Goodbye company car?

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Foreword
   Alison Chapman - Head of automotive tax, Deloite

Introduction
   John Griffiths - Motoring Editor, Financial Times

1. The Government's transport and vehicle taxation strategy

• Introduction
• The Government's plan for the future of transport
  Alistair Darling - Secretary of State for Transport
• The views of the major opposition parties
• Government must invest in transport, says the CBI
  Sir Digby Jones - Director general

2. Urban congestion charging

• Introduction
• The London congestion charging scheme
• Congestion charging: the way forward in other cities
• The expert's view: Malcolm Murray-Clark
  Director of congestion charging, Transport for London
• The expert's view: Steven Norris
  Former Conservative MP and transport spokesman and the Party's two-time Mayor of London candidate

3. Corporate responsibility - safety and the environment

• Introduction
• Cutting crashes: raising profits
• The expert's view: Dr Stephen Ladyman
  Minister of State for Transport
• The expert's view: Richard Brunstrom
  North Wales Chief Constable and former head of roads policing for the Association of Chief Police Officers
• Can a 'green' transport strategy pay financial dividends?
• The expert's view: Roger Putnam
  Chairman, Ford of Britain
• The expert's view: George Grant
  Managing director, Bank of Scotland Corporate Vehicle Finance
• The expert's view: Nigel Stead
  Managing director, Lloyds TSB autolease

4. Fuel, price rises and the future

• Introduction
• Why are fuel prices rising?
• Fuelling vehicles of the future
• The expert's view: Ray Holloway
  Director of the Petrol Retailer's Association
• The tax expert's view: Alison Chapman
  Head of automotive tax, Deloitte
• The VAT expert's view: David Raistrick
  Indirect tax partner, Deloitte automotive group

5. Fleet funding and the alternatives

• Introduction
• Vehicle leasing takes pole position
• Company cars and the fashionable options
• The expert's view: John Lewis
  Director general, British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association
• The expert's view: Martin Hall
  Director general, Finance & Leasing Association
• The expert's view: Andy Simmonds
  Technical partner, Deloitte
• The expert's view: Alison Haynes
  Partner, Deloitte
• The expert's view: David Rawlings
  Senior manager, automotive tax, Deloitte

6. The future of the business car

• Alison Chapman - Head of automotive tax, Deloite
• Cleaning up the environment
• Company cars and the alternatives
• Personal business travel
• Fuels of the future
• Vehicle emissions to tighten
• The expert's view: Professor Peter N C Cooke
  The Centre for Automotive Industries Management, Nottingham Business School at the Nottingham Trent University
• The expert's view: Christopher Macgowan
  Chief executive, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders

7. The 2012 Olympics, transport and business

• Introduction
• Transport for 2012 and the Olympics
  Sir Digby Jones - CBI director general
  Miles Templeman - Institute of Directors' director general
  Michael Cassidy - London Chamber of Commerce president

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