All articles by Verdict Staff

Verdict Staff

Fleet Friday: Athlon, VW in China and 2012 UK fleet numbers

This week’s fleet news, including Athlon’s implementation of the Sofico system, Volkswagen China subsidiary’s acquisition of a domestic fleet firm and the latest figures on UK fleet from SMMT, FLA and BCA.

Assistant editor’s letter: Memorable trip through 2012

Richard Brown remembers an annus impingentes.

Assistant editor’s letter: Jingle bells, jingling pockets

Richard Brown turns off Die Hard and takes in the Christmas spirit by reviewing the charitable efforts of the industry of late.

What mainstream lenders can learn from asset finance

The retail motor finance industry can be difficult when those wanting finance may get turned away due to small discrepancies, explains Simon Gray.

A fresh focus on risk and consumer protection

Carl Virgo of Southern Finance looks at the challenges facing motor lenders.

Fleet Friday: tablets, EVs, frustration and BiK

A roundup of the week’s fleet news from Europe and the UK including Arval’s mobile plans, multi-brand leasing, the largest EV fleet in the world, Swansea Council’s EV deal, LeasePlan’s frustration and Vauxhall’s BiK calculator.

Casebook: Piercing the corporate veil

In his latest Casebook, Greg Standing looks at VTB Capital Plc v Nutritek International Corp and others (2012) and examines when the corporate veil may be pierced.

Assistant editor’s letter: Your assistant’s pleas

With Fred Crawley busy, Richard Irvine-Brown has the keys to the motor and wants to know who are the most important people in car finance right now.

Press one for a wait, press two… oh why bother?

Ian Dewsnap asks how responsive is your telephone system?

Editor’s letter: Names and numbers

It’s an oddity of modern life that we all carry phones with lists of people on them and yet nobody can remember a phone number. By extension, it’s an oddity of modern journalism that I no longer need to remember numbers, only people. That, apparently, is the benefit of social media.