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FBT Changes for Work Vehicles in 2027: What NZ Fleet Operators Need to Know

The proposed FBT Simplification Bill would remove the work-related vehicle exemption from April 2027. Here is what it could mean for your utes and vans, and what to do now.

Argus Tracking22 October 202610 min read

Fleet Management

Petrol, Hybrid or Electric? How Fuel Costs and RUC Changes Affect NZ Drivers

Petrol prices are up and road user charges are changing. We compare running costs for petrol, hybrid and electric vehicles, and show what RUC could mean for your car or fleet.

Argus Tracking9 October 202616 min read

Fleet Management

Pool Vehicle Booking Systems (PVBS): What They Do and Whether You Need One

A pool vehicle booking system (PVBS) lets staff book shared vehicles and shows you who actually drove them. What a PVBS does, who else offers one, and what it costs.

Argus Tracking11 September 202612 min read

Fleet Management

The Best Fleet GPS Tracking Systems in New Zealand (2026)

Compare the main GPS fleet tracking providers in New Zealand — Argus, EROAD, Teletrac Navman, Smartrak, Cartrack, Bonnet and Fleetpin — and find the right fit.

Argus Tracking10 August 202611 min read

Compliance

RUC Law Change in New Zealand: The Biggest Road-Funding Shift in 50 Years — and What It Means for Your Fleet

In August 2025 the Government confirmed that by around 2027 every light vehicle in New Zealand — including petrol cars — will pay Road User Charges through a single digital system. Here's what the RUC law change means for NZ fleets, and how to get ahead of it.

Argus Tracking10 June 20264 min read

Cost saving

Five ways telematics quietly cuts your fuel bill

Fuel is one of the largest controllable costs in any fleet. Here are five specific ways telematics data delivers savings — most of which work in the background without any daily input from managers.

Argus Tracking22 May 20262 min read

Sustainability

Planning your EV fleet transition without the guesswork

Switching vehicles from diesel to electric without solid data is an expensive gamble. Here's how NZ fleet managers are using telematics to build evidence-based EV transition plans.

Argus Tracking5 May 202616 min read

Safety

What AI dashcams actually catch — and why coaching beats blame

AI dashcams are often sold on the basis of incident evidence. But the bigger value is what happens before incidents occur — real-time coaching that changes driver behaviour without a culture of blame.

Argus Tracking18 April 20262 min read

Product

Geofencing 101: turning map boundaries into automatic alerts

Geofences are one of the most versatile tools in fleet management — but many fleets only use a fraction of what they can do. Here's how to get more from your boundaries.

Argus Tracking28 March 20262 min read

Compliance

FBT and your fleet: getting overnight use right

Fringe Benefit Tax on private vehicle use is a compliance area many NZ fleet operators get wrong — often because they don't have reliable records of overnight use. Telematics fixes that.

Argus Tracking10 March 20262 min read

Cost saving

Pool vehicle booking: get more out of fewer vehicles

Most fleets have more vehicles than they need — they just don't know which ones are underused. GPS-linked pool booking changes that, and the savings from right-sizing a fleet are significant.

Argus Tracking18 February 20262 min read

Cost saving

The hidden cost of an idle fleet

Vehicles that aren't moving are still costing you money. Understanding the true cost of fleet idleness — and how to measure it — is the first step to doing something about it.

Argus Tracking30 January 20262 min read

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