Tesla tops June, as Lex Autolease says momentum is beginning to build HOW the pandemic is changing the face of vehicle registrations. Electric cars continue to accelerate, with Tesla topping the SMMT’s June charts, and battery electric vehicles outselling diesels. Meryem Brassington, electrification propositions lead at Lex Autolease, reflecting on the figures, said: “Momentum is beginning to build along the road to…
HALF of UK motorists expect to be driving an electric vehicle (EV) in the next decade, as 49% of respondents to a study by Lloyds Banking Group shows an increase in interest, thanks to environmental improvements seen during the global pandemic. No doubt influenced by this, almost a third (32%) of drivers consider that the sustainability of their transport has increased in…
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, today froze fuel duty at its current rate (03 March 2021). The freeze will help drivers during the recovery post-pandemic as they start returning to work, with many likely to favour personal transport over using public transport, especially as fuel prices have been creeping upwards. The RAC’s most recent fuel report said that that fuel…
BROKER funder, Lex Autolease, has helped VELUX see the light on business contract hire. The UK’s largest fleet management and leasing provider has persuaded the world’s leading manufacturer of roof windows, sun tunnels and roof window blinds to switch its entire UK fleet from outright ownership to business contract hire. The VELUX fleet comprises cars and vans. These are used by its…
BROKER funder Lex Autolease has helped deliver 45 new vehicles to North-West based housing association Together Housing. The assistance from the UK’s largest fleet management provider allowed more of Together Housing’s technicians to reach customers in need of support during COVID-19. The housing association manages more than 36,000 homes across the North of England. Together Housing was providing emergency repairs during lockdown,…
NORTH West-based Crossleys Accident Repair has kept going through the lockdown period thanks to a three month payment holiday on its vehicle rental payments. The company, which is a customer of broker funder Lex Autolease, has five garages, and operates a fleet of over 100 vehicles, which serve as courtesy cars for customers. When the UK went into lockdown in March, Crossleys…