Budget 2026: pay-per-mile EVs and what fleets should do
The Budget confirms a per-mile charge for electric cars from 2028, firmer company car tax rates for 2030/31 and a permanent 55p mileage rate.
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— LatestUpdated 29 October 2026
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The ICO turns to agentic AI: what operators should do now
The UK data regulator wants evidence on how firms manage the privacy risks of AI agents, and its answers will shape a statutory code.
Read the take →Depot Charging Scheme reopens: plan before funds run out
Government's depot charging grants are open again until 29 January 2027, assessed first come, first served, for fleets running electric vans, HGVs or coaches.
Read the take →FM heads for the boardroom, but data holds AI back
JLL's global FM survey finds AI scaling fast across facilities teams, with data readiness and skills gaps the main brakes.
Read the take →The UK's £600m AI package: what operators should note
The Treasury's pre-Budget AI package leans heavily on security, with agentic AI cyber defence, a vulnerability centre and £30m for local AI partnerships.
Read the take →New UK AI guidance: what operators should do now
Fresh government guidance on responsible AI use lands with practical expectations for mid-sized firms, not just the tech giants.
Read the take →AI scheduling in field service: hype vs payback
Vendors promise self-optimising rotas; the real gains show up when AI is bolted onto the way your engineers already work.
Read the take →Your data is the bottleneck, not the model
As frontier models commoditise, the firms that pull ahead are the ones whose operational data is clean, connected and findable.
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