

Body trailers In addition to vehicle manufacturers, many bodywork and trailer builders will also be using the CV Show as their shop window.

These include Al-Ko Kober, Cartwright, GM Coachwork, Lawrence David, Magyar, Maisonneuve, Maxi-Low, Montracon, Road Tankers Northern, SDC Trailers, SOMI Trailers, Strongs Plastic Products and Whale Tankers.

The CV Show also includes the Cool Pavilion, offering visitors a wide variety of refrigerated products and services. Gray and !

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Multihaul – the complete haulage and waste management solution

Remove Nitrous Oxide (NOx) emissions from diesel engines with GreenoxAdBlue®

The dataflow Multihaul is the complete haulage and waste management solution covering integrated traffic office, warehousing, workshop, web portal, digital signature capture and tracking, accounting and payroll systems.

From the initial order to traffic office, delivery and invoicing through to the fully integrated dataflow back office accounts, to give you profit and loss by job, vehicle, trailer etc., Multihaul provides the complete solution.

Whether you run a small or large traffic office, Multihaul will control the input of jobs, load details, allocation of vehicles, trailers and drivers. Collection and delivery addresses can be free typed or quickly populated from short keys and look-up tables.

The dataflow Multihaul Web Gateway has an ‘ease of use’ functionality that allows customers to view and create their own jobs directly in the

Greenox return to the Commercial Vehicle Show this year to meet with operators of AdBlue vehicles and discuss the best way to handle, store and source this essential high purity operating fluid. With all vehicle manufacturers now using AdBlue as the preferred way to achieve stringent Euro 6 emission standards, now is the time to consider upgrading site storage facilities and the Greenox team will be demonstrating the latest developments in storage equipment including bulk tanks and IBC dispensers.

We also provide advice on how to identify genuine AdBlue suppliers, the importance of sourcing AdBlue that has been properly analysed to the ISO22241 standard (the minimum necessary to prevent catalyst damage) and how to ensure that what you put in your vehicle has

Gateway, whilst the haulier can monitor the status of all jobs on the system.

The Gateway can stand alone, or it can be easily incorporated into the haulier’s existing web site. It securely accesses the Multihaul database, allowing customers to instantly see any changes to their jobs.

With 31 years of software development and support Multihaul can help you manage your business more efficiently, increase revenue and reduce cost in today’s competitive market.

FURTHER INFORMATION Contact: Bobby McMenemy Tel: 0845 456 1020 info@dataflow.co.uk www.dataflow.co.uk

been correctly handled throughout the supply chain.

Greenox AdBlue is manufactured and distributed in the UK by the Tennant Group, the UK’s leading independent AdBlue producer. Established in 1797, Tennants is an experienced and trusted manufacturer of speciality chemicals with locations and distribution facilities nationwide including a fleet of dedicated AdBlue tankers and packaged goods vehicles. Greenox AdBlue is supplied nationwide in all formats including full and part bulk tankers, IBCs, 205-litre barrels and cans.

FURTHER INFORMATION Tel: 0161 205 4454 www.greenoxadblue.co.uk

Cloud based intelligence software from Telogis

In-vehicle media holders for every application

Telogis provides a cloud-based location intelligence software platform that has a transformative effect on the way businesses optimise their mobile workforces, assets and critical data.

The Telogis platform delivers mission-critical, actionable information for companies with mobile workforces and continues to set the standard for global location intelligence.

Telogis provides mobile enterprises with one platform that includes advanced telematics (Telogis Fleet), mobility (Telogis Navigation), Telogis mobile applications, territory planning and route optimisation (Telogis Route), work order management and configurable job forms (Telogis Progression) and developer tools (Telogis Platform Tools).

Any organisation that has workers outside of the four walls faces significant costs for fuel and maintenance.

Nemesis is one of three UK distributors for Panavise – the innovative US holders company.

The range includes a host of products including window mounts, pedestal mounts and flexible mounts for all in-vehicle media requirements.

Highlights from the range includes the 809 series single window mount and the 13166 double mount for super heavy duty applications. Both products are fitted with the standard AMPS plate, which is compatible with a wide variety of electronics and accessories.

