The new eco:Drive system has proved popular for Fiat, attracting positive interest from approximately 34,000 motorists, who were able to provide information for over four million journeys. The information has beeen gathered and processed over a period of time, with the results stored in a large computer. The system has the ability to manage the mileage and fuel consumption retrospectively, and as a consequence, is able to offer suggestions on how to improve sustainable driving behavior for fleet van drivers.

This new feature is designed to be compatible with all Fiat commercial vehicles which use the Blue&Me platform, including the Grande Punto and Doblo Cargo vans.

Fiat designed the system in 2008, with the aim of helping motorists understand the impact their driving habits had on the environment, particularly in relation to fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. With the intelligence that can be gathered, the intention of the company was to help customers to refine their bad driving habits. Fiat have claimed resounding success with this system, and estimate an approximate CO2 saving of 2,600 tonnes since its introduction to the market.

Andrew Humberstone, managing director of Fiat Group Automobiles UK and Ireland, said: "Individual drivers making small savings can have a positive effect in reducing the overall fleet carbon footprint and generate significant costs savings across the business, and eco:Drive can help with this goal."

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The most important thing to mention with car leasing is that you will never own the car. This is what makes it different from hire purchase or getting finance. With car leasing you are actually consenting to pay a fixed amount each month for a fixed period in exchange for the use of the car.

There is usually an agreed upon millage as well. The average lease tends to be for about three years and after this you just give the car back. It is then up to you whether you want to take out another car lease contract. Although you can actually take out a lease on a used car, most people prefer to lease a brand new model. It usually works out a lot cheaper to lease a car then it would be to pay back a loan if you were to get financing to purchase one.

Hiring a car is dearer than choosing to lease one. If you were to hire a car for a few years you would end up spending a lot of money. This is why people who hire cars are likely to only do this for a few days or weeks. Hired cars will be driven by quite a few drivers during its life.

Most leased cars are new when you get them and if you do hire a used one it will not be more than five years old. Apart from the people who have driven the car to test it etc, you will more than likely be the first driver of a leased car. A leased car brings all the benefits of having a new car except that you don't actually own it.

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It is said that he was indeed a technical genius and was employed by a great number of companies eg Austro-Daimler, Mercedes, Daimler-Benz to name but a few.

In 1930 he opened his own design company. In 1931 he asked his team of staff to start designing a car with a water cooled 3 cylinder engine. This should have independent suspension and be able to accommodate 4 adults. The main aim was to keep the expenditure as low as possible to make it affordable to the masses.

In 1932 he made Zundapp a partner. Originally 3 prototypes were produced using his original design which was equipped with a new engine. Unfortunately the engine turned out to have a severe cooling problem and melted after ten minutes of running. Zundapp decided to opt out of the project.

NSU a motor cycle manufacturer decided to join forces and a new cooled 4 cylinder engine was built. The engine was placed at the back to avoid the traditional transmission with a separate gear box, drive shaft and rear axle. Unfortunately due to the economical climate in Germany at the time NSU decided to withdraw and Porche was again on his own.

In 1933 at the Berlin Motor Show Adolf Hitler announced his plan to produce a smaller car for the people of Germany. Porche and  Hitler were to join forces and a contract was signed in 1934. The prototypes were intended to be built by RDA, which was the German Auto Manufacturers Association. RDA were soon to realise that this project had a chance to be successful and this they certainly did not want. They purposely delayed the project which made Porsche miss the deadline and thus made him lose his contract. However Hitler realised this and placed the entire project under government supervision. The three prototypes were delivered in October 1936.

To this day the volkswagen has remained almost identical in design. It has a reputation for being a highly reliable car and indeed Volkswagen van leasing is a very popular choice as they have such a solid history behind them.

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Some see it as a glamorous job, obviously because you get to meet the band members, and at the start it is pretty cool. But having after three or four months on the road at a time, they soon become just ‘normal’ people.

If you are lucky enough to be employed by well-known musicians, you are likely to be working with some of the best equipment that money can buy, and methods of transportation. Small van transport is over, the big time means heavily articulated lorries and columns of juggernauts. You could look at it as if it were a mark of the band's success.

In the old days someone would own an old Transit van, more than likely the driver would be a mate of one of the musicians. That is exactly how it started for me, back in the late sixties. I owned a Commer van once in the sixies, until the arrival of the Ford Transit in the early part of the nineteen seventies. From that point onwards, I never considered another brand – it has been Fords forever! In those days van leasing did not exist to the extent that it does today. Any way we would not have been able to afford it had we wanted it.

If leasing products had been available, I would have been looking at medium or small van leasing or pick up truck leasing, which has bundles of style and fun.

Have you thought about getting van leasing? Van leasing is an excellent alternative to purchasing vehicles straight up for your business. It gives your business the option of paying back the full amount over time thus saving you a lot of money. You can pick up some fantastic bargains with these vehicles and I would highly recommend it for any start up business that wants to make a good impression quickly. Small van leasing can cost from anything as low as £150 a month which is a fantastic opportunity for a business which does have the collateral straight away to buy brand new vehicles. Many companies specialise in medium van leasing and pickup truck leasing so any business can really get the most out of this. Some of the best vans out there would include the VW Transporter and the Renault Trafic which are two of the biggest and best vans on the market. On average a brand new Ranult Trafic van would go for £17,000 which could be a staggering dent into any company which are just starting up. Instead of this huge payment for a vehicle you could start by paying as little as £150 a month to get the same thing. This would then give your business a chance to grow at a more steady pace with not having loads and loads of outgoings.

To me it makes brilliant sense to get a contract van rather than making a straight purchase. Also, you get a warranty for the entire duration of your vehicle contract and some deals also give you free MOTs as well! What could be better? There are so many different vans out there to choose from and I would encourage eople to go and have a good look around before they put any money down.