The vehicle rental and leasing industry faces a turbulent 2025, with escalating employer National Insurance contributions (NIC) at the forefront of mounting concerns, according to the BVRLA’s Industry Outlook Report.
Liberal Democrat MP for Wokingham Clive Jones heard firsthand about the significant discrepancies in the cost of home versus public charging and the need for additional government support to entice motorists to go green when he visited Select’s HQ in Reading.
Direct warnings to the UK Government about the feasibility of ZEV Mandate targets without more work to get motorists into electric cars appear to have fallen on deaf ears.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has named Toby Poston as its new chief executive succeeding Gerry Keaney who is retiring at the end of the year.
The government needs to take immediate action to prevent further instability in the used electric vehicle (EV) market which is undermining confidence in the transition to electric cars and driving up the cost of new EVs.
The British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has raised concerns about the feasibility of the UK Government's 2030 Phase Out target for new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
Industry leaders at the BVRLA’s recent Fleets in Charge conference have called for action to increase demand in the “stagnating” new electric car retail market.
The leasing sector is increasingly turning to used car leasing to adapt to volatility in the electric vehicle (EV) market.
A host of industry movements announced this week include a new boss at Bentley Motors and the forthcoming departures of the leaders of two industry trade bodies.
The split between business and retail demand for new car is becoming a gulf, with the BVRLA’s latest Leasing Outlook report
The fleet sector’s concerns over the fall in value of used electric cars could be pivotal to the UK’s success in phasing out fossil-fuel models.
High monthly payments are likely driving thousands of private motorists away from signing up to new car PCH deals, according to the latest report from the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA).
A new Compliance Forum, centred around three half-day events, is hoped to help BVRLA members improve their understanding of the ongoing "period of remarkable regulatory realignment" and the future of motor finance.
Margaret Speirs, group rental director at Arnold Clark, has been awarded the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association’s (BVRLA) Freddie Aldous Outstanding Contribution Award.
As the October 31 deadline for implementation plans for FCA Consumer Duty looms, compliance experts share their advice for UK motor retailers.
Automotive retail business have been reminded that they have until the end of October to ‘make a plan and do what it says’ to comply with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Consumer Duty regulations.
The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) has temporarily extended the plug-in car grant delivery period from 12 to 18 months – ending the threat of thousands of potential lapsed claims.
The UK Government and the automotive industry need to work together to promote the take-up of electric vans, says Gerry Keaney, chief executive of BVRLA.
Diesel cars remain the UK’s fastest selling used cars and continue to buck the trend of declining values, Aston Barclay has told the BVRLA.
Government has opened consultation over a proposed electric vehicle (EV) mandate that would demand that at least half of all new car sales emitted zero exhaust emissions by 2028.
