Last week, Tom McLennan, Catherine Bowen and Zohra Chagani from the BVRLA’s Policy Team spent four days in Reykjavík, researching first-hand the live experiences of Iceland’s equivalent of e-VED.
Change from a fixed 8% interest rate to Bank of England base rate +1%. Interest rate calculator. FOS consultation on case fees.
Following the association’s previous communication to members on the new (Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) new reporting requirements for firms with Credit Broking permissions, the BVRLA has developed a practical checklist to help members navigate these changes.
The continued uncertainty surrounding the ZEV Mandate, neglect of the Used EV Market and the Wrong Tax Wrong Time e-VED plans are damaging confidence and proving costly for EV adopters.
Don’t forget to get your nominations in for the BVRLA Industry Hero Awards, sponsored by Close Brothers Leasing, giving members the opportunity to recognise individuals and teams who go above and beyond.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has arranged a webinar for small businesses ‘A beginners guide to subject access requests (SARs),’ which will be hosted online by the Federation of Small Businesses on Wednesday 28 January 2026.
National Highways would like to remind drivers about major infrastructure works on the M27 led by Hampshire County Council.
The BVRLA is calling for members to write to their MPs about the ill-timed proposal of e-VED (pay per mile). e-VED is the wrong tax at the wrong time and could be the leaden weight that breaks the back of the transition.
National Highways has advised of emergency closures on 17 and 22 December 2025, to undertake vital repairs to enable safe and reliable journeys on the M6 motorway between J36 and J39.
Fleet operators, including DPD, Menzies Distribution and Hovis came together to provide an operator perspective as the BVRLA kicked of a process that will result in the launch a new Commercial Vehicle (CV) Outlook Report.
With Christmas holidays fast approaching, members who need VE103B pads should place their orders by Thursday 18 December. Payment will need to be made with the order. Any orders received after this date will not be delivered until January.
On 31 January 2026, the BVRLA’s Learning and Development team is launching a brand new Learning Management System (LMS).
