The UK Government has announced that personal car travel produces 13 per cent of the UK's total greenhouse gas emissions. It also contributes to local air pollution and congestion. The type of car you own, the way you drive it and the fuel you use can make a big difference to your impact on the environment. They also confirm that the Scappage scheme is only temporary.
Buying a new car can reduce the carbon emissions, how long it takes for the reduction in carbon emissions, to out way the emissions discharged in the manufacture of these new cars hasn’t been taken into account. But at least this initiative is encouraging people to get into more debt, and helping to increase foreign car imports.
The Government state that around 20 per cent of the yearly emissions cuts between now and 2020 will be achieved by cleaning up the way people in the UK travel. By 2050, road and rail transport will be largely decarbonised and aviation and shipping will have become more efficient.
They have also announced new measurers detailing what kinds of electric and plug-in hybrid cars could qualify for the £2-£5,000 incentives expected to apply from 2011
Vic Farron RFT Express
Sunday 19 July 2009
The Recession – A Great Opportunity?
Recession has gripped the world creating depression amongst the people. Fear of losing their jobs and homes, spreads doom and gloom every where. If you believe this; you are already halfway down the slippery slope to the bottom of the pit of despair. What you want is P.M.A.
Adversity brings out the best and worst in people; make sure it brings out the best in you. In business you plan ahead for all possible scenarios, or should do, fail to plan means you plan to fail. For the majority of people i.e. those not in business simply plan their finances as best they can, and because times have been good, the thought of losing their job has not entered the equation, hence the doom and gloom.
But all is not lost, you can usually find free debt counselling, this tends to delay the immediate problems and consequences, but doesn’t cure the problem. To a lot of people the idea of using a stranger to sort out their debt and their lives is an acknowledgement of failure.
You can do something about it yourself.
Losing your job doesn’t mean you are a failure, it means you have been given choices.
Read the full article
This is the first in a series of articles taken from an E book due later in the year.
Vic Farron, staff writer for rftexpresscouriers.co.uk
Adversity brings out the best and worst in people; make sure it brings out the best in you. In business you plan ahead for all possible scenarios, or should do, fail to plan means you plan to fail. For the majority of people i.e. those not in business simply plan their finances as best they can, and because times have been good, the thought of losing their job has not entered the equation, hence the doom and gloom.
But all is not lost, you can usually find free debt counselling, this tends to delay the immediate problems and consequences, but doesn’t cure the problem. To a lot of people the idea of using a stranger to sort out their debt and their lives is an acknowledgement of failure.
You can do something about it yourself.
Losing your job doesn’t mean you are a failure, it means you have been given choices.
Read the full article
This is the first in a series of articles taken from an E book due later in the year.
Vic Farron, staff writer for rftexpresscouriers.co.uk
Sunday 12 July 2009
How to Lose A Customer in 1 Easy Stage, a True Story Based on Fact.
It is with some shame that I recount my experience of last week.
On Thursday evening a neighbour came round, asking a favour. The neighbour works for a company we have been trying to get in with for some time. The neighbour wanted a pallet of hair products moving from Bradford in the Uk to somewhere in Holland. The Dutch customer was screaming wanting the delivery the next day, but the neighbour said the load had to be thoroughly rechecked, and wouldn’t be ready until Friday afternoon [presumably because the first load was not up to spec, or had been damaged in transit]... Read the full article
Vic Farron RFT Express staff writer.
On Thursday evening a neighbour came round, asking a favour. The neighbour works for a company we have been trying to get in with for some time. The neighbour wanted a pallet of hair products moving from Bradford in the Uk to somewhere in Holland. The Dutch customer was screaming wanting the delivery the next day, but the neighbour said the load had to be thoroughly rechecked, and wouldn’t be ready until Friday afternoon [presumably because the first load was not up to spec, or had been damaged in transit]... Read the full article
Vic Farron RFT Express staff writer.
Wednesday 8 July 2009
New Digital Strategy for Britain
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: "Digital Britain is about giving the country the tools to succeed and lead the way in the economy of the future.The report shows how we will ensure we have a world-class digital and communications infrastructure, that we promote and protect talent and innovation in our creative industries, that we modernise our TV and radio frameworks and support local news.
