Chevin's Ashley Sowerby answers Barker's Dozen

Date: 20 October 2008

BusinessCar deputy editor Paul Barker puts 13 testing questions to Ashley Sowerby MD of Chevin Fleet Solutions

1. What was your first job? Merchandiser at Do-It-All

2. What was your first company car? Red Vauxhall Cavalier 1.8LX

3. What did you listen to on your last car journey? Duffy

4. What one thing do you wish you could do better? Play golf

5. What's your biggest achievement? Being invited to present our software at the United Nations in New York

6. Who are your role models? Steve Jobs - Apple CEO

7. What's the stupidest thing you've done? Buying a Derby County season ticket for the Premiership last year

8. What was the most hotly debated topic at your last meeting? Our Customer User Day Agenda

9. What's in your garage? Triumph Tiger 1050 and too much junk

10. What's the worst thing about your job? Being away from my family - I am currently writing this on a long, overnight flight to Dubai

11. What one law would you make or change? Reduce duty on fuel so we are in line with the rest of Europe

12. What keeps you awake at night? Too much coffee

13. Who is your ideal celebrity date? Uma Thurman