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FLEET operators have said their ‘worst fears’ have been realised with the latest SMMT car sales figures. These show a massive fall in fleet and business sales. This has led fleet industry representative ACFO to condemn scrappage as a failure, for the businesses buying at least 60 percent of all new cars – and almost [...]

ACFO chairman Julie Jenner says the fleet body is disappointed by the new car scrappage scheme. It had wanted to see the scheme extend to cars up to four years old, not just brand-new ones. What’s more, it had also aimed for a CO2 emissions cap of 165g/km or less – again, something that hasn’t [...]

SCRAPPAGE incentives for new cars must be extended to the used car market too, says the country’s car fleet representative. The Association of Chief Fleet Operators says that used cars up to four years old, with CO2 emissions of 165g/km or less, should also be covered by the scrap scheme. This could be a sliding [...]