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Car Brands to sell 15% Purely Electric Vehicles Within A Decade

21 August 2020

The charity Global Action Plan (GAP) has called on the government to enforce a minimum 15% sale quota of purely electric vehicles for UK car manufacturers. As it stands, car brands must meet a CO2-based target, or fleet emissions target. However, the public has expressed its concern and desire for affordable electric vehicles. Only 1% of vehicles in the UK are purely electric, which equates to 100,000 vehicles. This might seem like a reasonable number, until it is compared with the 32 million other, non-electric vehicles in the UK. Furthermore, according to the Society... Read full article

Would You Drive Hands Free?

20 August 2020

The Department for Transport (DfT) announced that “The UK is taking steps forward in automated technology in vehicles with the launch of a call for evidence” on August 18 2020. The DfT said that the call for evidence will look at the Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS) and will offer anyone with knowledge or concerns surrounding ALKS “opportunity to help shape future policy’. So, what are Automated Lane Keeping Systems? ALK are used to keep vehicles within the lane and steer without any... Read full article

Driving In The Rain

17 August 2020

Following the heatwave that we have experienced over the past few weeks in the UK, the thunderstorms of Friday 14th, Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th offered a welcomed break. On Sunday, the BBC even issued flood warnings for England and Wales. According to BBC weather, we can expect to see these conditions continue this week, with heavy rain to be expected through Friday. With this in mind, we at Marshall Leasing have compiled a guide for road safety in heavy rain and floods below. Avoid driving where possible Heavy rain and roads can be a recipe for... Read full article

Have You Heard About the Cycling Revolution?

13 August 2020

The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has launched the ‘government’s most ambitious plans yet to boost cycling and walking’, as announced by the Department for Transport on July 28 2020. The plans will be funded by a £2 billion government spend. The launch will see ‘thousands of miles of new protected bike lanes, cycle training for any child or adult, and first ever zero-emission transport city’ as well as a new ‘Fix your bike’ voucher scheme. The vouchers will be available for all members of the public and... Read full article

Introducing the Association of Fleet Professionals

13 August 2020

The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has been formed to provide guidance to those within the fleet management industry and will plough the profits from training back into the organisation. We at Marshall Leasing are proud to say that Richard Baird, our Director of New Business Development, has also been appointed as a board director of AFP and will additionally assume the role of company secretary. The Association of Fleet Professionals’ board will oversee the continuation of the work of both ACFO and ICFM, whose respective boards... Read full article

Employees Are Calling for EV Charging Points at Work

08 August 2020

The demand for electric vehicle charging points is rising still, as it has been recently discovered by the joint Government and industry campaign ‘Go Ultra Low’ that one in three people who work in an office would like to see the introduction of EV charging points to staff car parks. This information comes from a survey conducted by Go Ultra Low, which was prompted by a recent change to benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax this year. This change means that people who drive company cars, which are purely electric, will pay no BIK tax in... Read full article

Motorists Welcome New Motorway Speed Limit

06 August 2020

The speed limit through motorway roadworks in England is set to change, thanks to the persistence of motorists. On Sunday, July 26 2020, the forthcoming change was announced on the Highways England website, after trialling the idea over the past 18 months. The limit will see an increase of 10mph, rising from 50mph to 60mph. The change comes after Highways England conducted research amongst motorists, which reflected that many were ‘frustrated at not being able to go quicker’. Some would say that this frustration has been... Read full article

Drive-In Entertainment Continues to Make a Comeback

27 July 2020

Comedian Mark Watson has partnered with Drive & Dine Theatre to bring us his very own Carpool Comedy Club. In an Instagram post back in April, Mark Watson shared a link to the announcement, made by Chortle. Mark Watson said, “As soon as you heard people are starting to do comedy as drive-in nights, you knew deep down I’d get involved. And here we are. “It’s a new kind of challenge, and someone who’s been doing this for more than 15 years doesn’t often get the chance to say that. “The... Read full article

Pothole Patrol Busy as Ever in Lockdown

23 July 2020

Given that over the past four months our roads have seen a 60% reduction in the volume of traffic, the breakdown-due-to-potholes percentage statistics are exceptionally worrying. This is because the RAC has reported that during the period between the beginning of April 2020 and the end of June 2020, just a three-month period, they were called out to 1,766 incidents in which drivers had “fallen foul of potholes”, which is virtually the same as it was the year before. In most cases, a nasty run-in with a pothole can damage shock absorbers, suspension springs... Read full article

A Drive-In Cinema Is Coming To A City Near You

16 July 2020

Lockdown has taken its toll on everybody. We have missed simple pleasures, like a sit-down meal at a nice restaurant or a trip to the cinema. Whilst restrictions are easing, and we are seeing the re-opening of these social businesses, many of us will continue to avoid them until we are clear of the pandemic. Festival organiser, Alan Crofton, has recognised this and has pivoted to bring us @TheDriveIn in partnership with Suzuki, which is, as the name suggests, a drive-in cinema that is currently touring the UK. Social distance-friendly, of course, which... Read full article

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