The 13166 has two powerful suction pads and the 809 has a single suction pad which attaches to any smooth, flat, non-porous surface including windscreens

By installing location-intelligent solutions, companies can analyse when and where its vehicles are used, and how they are being driven.

This gives the organisation the information it requires to improve asset utilisation, fuel consumption, and delivery schedules, ensuring that its fleet has the best possible environmental credentials.

Telogis has a consistent track record of global growth and innovation, and we continue to build a world-class list of enterprise customers by providing exceptional products and service.

FURTHER INFORMATION www.telogis.co.uk

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and windows and has a full range of motion. Both products include a ratcheted arm that has 140° vertical motion, with a knob to lock the arm into place.

The suction pad(s) are 86.4mm (3.4”) in diameter and the overall length is approximately 114.3mm (4.5”). The 809 model is recommended for electronics weighing up to 1.4kg, and the 13166 model is capable of securing products weighing up to 5kg.

2014 Commercial Vehicle show visitors are invited to join the Nemesis team on stand 5J94 where information is available on the latest in-vehicle device mount technology.

FURTHER INFORMATION www.nemesisb2b.com

Research on fuel management This year’s Commercial Vehicle Show will see Shell unveil the results of new independent research looking into the fuel management practices of more than 200 managers of UK-based road haulage operators. The report will be available from the euroShell card stand.

The Fuel Matters 2014 study will reveal the most common techniques used by road haulage managers to reduce fuel consumption as well as their opinion on the greatest opportunities to enhance savings. It will also highlight what they believe are the most significant barriers to improving fuel management practices and what needs to be done to address them.

Phil Williams, head of Shell Commercial Fleet UK, said: “Fuel management is an important job for fleet managers as it contributes significantly to operating costs.

Environmental credentials are also becoming an increasingly regular feature in customer tenders. Despite this, road haulage managers are telling us there’s little information on the topic readily available and they need help. We commissioned this market research to address this and we hope road haulage managers will find the results useful for tackling this important challenge.”

Prepare for growth Transport and logistics experts at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks say that road transport firms need to be looking at expansion opportunities now in a bid to capitalise on the expected growth in the industry in the year ahead.

Matt Smith, head of transport, believes

This year’s Commercial Vehicle Show will see Shell unveil the results of new independent research looking into the fuel management practices of more than 200 managers of UK-based road haulage operators. The report will be available from the euroShell card stand that as official economic indicators show an increase in GDP, road hauliers, transport providers and others involved in the supply chain should be gearing up for increased activity. He said: “In recent years, the road haulage and transport sectors have not had their challenges to seek. The recession saw a marked decrease in the number of HGV miles covered as spending retracted.”

Fuel price volatility has reduced in the last 12 months. However, operators and customers should formalise fuel surcharge agreements now to avoid future margin pressures.

Matt continued: “Fuel continues to be a large cost for road transport providers so it is important to have some degree of foresight and control over costs.

We have experienced greater demand for fuel hedging products, particularly from tourism operators or public transport”.

Economic conditions mean that operators have delayed investment in renewal of their fleets and the average fleet age has crept up in an effort to preserve cash. However, Matt believes the trend is reversing.

“We’re working with a growing number of customers who are putting in place lines of credit to renew and increase fleets, preparing themselves for increased activity

2014 CV SHOW

# Adams, Paneltex, Quinn Vehicles and Solomon Commercials have booked stands, as well as specialist refrigeration equipment suppliers Frigoblock and Thermo King.

levels or servicing new contracts.”

Representatives from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks will be available to discuss these topics on Stand 3E85.

Cutting costs with telematics Key among the many issues affecting the commercial vehicle industry is operating costs. Fuel, maintenance, driver safety, communications all mean money and, for today’s commercial vehicle operator, telematics can go a long way towards making every penny count.

Once the realm of the big fleet operator, telematics systems are now accessible to everyone and, by their very nature, can be tailored to any company, large or small.

Whether it’s vehicle tracking, tachograph analysis, fuel economy or a fully integrated package that you’re after which covers every area of operation, exhibitors at the CV Show will have something to suit every buyer.

