New technology supports broker growth
The installation of new technology by Agility Fleet is welcome progress for leasing brokers as the West Midlands funder looks to grow its broker fleet. Find out more in our lead story.
But technology needs to work properly – car parks fining EV drivers waiting to charge through ANPR tech means it’s out of kilter with customer needs. See our story for more.
While on the subject of new technology, if one of your customers challenges you on the escalating cost of electricity and whole life costs, what’s your answer? We analyse whether the ICE v EV equation is still in favour of EVs with the latest profiling tools.
Ralph Morton, editor
Key stories this week
- Agility Fleet rolls out uprated platform to help growing broker fleet – read the story here.
- ICE v EV: with electricity costs rising, are EVs still worth it? – story here.
- FCA misses internal AR targets – read about it here.
- EV drivers hit By ANPR camera car park fines while waiting to charge – find out more here.
- Select Car Leasing offers Zap-Map premium for new EV leases – read the story here.
- Read the full Broker News Newsletter 25 October here.
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Ralph Morton is the leading journalist in the leasing broker sector and editor of Broker News, the website which provides information and news for BVRLA-registered leasing brokers. He also writes extensively on the fleet and leasing market in both the UK and Europe.
