Tag: Lee Jones

Plug-in car grant cut to £1500

Plug in car grant cut

THE government has dropped the Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) from £2500 to £1500 as of 0700 today (15 December, 2021). The grant will now cover 35% of the purchase price. The change also lowers the qualifying cost of the grant from £35,000 to £32,000 of the recommended retail price inclusive of VAT and delivery fees. Plug-in Van Grant changed, too Not only…

Fleet Procure launches Stock Management System at BVRLA Leasing Broker Conference

Lee Jones Fleet Procure at the BVRLA Leasing Broker Conference

FLEET Procure has launched its Stock Management System, officially presenting the new platform at the Leasing Broker Conference 2021. Pitched as an industry first, the system is a live stock management platform, and not reliant on manual updates from employees. Fleet Procure’s extensive experience in the market has allowed the firm, based in Richmond-upon-Thames, to create an easy-to-use system, tailored to customer…

In-stock EVs and hybrids in demand as adoption rates soar in Q2 says Leasing.com

Demand for electric and plug in vehicles is high

DRIVERS are looking at low-cost, in-stock electrified vehicles according to Leasing.com, the lease deal aggregator saying that demand has risen dramatically in Q2 2021. Enquiries for electric vehicles (EVs) – incorporating pure-electric (pure-EVs), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), and conventional hybrids – have increased 20% compared with the same period in Q1 2021, and were 290% higher than Q2 2019, the last ‘normal’ year…

Fleet Procure adds Skyfleet and Hippo Leasing to procurement platform

Fleet Procure logo

THE broker/dealer procurement platform, Fleet Procure, has extended its market reach with the inclusion of two new brokers to its system. Both Kent-based Skyfleet and Hippo Leasing from Blackburn, Lancashire, bring a further 2000 units annually to the procurement platform in agreements that were concluded in February and early March. It now takes the volume of vehicles transacted by Fleet Procure to…