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Save the date for the AFP Annual Conference 2026

📅 13th May 2026

📍 British Motor Museum

More info to follow, but for now, save the date!

The next of our popular quarterly online forums, designed to bring fleet operator members together to share challenges and best practice, will take place on 23rd September 2025 at 09.30-11.00.

Join our open forum – there is no formal agenda as the discussion is led by what you, our members, want to discuss.  The forums are friendly, relaxed, informative and collaborative.  So come and join us!

Register via the form to the right >>

If there’s something you would like to discuss, you can either bring it up on the call or let us know in advance.

Taking place from 09:30 to 11:00, connect with your fellow fleet operator members and hear their views and experiences on the issues you are facing.

Once you have registered we will send you an invite and link to the Teams meeting ahead of the forum.

Fines Management is one of the most talked-about topics among AFP members – and we’re diving straight into the heart of it in our next webinar!

Join AFP Board Director Julie Summerell on 15th July from 10:30 to 11:30 AM for a must-attend session that brings together expert insights and real-world strategies from leading fleet professionals.

Julie will be joined by Fleet Operators Yvonne Cannon (SMS) and Martin Putt (Bauer Media Outdoor UK), who will reveal the day-to-day challenges their fleets face when it comes to fines and how they tackle them.

Also joining the panel:

Dario Cambiano and Shona Harper from Safo Group – who handle over 5 million fines annually on behalf of fleets
Chris Beaumont from Ayvens, who will share examples of best practice.

The webinar will include a live Q&A session to give you the chance to tap directly into the panel’s experience and expertise.

Don’t miss this chance to gain valuable knowledge that can save your fleet time, money, and hassle.

We look forward to seeing you there!

With members reporting premiums increasing by 25-30% year-over-year, managing insurance costs has become one of the most pressing financial challenges for fleet operators.

In this timely webinar, AFP Board Director Peter Milchard leads the conversation on how to demystify the fleet insurance landscape. Joined by by Phil Ball (Zurich), James Walkington (Miele), Stewart Lightbody (Sureserve), Richard Parker (Webfleet) and Lee Jackson (NG Bailey and AFP Board Director)The session explores practical, proactive strategies fleets can adopt to manage insurance costs.

Key topics include:
✔️ Understanding what’s driving the increase in fleet insurance premiums
✔️ How insurers assess risk and what fleet operators can do to influence it positively
✔️ The role of telematics, data, and driver behaviour in lowering insurance costs
✔️ Tips for negotiating better terms with insurers and brokers

Independent of your fleet size, this webinar will equip you with the insights and tools needed to approach insurance with confidence and control.

To join us, please register HERE

Join us for the second meeting of this Housing Association Working Group, which consists of members of the AFP from various housing associations coming together to discuss and address fleet-related challenges specific to the sector.

This collaborative forum aims to create a dedicated space for discussion, knowledge-sharing, and problem-solving around the unique challenges of managing fleets within housing associations.

Led by Matthew Neale and Paul Millican, the meeting will take place online on Tuesday, 8 July, at 15:00h!

If you are a housing association fleet operator and would like to join the group, please fill in your details and we will send you a link to the meeting.

We look forward to having you attend the event!

A core function within any organisation, the fleet has an impact on almost every department. 

So how do you get buy in and collaboration across the business?

Join us for our second webinar of 2025, in which AFP Directors Lee Jackson and Matt Hammond, both fleet operators themselves, and Aaron Powell, Fleet & Logistics Director at Speedy Hire, will be discussing ways to do this.

Topics covered will include:

Providing leadership

Driving success

Create innovation

Communication

There will also be an opportunity to ask Lee, Matt and Aaron questions.

To join us, please register HERE

We are holding a fleet operator members dinner, on 29th April at 18:00, after Day One of the CV Show.

Venue: Manor Hotel, Cedars Suite,127 Main Road, Meriden, Warwickshire CV7 7NH (Located just 3 miles from Birmingham NEC)

The dinner is exclusively for Fleet Operators and offers an excellent opportunity to network and chat with fellow fleet professionals while enjoying great food, courtesy of Renault UK!

If you would like to attend, please register via the form on the right or RSVP to [email protected]. Spaces are limited, so please get in touch to secure your place.

We are delighted to announce the first webinar of 2025 will be on tax/year end.

Host Paul Hollick will be joined by Tax Specialist Harvey Perkins of HRUX and mileage reimbursement specialist Barry Monks of TMC.  The webinar will cover:

Tax Year End – covering the P11D process and the announced switch to payrolling

PHEV Benefit in Kind Changes – Test Cycle Change WLTP Euro 6e-bis

VED changes from 2025

Double Cab Pick Ups – change in rules & what this means for us

Car Allowance Payments – how do the Willmott Dixon and Laing O’Rourke cases now change the landscape?

What is (and isn’t) a business mile?

CO2 tax changes from 2028.

The second half of the webinar will be a Q&A to enable you to ask any tax related questions about your fleet.

To register, please fill out your details on the form to the left.

Join us on 10th September and network, learn and collaborate with fellow members.

The day will comprise of a supplier expo and number of round tables.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of the discussion, ask questions, share insights and hear what industry leaders, experts, and innovators have to say on the salient topics that are affecting fleets.

Our Fleet Service Provider members will also be exhibiting so you can find out from them how they can help you achieve your ambitions.

📅 Date: 10th September 2025 ⏰ Time: 1000-1600 📍 Location: British Motor Museum, Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warwick CV35 0BJ

Find out more and register here – The AFP Expo 2025 – AFP

We are holding a fleet operator members’ dinner, kindly sponsored by Leasys, on Wednesday 11th June from 1800 at:

Woodland Manor Hotel, Green Lane Clapham, Bedford, MK41 6EP

Exclusively for Fleet Operators, the dinner will take place after the first day of Company Car in Action, which is being held at Millbrook Proving Ground, MK45 2JQ.  The dinner provides a great opportunity to network and chat with fellow fleet operators while enjoying great food!

If you would like to attend, please register via the form on the right or RSVP to [email protected]. Spaces are limited so please get in touch to secure your place.