What do you think to the Jaguar XE Diesel Saloon 2.0d [180] Prestige 4dr Manual we had on site for one of our Manchester car leasing customers? In terms of configuration, the car shown is : · Odyssey red Metallic Paint · Taurus leather – Light oyster with pistachio stitching · Brushed aluminium veneer The […]
Fantastic LEX deals on the latest spec Mercedes Benz
Last week, one of our customers shared these photos of his C220 Blue TEC SE Executive Auto. The new BlueTEC range of engines and efficient gearboxes developed by Mercedes-Benz are proving to be a real hit with our customers with reports of over 55 mpg in normal use The amount […]
The Citroen Cactus will reduce the cost of running a company car
Crazy though it first seems, hybrid cars may well have their engines supplemented by air, compressed into a tank under breaking and released to drive a hydraulic motor under acceleration. In testing, with a relatively new technology, Citroen has been achieving better than 90 mpg combined for the petrol/air hybrid. What Citroen have done […]
Engine Size and Your Company Car
Changes in EU legislation in relation to emissions targets have paved a way for change amongst manufacturers. For company drivers, the increasing pressures relating to company car tax (benefit in kind) and CO2 means that emissions are now also important for the individual driver. Traditionally, fleets were run based on seniority or banding, so that […]
New Skoda Rapid Spaceback, were does it fit in the company car line up?
Skoda do not make a bad car, so when we get something new to test, I take it seriously. This car as always is based on VW running gear as is its sister, the SEAT Toledo. The Rapid is positioned between the Fabia and the Octavia in the Skoda model range and the hatchback has […]
Driving home the message – respect the road and your licence
Since the 16th of this month, Police powers in relation to ‘on the spot’ penalties/fines have been increased to include those drivers who drive carelessly or fail to consider other road users. This will take into account those motorists who tailgate, fail to indicate or who exercise poor lane management (amongst other offences). At the […]
The New Mazda 6 – should it be the company car of choice?
The harsh reality is that the previous Mazda 6 fell well below what the company car market expects from their vehciles; it was inefficient, high in CO2 and lacked the finesse of its fellow competitors. Mazda openly admitted the issues it faced, the scourge of the sales for the vehicle spoke for themselves. While we […]