Karen Crispe, managing director of tachograph legislation experts Tachodisc, is a long-time exhibitor and great supporter of the show.

“The CV Show has become the main event of the CV industry calendar,” she said.

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Maintenance advice The CV Show again includes Workshop 2014, where companies will offer advice to operators so that they can keep the industry’s wheels turning at maximum efficiency. It is the only national forum for the passenger car, commercial vehicle maintenance and repair industry sector. It therefore attracts

latest providers of goods and services, including components and replacement parts to garage and workshop equipment. The chance of having such a wide range of expertise under one roof has proved to be of great benefit to companies such as Centrica, BT and the RAC; all of which operate many hundreds of vehicles and have substantial budgets for replacement parts and garage equipment.

Tyre manufacturers Choosing the right tyre is key to the success of any transport operation, because of the critical role tyres play in fleet safety and performance. Operators should carefully consider their company tyre policy and the 2014 Commercial Vehicle Show will provide operators with the perfect opportunity to compare tyre suppliers and decide which is best suited to their needs.

That’s why this year’s show will feature

14 different suppliers to this essential sector of the road transport industry including Aeolus Tyres, ATS Euromaster, Bandvulc, Bridgestone, Continental, GITI Tire, Goodyear, Hankook, Kirkby Tyres and Wheels, KwikFit Fleet, Michelin, RH Claydon, TD Tyres and TIA Wheels.

An illegal or defective commercial vehicle tyre could mean a roadside prohibition, a court appearance and a hefty fine. A driver caught behind the wheel of a vehicle with illegal tyres faces three penalty points and a fine of up to £2,500 per tyre – regardless of whether or not they own the vehicle.

For fleet operators or owner drivers, tyre choice and maintenance cost dictates profit. Every transport operation is different and the 2014 Commercial Vehicle Show will provide operators with the perfect opportunity to compare tyre suppliers and decide which is best suited to their needs.

Guy Heywood, commercial director of Michelin’s truck division, says: “We spend more on research and development than any tyre manufacturer in the world, so it’s only fitting that as new Michelin truck and trailer tyres are launched, we display them at the industry’s largest trade event.

“For this year’s CV Show we’ve got the strongest product line-up in our history; it will be a major opportunity to reinforce that when customers think about their tyre policy, they should be focused on buying value.” "

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# become an absolute must for all operators. Total efficiency can only be achieved with total compliance. It’s quite simple; you can’t have one without the other. Efficiency and compliance; telematics and technology have become the glue that joins the two together.”

With fuel now representing nearly 40 per cent of a haulier’s operating costs, global telematics provider Trakm8 is leading the way in enabling businesses to reduce that cost through the utilisation of Trakm8’s industry leading ecoN solution. Fleet fuel costs can be reduced substantially, as demonstrated in a recent Trakm8 fuel efficiency driving competition. Through feeding back efficiency scores to the driver, the winners of the Trakm8 competition scored an average of 98 per cent fuel efficiency, with one individual driver making an impressive improvement of 69 per cent.

FURTHER INFORMATION www.cvshow.com

Specialist cashflow solutions Trackitnow make its first for vehicle operators appearance at CV Show Ultimate Transport Finance can release up to 95% from your ledger balance using an Invoice Finance facility – way above the current industry average of 80%. They also manage your sales ledger and provide full credit control – leaving you free to concentrate on running your business.

What’s more, this facility creates a cash reserve of some £7,700 of working capital for your first vehicle over 3.5 tonnes and a further £4,200 for each additional one.

You can also benefit from the Ultimate fuel card. This offers a convenient and secure way of paying, with comprehensive UK coverage and a fixed price per litre of diesel for the week ahead. It provides a massive 21 days credit, no bond is required and the annual administration fee is just £50.

Ultimate Transport Finance is part of the Ultimate Finance Group.

FURTHER INFORMATION www.ultimatefinance.co.uk Tel: 0800 121 7757

Trackitnow are excited to be making its first appearance at the CV Show in 2014.

Trackitnow has been combining the latest state-of-the-art hardware with in house designed, award-winning software for over 10 years, providing customers with a wide variety of tracking solutions that combine ease of use with great flexibility.

