With a few years of bad profits and a tough current economic climate, it seems that insurers are considering raising rates to cover their backs.

However, the British Vehicle Renting and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has said that insurance companies ‘looking to increase its premiums would need to justify the increase by showing a corresponding increase in that particular customer’s risk profile’.

If you own a fleet, it is essential that you have the right motorfleet insurance policy that provides the right level of protection for all your vehicles.

Materials Handling World magazine has written that Titan Travel, after using the DPT system for a trial period, believes that they will make an 8% saving on their annual fuel costs.

Martin Dowd from Randstad, who distribute DPT in the UK, has said that he is excited about the ‘improvements that they [fleet operators] will see – in both cost and environmental terms – by using DPT on their vehicles’.

If you operate a fleet of vehicles, it is important that you have the appropriate level of fleet insurance to protect your vehicles and drivers.