Fair wear & tear charges run into £millions

Fair wear and tear charges on leased vehicles running into millions of pounds have triggered calls for a national inspection training standard. Analysis of five years’ worth of end of lease inspections on 76,000 vehicles released by Vmoves has identified £19 million worth of fair wear and tear charges at an average cost of £253 […]

Average UK petrol prices fall by 5.48ppl

Average UK petrol prices have fallen by 5.48p per litre since mid-September, the biggest monthly fall since the 11.5p per litre petrol price collapse in November 2008, according to the AA’s latest monthly fuel price report. Additionally, the cost of diesel is down almost 3.4p per litre over the same period, says the motoring organisation. […]

British Car Auctions Fleet Manager Marie Jarrold turns to sophisticated web-based IT for effective and efficient Vehicle and Driver Management.

SAVVY FLEET CHIEFS TURN TO SOPHISTICATED WEB-BASED IT FOR EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT VEHICLE AND DRIVER MANAGEMENT
 
Software savvy fleet decision-makers such as BCA’s award-winning fleet manager Marie Jarrold are increasingly turning to sophisticated web-based IT to provide effective and efficient management of vehicles alongside administration and cost savings.
 
Ms Jarrold, who is in charge of 470 vehicles at vehicle auction giant BCA, has been using Jaama’s Key2 Vehicle Management system for almost six years.

DVLA implement phase 1 office closures on 25th October

This will affect the following offices – Aberdeen Bournemouth, Brighton, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Edinburgh, Ipswich, Lincoln, Norwich, Oxford, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Stockton and Swansea. There will be two further sets of closures, ending in December when all local offices will finally be closed. On the final day of business, each local office will remain open to the […]

Expanding Jaama gives customer service another boost with new senior appointment.

Demand for Jaama’s cutting-edge Key2 software from both public and private sector fleets has led to the appointment of Bob Leighfield as customer services manager.
 
Leighfield has joined the multi award-winning fleet software specialist from Arval, one of the UK’s largest vehicle leasing and fleet management companies.
 
Mr Leighfield, who has extensive industry experience, has taken charge of the company’s nine-strong customer services team. The team is responsible for supporting Jaama’s ever growing customer base.