Trackitnow offers a host of value added features, many as standard, including tools that drive efficiency gains, time and cost savings and improved safety and security. Fleet management has never been easier.

Trackitnow provides bespoke tracking packages for single users, small fleets and large mixed fleets for multi-depot, national and international companies. It is constantly adapting its services to keep ahead of its customer’s ever-changing requirements

– and its customers ahead of the competition. Increasingly, that has included provision of field workforce PDA solutions.

On the Trackitnow stand you’ll be able to see its award winning ERA software in action along with its smart-phone and web-based solutions. The company will be happy to discuss their latest developments and software enhancements.

If you are looking to track a fleet of vans, cars, HGVs or large trailers, either for the first time, or are interested in benchmarking your current provider, make sure you visit Trackitnow on stand 4D83.

FURTHER INFORMATION www.trackitnow.co.uk

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While hybrid vehicles usually carry a premium over their diesel or petrol equivalents, Mitsubishi has priced the Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) the same as its diesel variant. And with tax savings mounting up thanks to its low emissions, it should spark considerable interest within the fleet market driving, I got 564mpg. What struck me was that the petrol engine was barely ever engaged. This car can do a lot in pure electric mode, including getting up 70mph, using its 4x4 capability, and even towing. And when all the battery bars went down, the energy recouped from the regenerative system topped up the battery enough for the car to switch back to electric mode.

The car can be charged though a domestic socket which will take 5 hours. On a 16amp dedicated wall socket – which can be supplied

by British Gas for free thanks to government subsidies – it will take 3.5 hours. Using a rapid charger, it’ll take 30 minutes for an 80 per cent charge. What is interesting is that you can also charge the car up using the petrol engine, which powers a generator, if you needed electric power and couldn’t get to an external source.

Another clever feature is that you can save the power on the battery if, for example, you had a stretch of motorway to do before reaching a town.

Generally for hybrid technology, you have to pay a premium over the diesel/petrol option. The Volvo V60 for example, which has the most comparable technology, you pay over £11,000 more for the hybrid version.

Compelling fleet case Company car drivers can save substantially with the Outlander PHEV. At 44g/km of CO2, it attracts just 5 per cent BIK. So if you are a 40 per cent tax payer, company car tax on the Outlander PHEV is £665 for the first year.

In the tax years 2015 to 2016, company car tax is increasing, and the savings will become even greater. Comparing it to the Honda CRV EX Auto, a 40 per cent tax payer keeping their Outlander PHEV for three years will save £11,201.

Companies also benefit with National Insurance contribution savings and 100 per cent write-down allowance in the first year.

And van drivers take note, there will be a commercial variant of the Outlander PHEV coming out later this year. "

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV ENGINE:

1,998cc, four-cylinder petrol, 12.0kWh battery pack plus two 60 kW electric motors

CO2: MPG (combined): VED: BIK: PRICE (OTR):

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Historically, 4x4 vehicles have had the reputation of being gas-guzzlers. But Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid electric version of its Outlander is a remarkably clean car. It can do 32.5 miles in pure electric mode and it also has a 2.0-litre petrol engine, giving the car a claimed 512 miles. The theory is that, for most people’s daily commutes, which average 25 miles (according to data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders), the electric power will be sufficient and you won’t need to fill up at the pumps.

But for long distance trips, the petrol engine will get you there.

If you let the car’s computer system decide where to take its power, it will use a combination of electric and petrol for the best fuel efficiency, keeping petrol consumption to a minimum. The quoted fuel economy figure is 148mpg, which is great. But what is even greater is that you can get much higher than that. On the first leg of the launch trip, which was town driving, I achieved 941mpg. On the second part, which involved the motorway, I achieved 134mpg, and the last part, which was both fast and town

FIRST DRIVE

Outlander PHEV

What’s very compelling about the Outlander PHEV is that it is the same price as the diesel version – £28,249 after the government grant.

What’s more, there are no compromises due to the size of the battery, in that you still get five seats and have the same boot space, something that other hybrids can’t always claim.

The Outlander PHEV was enjoyable to drive.