The Government are investing in areas such as broadband access for every home and business and the move from analogue to digital technology will bring benefits across the board, driving growth, enabling businesses to thrive, and providing new opportunities and choices for households right across the country. It is an essential part of building Britain’s future
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The Government are investing in areas such as broadband access for every home and business and the move from analogue to digital technology will bring benefits across the board, driving growth, enabling businesses to thrive, and providing new opportunities and choices for households right across the country. It is an essential part of building Britain’s future
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June has been a funny old month
June has been a funny old month, as the temperature went up, the visitors went down. I assume they were all outside soaking up the sun, and the drink.
With the death of Michael Jackson, a few ‘news sites’ which were associated with the entertainment business just crashed through the number of people trying to get on.
Talking of sites crashing, one of our sites www.yorkshirecourier.com has been crashing lately with, according to the server, too much traffic. I am assured the site will not crash again, but if it does, you should be able to find the information you want at www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk
Free Downloads
The good news is we have added quite few new free software downloads, webmaster downloads, and some awesome free games sent in by our visitors. You can access these from http://www.rftexprescouriers.co.uk/ Providing the free software is our way of saying thank you to our visitors and clients. The downloads are proving very popular, with the majority of downloads being articles relating to the Courier industry. On the 18th June we had 835 visitors subscribing to our blog feed in one day.
The serious industry blogs are on the way, in the meantime here is a bit of fun to test your mind.
You are stood in a one roomed building with 4 sides. On each side there is a window. No matter which window you look out of, you are looking south. A bear walks passed one window and looks in at you. What colour is the bear? [Answer in the next blog]
If you think you know the colour mail me.
Article by Vic Farron http://www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk/
With the death of Michael Jackson, a few ‘news sites’ which were associated with the entertainment business just crashed through the number of people trying to get on.
Talking of sites crashing, one of our sites www.yorkshirecourier.com has been crashing lately with, according to the server, too much traffic. I am assured the site will not crash again, but if it does, you should be able to find the information you want at www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk
Free Downloads
The good news is we have added quite few new free software downloads, webmaster downloads, and some awesome free games sent in by our visitors. You can access these from http://www.rftexprescouriers.co.uk/ Providing the free software is our way of saying thank you to our visitors and clients. The downloads are proving very popular, with the majority of downloads being articles relating to the Courier industry. On the 18th June we had 835 visitors subscribing to our blog feed in one day.
The serious industry blogs are on the way, in the meantime here is a bit of fun to test your mind.
You are stood in a one roomed building with 4 sides. On each side there is a window. No matter which window you look out of, you are looking south. A bear walks passed one window and looks in at you. What colour is the bear? [Answer in the next blog]
If you think you know the colour mail me.
Article by Vic Farron http://www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk/
One law for the rich, one for the poor.
The UK government has announced new fixed penalty notices for failing to wear a seatbelt, or putting illegal plates on a vehicle have increased to £60, up from £30 at present. You could argue that having to wear a seat belt, could infringe your civil rights.
As for the illegal number plates, some are so confusing, that if you spotted one in a hit and run, you wouldn’t be able to tell the police the correct number. For years these illegal number plates have been a compulsory fail on an M.O.T. test, but the Government has always taken a soft approach to this. If they made this fine £6,000 instead of £60, it might stop this practice, as it is most people will gladly pay the fine, why not, it is less than you would pay for being caught by a speed camera., and no penalty points.
Better still a £6,000 fine, and the vehicle confiscated would be more appropriate. Check out what the Government say http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_178975?cid=rss
Do you have an opinion on this?
As for the illegal number plates, some are so confusing, that if you spotted one in a hit and run, you wouldn’t be able to tell the police the correct number. For years these illegal number plates have been a compulsory fail on an M.O.T. test, but the Government has always taken a soft approach to this. If they made this fine £6,000 instead of £60, it might stop this practice, as it is most people will gladly pay the fine, why not, it is less than you would pay for being caught by a speed camera., and no penalty points.
Better still a £6,000 fine, and the vehicle confiscated would be more appropriate. Check out what the Government say http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_178975?cid=rss
Do you have an opinion on this?
Britain, a Nation of Animal lovers.
