Monthly Archives: July 2011

Leasepoint Newsletter – July 2011

Welcome to the latest Leasepoint Newsletter, designed to keep you up to date with current vehicle leasing issues, and our latest attractive vehicle leasing rates. Leasepoint are a fast growing vehicle leasing provider, committed to providing the highest levels of … Continue reading

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New car average fuel economy rises by 7.64% over the last 12 Months:

Average fuel consumptions are still on the rise. This is good news for fleet operators & goes some way towards fighting rising fuel costs: The rise looks like this: October 2006 – Average combined MPG – 37.9 October 2007 – … Continue reading

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Will 2011 see a rise in the popularity of Contract Hire & Vehicle Leasing?

We think it very well may……. VAT rose by 20% on January 4th 2011 – this of course being one of many impending tax rises. For SME type fleet operators this effectively adds 2.5% on top of acquisition costs. This … Continue reading

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Legislation Update: Changes to Vehicle Leasing accounting rules

Further to our update as detailed below, and posted initially back in October 2010, we intimated the new rules would likely be confirmed in the early part of 2011. The joint standard setting bodies: The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) … Continue reading

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Are Diesel only fleet policies still necessary?

The argument for diesel only fleet policies is becoming less robust as time passes. Diesel cars still offer the best fuel efficiency and lower whole life costs, however the gap seems to be shortening! With continued pressure on manufacturers to … Continue reading

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