Spending most of its time using electric power, it was silent with instant torque. When you put your foot down, the petrol engine is engaged.

You can hear it, and it is fleetingly coarse, but then it softens again and cruises quietly along at speeds. With the battery being under the cabin floor, the car has a low centre of gravity and good weight distribution, which makes the Outlander handle well.

44g/km 148 Band A, £0 5% £28,249 (after government Plug-In Car Grant))

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ROAD TEST Written by Richard Gooding

Leon king Economical, well-equipped and nicely built. SEAT’s Leon Ecomotive has more than a handful of jewels in its eco car crown Almost every eco car buyer would have heard of Volkswagen’s ‘BlueMotion’ name for the most efficient cars in its model ranges, but far fewer may know SEAT’s ‘Ecomotive’ badge. To all intents and purposes, the same technology underpins the Spanish company’s most fuel-saving vehicles.

The Leon is SEAT’s Golf equivalent, built on the same chassis, and therefore, the Leon Ecomotive is the Spanish Golf BlueMotion. Armed with efficiency-improving technology, all Ecomotive models include a Stop/Start system and Energy Recovery System. The Leon Ecomotive also gets an aerodynamic package to reduce drag and lower emissions still further, to a near-Golf BlueMotion rivalling 87g/km.

The Leon Ecomotive is powered by the same 1.6 TDI engine as the Golf BlueMotion, but Volkswagen has kept its hatchback more economical, squeezing 3mpg more from each gallon. But at 85.6mpg, the Leon’s official combined figure isn’t to be sniffed at either. In the real world, 64mpg is easily attainable.

SEAT has a reputation for being the ‘sporty’

arm of the Volkswagen Group, and the Leon, even in eco guise, looks the part. Sharp creases along the body sides give the side profile some character, while front and rear spoilers help add some visual punch, as well as helping the Leon slip through the air more easily.

Our test car came with the optional Technology Pack which features LED headlights, giving the car a distinctive front end.

Currently free, it is usually a £1,075 option, but also includes a navigation system and DAB radio.

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Punchy Even though the six-speed gearbox has longer ratios for improved economy, the Leon Ecomotive is punchy, with 184lb ft of torque developed between 1500-3000rpm. It’s quiet, too, the aerodynamic tweaks proving their worth on longer higher-speed runs, with only slight road noise intruding into the cabin.

The cabin itself is as beautifully-built as a Golf, and has some stylish touches. Triangular shapes echo some of the exterior styling, while comfortable seats and a media system borrowed from VW (with very subtle

rebranding) aid long-distance driving. The central display gives fuel economy, media, navigation and car information read-outs.

Eco car royalty Enjoyable to drive, the Leon has nicely-weighted controls. Well-judged suspension and 16-inch wheels give a good ride, and there is some keenness for the more enthusiastic driver.

So, it drives nicely, is well-equipped, economical and beautifully built. A standard Leon 1.6 TDI is £990 less, and only sips marginally less fuel. But fleet buyers can save on company car tax by opting for the Ecomotive tested here. The Spanish car is also £675 cheaper than a Golf BlueMotion. Welcome to the latest member of eco car royalty. "

SEAT Leon SE Ecomotive ENGINE:

1,598cc, four-cylinder diesel

CO2:

87g/km

MPG (combined): VED:

85.6 Band A, £0

BIK:

13%

PRICE (OTR):

£19,660 (incl VAT, £20,705 as tested)

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PRODUCT FINDER

BUSINESS FLEET SALES

Perrys Amersham Perrys Amersham Chesham Road, Amersham Buckinghamshire HP6 5EX www.perrys.co.uk/amersham-alfa-romeo Tel: 01494 958813 Perrys Alfa Romeo Amersham boast a wealth of experience within both our sales and service departments. Our aim is to create a hassle free car buying experience. Our dedicated business to business team have the commitment and knowledge to cater for all of your business fleet needs.

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Our experienced staff can find the best policy to suit your needs. Whether it is premises, liability, fleet or private car you can be confident it is the right policy for you.

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We have partnered with leading professionals and research organisations to deliver efficient and safe residential, parking and fast charging solutions for EVs.

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