Tag: Rob East

BMW takes Fleet Manufacturer of the Year title

rob east centre collects best fleet manufacturer title

BMW was named Fleet Manufacturer of the Year at the recent Fleet News awards. It is the second successive year that BMW has won this title, which is voted for by readers. Rob East, BMW’s general manager of corporate sales, received the award from TV presenter Steph McGovern and awards chair Christopher Macgowan (pictured above).  In addition to the top accolade, BMW…

Mind the WLTP gap in April VED and BIK changeover

BMW has made sure all its vehicles have WLTP compliant data available

BROKERS need to be careful when they arrange registration of vehicles in the run up to the WLTP changeover. For the DVLA the changeover happens on April 01 for VED; for HMRC this happens on April 06 for company car tax. It could mean a business contract hire vehicle has VED related to its WLTP measured emissions, but BIK relating to its…