Fleet Health Checks
We have revised our entry-level support for
clients, recognising the impacts of the current (late 2008) market
conditions. Businesses need to look at
the costs of business travel, not just by “company car” – but including mileage
allowances, PCP/ ECOS schemes and cash allowance arrangements.
So Fleet Audits now provides a basic,
low-cost "Health Check" service for
all business travel arrangements by car or van. This offers a quick and easy
way to identify if there are any serious problems for which urgent attention is
needed. This service is less intensive
than a full audit – but is designed to address all the key, high-cost areas of
fleet (including “grey fleet” activity) operation, at a very low cost.
The client’s current costs in these areas
is compared to robust peer averages, to provide a clear picture of the relative
costs of all these forms of business mobility, for cars and vans. Our written report will identify all the
quick wins; to reduce costs and fuel consumption, and prioritise management
actions with projected impact and cost reductions, and an action plan for
implementation.
Because it concentrates on the major
running cost areas, this process gives clients a key-point programme for cost
reduction – usually self-funding from the savings within a matter of weeks or
months.
As well as cost reduction, the process provides
comment on the inventory and allocation policy, with attention to the implicit
cost consequences from VED, other tax types, and the used car and van markets. During
2008, all of these areas have seen very significant shifts which are already
starting to hit fleet budgets hard. Yet
relatively simple changes can start to get the fleet in better shape, starting
more or less immediately! We also cover a
CO2 emissions assessment of your fleet (the “carbon footprint”) and comment
on the on-road risk profile (now an essential part of business travel
management under Duty of Care obligations).
We use our tried and tested ranges of methodology,
looking at the JOURNEY, the VEHICLE, the DRIVER, and the overall fleet SYSTEM to
identify how well these provide for normal business activity at lower costs.
The process is quick and easy. We have a proven track record of reducing
fleet costs, starting now – and without compromising the core business
activities of our clients.
Contact us for details: 01730 266666 or info@fleet-audits.com.
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