Fleet guides

In-depth reference guides for UK fleets. Every figure links to its official source, and each guide is reviewed and revised in place when fees, rules or data change.

• Operator licence and HGV compliance costs: the full UK guideWhat it costs in fees, capital, testing and management time to run goods vehicles legally in Great Britain, with every figure linked to the government page that sets it.For hauliers and own-account operators · reviewed 17 Sept 2026 →

Topic guides

Each topic in one place: the latest stories, the data and the key dates.

• Electric cars for fleetsWhat decides which electric car suits a fleet: price against the salary sacrifice sweet spot, range on a stated test cycle, charging speed and grant eligibility.News, data and key dates →
• Electric HGVs and zero-emission trucksMegawatt charging, depot funding and truck grants are shaping how UK fleets move to electric HGVs, from the first series-built trucks to battery-swapping plans.News, data and key dates →
• EV charging for fleetsWhere a fleet charges, and what it pays for grid capacity and electricity, decides what its electric vehicles cost to run.News, data and key dates →
• Fleet fuel budgetsHow much a fleet's fuel bill has moved, and why: the THRIVE Fleet Fuel Bill Index rebases UK diesel to 100 so a budget can be checked against one number each week.News, data and key dates →
• Fleet running costsWhat it costs to keep a van on the road per mile, diesel against electric, and the official inputs THRIVE recomputes every week to say so.News, data and key dates →
• Fuel prices for fleetsUK pump prices are the input to most of a fleet's running-cost sums. THRIVE tracks the official weekly diesel and petrol averages and turns them into pence per mile.News, data and key dates →
• HGV compliance, testing and operator licencesRunning heavy goods vehicles legally means holding an operator licence, passing annual tests, keeping tachographs in order, and answering for it when any of that goes wrong.News, data and key dates →
• Mileage rates and advisory fuel ratesWhat HMRC lets an employer pay for business miles without a tax charge: the approved mileage allowance for staff cars, and the quarterly advisory fuel and electric rates for company cars.News, data and key dates →
• The ZEV mandate and the EV transitionThe ZEV mandate sets a rising annual zero-emission registration target for manufacturers, and government is now reviewing how that target works from 2027 onward.News, data and key dates →
• Vans and light commercial vehiclesVan registrations, residual value forecasts, pick-up tax rules and electric van grants all shape what a UK fleet buys and when it disposes of it.News, data and key dates →