Business
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What are the different types of Electric Vehicle Powertrain Technologies?
There are three main types of electric vehicles (EVs). BEVs, or battery electric vehicles, PHEVs or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and HEVs, or hybrid electric vehicles. BEV. Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are powered solely by batteries. They use an electric motor to turn the wheels and produce zero emissions. Since April 2020, zero emission EVs…
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Returning to the Road
Licence Bureau’s training manager Martin Starkey advises employers and employees on these key aspects of “Returning to the road“. Do I need to be driving? Checking the vehicle Cleanliness Refuelling Speed awareness Planning for your journey Watch the Returning to the Road advice in a short presentation.
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Key insights into the Fleet Industry May 2020
Vehicles on the roads (GB) 38.7m licenced vehicles Cars ~ 31.9m Light Good Vehicles (vans) ~ 4.1m Heavy Goods Vehicles (trucks) ~ 0.5m Motorcycles ~1.25m Bus and Coaches ~0.15m Other ~ 0.7m See Vehicle Licensing Statistics: Annual 2019 New registrations in 2019 (GB) 9m vehicles registered for first time Diesel cars down 18% on 2018…
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The importance of COVID-19 Secure guidance
Licence Bureau is calling for all fleet operators and business drivers to ensure they are COVID-19 Secure and fully conversant with the UK government’s recovery strategy guidance. In line with the UK government’s guidance issued on 11 May 2020 – Our plan to rebuild: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy – the Department for Business,…
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TTC Group supports 70% of UK’s top 10 leasing operations
TTC Group’s recent acquisition of Licence Bureau, means it now oversees compliance for 70% of the UK’s top 10 vehicle leasing operations. Road safety training and services provider, TTC Group which completed the bolt on acquisition of Licence Bureau in early March, now has a relationship with six of the UK’s largest vehicle leasing operators…
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TTC Group goes online to deliver driver training
Licence Bureau’s parent company TTC Group is now delivering its JAUPT (Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training) approved driver CPC courses online. With the Covid-19 pandemic bringing a halt to all classroom-based courses, TTC Group has obtained formal approval from JAUPT – the organisation responsible for quality assurance programmes across centres and courses for the driver CPC…
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Urgent news about training
In light of the current global health concerns surrounding Covid 19 and in line with the existing guidance that we have already issued to our client base, Licence Bureau have taken the decision to stop all group workshop training from 1st April for our clients that wish to do so. Instead and for the foreseeable…
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Major knowledge gap as EV uptake set to surge
Licence Bureau is warning businesses and fleets of an increasingly evident ‘major knowledge gap’ as electric vehicle (EV) registrations continue to surge – up by 217% year-to-date over 2019 according to SMMT figures. With grants of up to £3,000 available on low emission vehicles and zero company car tax (Benefit in Kind – BIK) payable…
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Vehicle Tax 2020 Budget announcement and rates
Rates of vehicle tax (V149) effective 1 April 2020 for cars, motorcycles, light goods vehicles and private light goods vehicles Please click the graphic below to see the new rates:
