Representatives from Sandicliffe Motor Contracts attended Fleet News’ Company Car in Action 2018 at Millbrook Proving Ground, which took place on 12-13 June. The event is described by organisers as “the UK’s most comprehensive driving event for fleet decision makers and influences”. With around 300 models from 26 manufacturers, the event allowed visitors and our… Read more »
In the spirit of the 2018 World Cup, we size up two favourites of the fleet world: contract hire vs outright purchase. In terms of vehicle funding, outright purchase ran the show for decades until businesses became wise to the benefits of contract hire. It was in the early 1980’s when business contract hire began… Read more »
Diesel still remains a firm favourite for business fleets; and we believe it should. New Euro 6 diesel engines are some of the cleanest on the market and can measure up to their petrol equivalents in terms of pollutants. The table below shows Euro 6 emissions standards for both diesel and petrol cars, indicating just… Read more »
Team SMC set their sights on pole position with customers at Silverstone for Fleet World’s annual Fleet Show event, which took place Wednesday 9 May 2018. The one-day event is designed to bring the fleet industry together in one efficient event, meaning visitors can do the business you need to do, see the people you… Read more »
Representatives from across the Sandicliffe Motor Contracts team took to the road last week and headed to the NEC for the Commercial Vehicle Show which took place 24-26 April 2018. The CV Show is the described as best attended, largest and the most comprehensive road transport and commercial vehicle event held in Britain, providing truck… Read more »
As part of the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedures (WLTP), the Real Driving Emissions Stage 2 (RDE2) aims to capture a ‘real-world’ view of a car’s performance. A big annoyance for many motorists when buying their new vehicle, is the disconnection between real-world fuel economy and the emission figures to what the manufacturer advertises…. Read more »
How would you fancy cycling the first stage of the Tour De France two weeks ahead of the pros? That’s 195km in 12 hours! Luckily for our customer, Matt Perry-Parker he’s up for the challenge, and most of all, he’s up for raising some serious money for Prostate Cancer UK. GF Machining Solutions’ Chief Financial… Read more »
Recently Sandicliffe Motor Contract attended the Hydrogen Vehicle Discover Day in Nottingham to understand more about how hydrogen vehicles may influence fleet decision makers in the future. H2 Vehicle Discovery Day The event was hosted by the Energy Technology Research Institute of the University of Nottingham (UoN) in conjunction with Nottingham City Council and was… Read more »