FleetNews: PLUG-INS POISED FOR SUBSTANTIALNews RISE IN FLEET UPTAKE HELPING COMPANIES RUN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT FLEETS SINCE 1978 December 15 2016 – January 4 2017 £4.00 ŠKODA KODIAQ ‘Simply clever’ 131g/km seven-seat SUV Spotlight: Pod Point Founder Erik Fairbairn outlines his vision for EV charging Insight: Fleet200 Risk and telematics top major fleets’ priorities in 2017 as budgets rise POWERFleet & your future TO THE FLEET MANAGER The role of fleet manager is changing and some companies believe they no longer need one. They’re wrong: find out why inside adRocket FP_FLEETNEW_3158442id2602047.pgs 17.11.2016 11:07 adRocket FP_FLEETNEW_3158443id2602050.pgs 17.11.2016 11:07 adRocket FP_FLEETNEW_1377142410id2772458.pdf 07.12.2016 13:21 Subscribe to Fleet News: 01635 588495. CONTENTS
[email protected] NEWS 22 6 Fleet demand for plug-ins is rising 9 Vauxhall fires “of deep concern” 10 Life sentence for drivers who kill? 13 SG Fleet acquires Motiva Group REGULARS 16 Letters and editor’s Big Picture 42 Last word: Andrew Cope CAR/VAN REVIEWS 36 Škoda Kodiak 39 Ford Ka+ 42 Long-term reports FleetNews: 18 Roundtable debate Reducing costs was the main topic on the agenda as fleet managers gathered to swap best practice thoughts in Leeds Cover feature Insight: Fleet managers In many companies the role of the fleet manager is changing. In some companies it is disappearing. We look at why the role remains a vital part of any business InIn thethe spotlight:spotlight: 20 PodPod PointPoint ErikErik Fairbairn’sFairbairn’s companycompany