Jaama is recruiting for a Business Development Coordinator

Jaama is recruiting for a new Business Development Coordinator responsible for generating & qualifying new business leads and booking appointments for the Sales team. Due to the nature of the role, it is expected that you will have previous B2B experience within cold calling and offer a strategic and consultative approach to sales. This is […]

Skanska builds for the future with Key2 Vehicle Management

Cutting the fleet administration burden and utilising data to deliver financial savings were critical to Skanska in selecting a new vehicle management software system, but so was future proofing the technology.

That’s why Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction companies, chose Jaama’s multi award-winning Key2 Vehicle Management system following a comprehensive marketplace review.

Skanska’s expansion through acquisition meant the fleet department led by head of fleet Julie Madoui was operating on two systems functioning in parallel. That was proving to be administratively cumbersome and operationally inefficient.

Hertfordshire-headquartered Skanska operates a UK-wide fleet of some 2,500 vehicles comprising 1,600 company cars, 650 light commercial vehicles and 250 heavy commercial vehicles and also uses its vehicle management software to manage some plant equipment assets.

Number of motorists caught speeding on motorways rises

The number of drivers fined for speeding on motorways has soared by 25 per cent in 12 months amid a rise in the number of “stealth cameras” used. Figures obtained by The Sunday Times under a Freedom of Information request show that at least 112,000 drivers were handed penalty notices or went to court for […]

£20 fine for idling engines?

Drivers who leave their engines idling in central London could face a fine of £20 under plans to improve air quality. Traffic marshals from Westminster City Council will patrol the streets of the borough, approaching motorists who sit in stationary cars with the engine running. The Fixed Penalty Notice, which will go up to £40 […]

Councils spend £275m a year on grey fleet

UK councils are spending more than a quarter of a billion pounds a year keeping hundreds of thousands of grey fleet drivers on the road. Local authorities in England foot three-quarters (76.3%) of the annual bill, reimbursing £209 million to more than 267,000 employees who drive their own car in the course of their work. […]

Planned fuel duty rise cancelled

In the 2015 Budget the Chancellor confirmed that September’s planned 0.54p per litre + VAT rise in fuel duty was cancelled. It means that there will have been no rise in fuel duty for five years. Other Budget announcements impacting on the fleet market included: • A rate of inflation increase for Vehicle Excise Duty […]

BIK tax rates to rise

Company car benefit-in-kind tax rates will increase by three percentage points in 2019/20, it was confirmed in this week’s Budget. Rates up to the end of 2018/19 were announced in last year’s Budget and company car benefit-in-kind tax tables published by HM Revenue and Customs reveal that in 2019/20 a car with CO2 emissions of […]

12 cities shortlisted to become ultra-low emission

A dozen cities bidding for a share of a £35 million fund to become centres of excellence for low emission vehicles have been announced by Transport Minister Baroness Kramer and Business Minister Matt Hancock today (11 March 2015).   The Go Ultra Low city scheme will reward cities that demonstrate the most potential to become […]

10 minute ‘grace’ period in local authority car parks

Drivers are to be given a 10-minute grace period when overstaying a parking space time limit in a bid by the Government to stop local authorities from treating fines as a cash cow.   Local Government and Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin claimed the measure, which will come into force later […]