All the world is of the opinion that the British think more about their pets than they do about people. The world is wrong, it is only the British Public who own, or have owned a family pet. A pet is a loyal companion, your children’s best mate, your protector and your comforter. That’s why we have the R.S.P.C.A., and the R.S.P.B. to protect our animals, and they do a better job of protecting our animals, than the authorities do of protecting our vulnerable children.
The UK Government allow you to have your pet put down if it is terminally ill or in extreme pain, when there is no chance of a cure, in fact they will prosecute you for causing your pet undue suffering if you don’t. Poor Granny in pain, with a terminal illness, bedridden, unable to feed, clothe or wash herself, with no quality of life, the Government says she must suffer a long, painful, lingering death.
It is understandable why the world are of the opinion that the British people, and the British Government think more of our pets, than of people. On the news yesterday it was reported that a Police Dog handler left two Alsatians in a Police car, outside a Police Station where they died. The Police chief said on radio that they had spent hundreds of thousands of pound building suitable accommodation for their animals, and said it would not happen again. The R.S.P.C.A were quick to take the animals for post mortem, at least we can satisfied that if there is a case to made, they will prosecute. There was no news about how many old people died of heat exhaustion.
The UK Government allow you to have your pet put down if it is terminally ill or in extreme pain, when there is no chance of a cure, in fact they will prosecute you for causing your pet undue suffering if you don’t. Poor Granny in pain, with a terminal illness, bedridden, unable to feed, clothe or wash herself, with no quality of life, the Government says she must suffer a long, painful, lingering death.
It is understandable why the world are of the opinion that the British people, and the British Government think more of our pets, than of people. On the news yesterday it was reported that a Police Dog handler left two Alsatians in a Police car, outside a Police Station where they died. The Police chief said on radio that they had spent hundreds of thousands of pound building suitable accommodation for their animals, and said it would not happen again. The R.S.P.C.A were quick to take the animals for post mortem, at least we can satisfied that if there is a case to made, they will prosecute. There was no news about how many old people died of heat exhaustion.
Pre Pack Insolvency
In my post on the 8th June headed ‘The changing role of the courier’ I mentioned pre-pack insolvency, the response from people who have been lucky enough to not to be a victim of this loophole, I will attempt to explain how it works. Principally it is the same as a normal insolvency, except that the current owners take the assets of the company, and agree to pay for them at a knock down price in the future.
Let’s assume you have a company with a large client base, plenty of assets and principally a good name, but with a cash flow problem, i.e. you can’t pay your bills when due. A lot of companies try and trade their way out of insolvency, which only compounds the problem, then take the route of ‘pre pack insolvency’. They call in their chartered accountant, show him the figures and suggest that they make an agreement to keep existing staff on, buy the company assets at a later date, and start trading again from the same address, same staff, same phone numbers, but with a very slight change to the company name. The accountant contacts the largest creditors, if they agree that they will accept payment in full or part at a later date, then the accountants set everything up, sends letters out to the other creditors, notifying them after the new company has started trading, that the old company has been liquidated. The new company trades with the same directors as before, the same cash flow policies, but now debt free totally or in part.
Most ‘Pre Pack insolvencies’ struggle, or are unable to get credit, ask yourself would you deal with a company who did this, with the consequences that they do go bankrupt before too long.
Article by Vic Farron www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk
Let’s assume you have a company with a large client base, plenty of assets and principally a good name, but with a cash flow problem, i.e. you can’t pay your bills when due. A lot of companies try and trade their way out of insolvency, which only compounds the problem, then take the route of ‘pre pack insolvency’. They call in their chartered accountant, show him the figures and suggest that they make an agreement to keep existing staff on, buy the company assets at a later date, and start trading again from the same address, same staff, same phone numbers, but with a very slight change to the company name. The accountant contacts the largest creditors, if they agree that they will accept payment in full or part at a later date, then the accountants set everything up, sends letters out to the other creditors, notifying them after the new company has started trading, that the old company has been liquidated. The new company trades with the same directors as before, the same cash flow policies, but now debt free totally or in part.
Most ‘Pre Pack insolvencies’ struggle, or are unable to get credit, ask yourself would you deal with a company who did this, with the consequences that they do go bankrupt before too long.
Article by Vic Farron www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk
Is The UK Coming Out of Recession?
