Fleet compliance tips, product updates, and industry news for Irish and UK fleet managers.
Most operators price a van on its purchase price and its fuel. The costs that decide whether the job was profitable are the ones nobody writes down. Here is how to build a cost per kilometre you can quote from.
Most disputes about company vehicles are really disputes about what was never written down. Here is what a workable vehicle policy covers, and the records that make it enforceable.
If a van is sitting idle you can stop paying motor tax on it, but only if you declare it in advance. Miss the window and you pay arrears for every month it stood still. Here is how the declaration works.
Driving time limits, break requirements and tachograph downloads are where roadside enforcement bites hardest. Here’s a plain summary of the limits, the records you have to hold, and the scope change that pulled more vans into the rules.
If an employee drives their own car to a customer site, that journey is work, and your obligations do not stop at the company gate. Here’s what to check, what to record, and why grey fleet is often the least controlled part of a small fleet.
A cheap van with two months of CVRT left and a private tax class is not a cheap van. Here’s the history, paperwork and mechanical checklist to work through before money changes hands, and the day-one admin afterwards.
Thinking about putting an electric van on the fleet? Here’s what changes on cost, payload, charging and driver licensing, and the one big thing that doesn’t change at all: your compliance obligations.
A failed CVRT means a retest fee, a second trip to the test centre and a van off the road for a day you didn’t plan for. Here’s the pre-test walkaround that catches the most common failure items before the tester does.
Hauling goods for hire or reward in Ireland generally requires an operator licence, and plenty of growing businesses cross the line without realising. Here’s who needs one, what it involves, and what you have to keep on top of afterwards.
The CVRT is once a year. Your roadworthiness obligation is every single day. Here’s how the periodic safety inspection regime works, what records you’re expected to hold, and how small operators keep it manageable.
A speeding fine, toll notice or parking charge arrives addressed to the business, not the driver. Here’s what Irish fleet operators are required to do next, and how to identify the responsible driver in seconds instead of days.
Vehicle compliance is only half the job. Here’s how to keep your drivers legal too, covering driving licences, Driver CPC, digital tachograph cards and ADR, and how to prove who was driving when a fine arrives.
NCT or CVRT: which test does your vehicle actually need? A plain-English guide to the two Irish roadworthiness tests and which vehicles they cover.
Running 5 to 50 vehicles on a spreadsheet? Here’s a simple, repeatable system for keeping a small fleet compliant, organised and audit-ready.
How Irish Motor Tax is calculated, the difference between CO2-based and engine-size rates, renewal periods, and how to keep every vehicle taxed on time.
We've cut our prices across every paid plan. Here's what changed and why staying compliant just got more affordable.
What fleet insurance covers, how premiums are priced, and practical ways small operators can reduce costs without cutting corners on cover.
How the MOT differs from Ireland’s NCT and CVRT, when vehicles need testing, and how to manage compliance across a cross-border fleet.
NCT failures cost Irish drivers millions in fines and taxis every year. Here's how to stay on top of it.
Road tax rules in Ireland, how enforcement works, and the simplest way to keep your fleet legal.
Everything you need to know about CVRT testing for vans, HGVs, and commercial vehicles in Ireland.