During this week we have heard the Governor of the Bank of England , Mervin King announce that the UK could be coming out of recession due to the policies put in place by the Bank of England, and Quoting the fact that the Honda plant is re-opening. The following day the Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the same thing, this time quoting the measures he had put in place.
I think they read my post of the 28th April [some hope!!!!]Reproduced below.
Green Shoots Of Recovery?
April 22, 2009 04:14:00
Posted By vic farron
I am not a politician, but there is still the possibility that this article could still come back and bite me in the future. Never the less the information coming out of some companies does give rise to the need to convey the good news.
In RFT’s biggest sector, the print industry, some firms are reporting increase in sales, with firms who previously were shedding staff like a tree in autumn, are now scrambling about trying to find experienced temps, while other companies are reinstating shift working, for some departments, or at least considering this possibility .
Carry on reading......http://www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk/courier%20info.htm
I think they read my post of the 28th April [some hope!!!!]Reproduced below.
Green Shoots Of Recovery?
April 22, 2009 04:14:00
Posted By vic farron
I am not a politician, but there is still the possibility that this article could still come back and bite me in the future. Never the less the information coming out of some companies does give rise to the need to convey the good news.
In RFT’s biggest sector, the print industry, some firms are reporting increase in sales, with firms who previously were shedding staff like a tree in autumn, are now scrambling about trying to find experienced temps, while other companies are reinstating shift working, for some departments, or at least considering this possibility .
Carry on reading......http://www.rftexpresscouriers.co.uk/courier%20info.htm
Staff Will Walk After Recession
Some companies are using the recession to impose pay freezes or even pay cuts, as well as increasing workloads on staff to cover for redundancies. With some companies no longer allowing 'tea breaks', and forbidding workers to eat or drink while working.
Changing staggered meal breaks for different departments, into the full factory having the same half hour meal breaks, has meant that many workers are spending their meal breaks queuing for their full break period to get into canteens unable to accommodate so many extra people.
Pressure to work longer hours is also demoralizing staff, and reducing productivity. Companies adopting this Victorian style of dictatorship management, will find that when the recession is over, those once loyal and experienced staff, will register their disgust of the treatment metered out to them, by using their feet and walking into better companies.
Changing staggered meal breaks for different departments, into the full factory having the same half hour meal breaks, has meant that many workers are spending their meal breaks queuing for their full break period to get into canteens unable to accommodate so many extra people.
Pressure to work longer hours is also demoralizing staff, and reducing productivity. Companies adopting this Victorian style of dictatorship management, will find that when the recession is over, those once loyal and experienced staff, will register their disgust of the treatment metered out to them, by using their feet and walking into better companies.
RoSPA LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF DRIVER PROFILER
RoSPA has launched an improved version of an award-winning psychometric risk assessment tool to bring new benefits to organisations wishing to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of their employees’ driving. Driver Profiler 2 is an online software package that assesses the risks associated with an employee’s use of the road, enabling informed decisions to be taken about training that might be required Go to RFT Exress Courier info, scroll down to Try it online Here
SAFED Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving
This guide is part of a series of publications produced by the Department for Transport to encourage safe
and fuel efficient driving under the Freight Best Practice programme. Go to RFT Express Courier info to Download PDF
and fuel efficient driving under the Freight Best Practice programme. Go to RFT Express Courier info to Download PDF
Total UK CO2 emissions = 542.6 million tonnes for 2007
Latest figures in the UK Transport and Climate Change data factsheets - 26 March 2009, show that in 2007 the UK produced over 540 million tonnes of CO2.
Transport producing 173.2 million tonnes of CO2.Of this 173 million tonnes, private cars were responsible for 44.3%, HGVs were responsible for 15.2%, and vans were responsible for 8.3%.The Government use a ‘basket’ of six Green House Gases consisting of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, sulphur hexafluoride, perfluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons.
The provisional data for 2008 show CO2 emissions to be 531.8 million tonnes.
Transport producing 173.2 million tonnes of CO2.Of this 173 million tonnes, private cars were responsible for 44.3%, HGVs were responsible for 15.2%, and vans were responsible for 8.3%.The Government use a ‘basket’ of six Green House Gases consisting of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, sulphur hexafluoride, perfluorocarbons and hydrofluorocarbons.
The provisional data for 2008 show CO2 emissions to be 531.8 million tonnes.
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