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They include:

The fleet focus on cost management. Our prices are lower than franchise dealers’
Lengthening fleet replacement cycles means more vehicles will require service maintenance and repair work
Our seven-day-a-week opening policy which gives flexibility to drivers
Our mobile tyre repair and replacement service and our vehicle servicing and MOT collection/delivery service means employees do not lose valuable working time taking their vehicle to a Kwik-Fit centre

Access to Kwik-Fit Fleet’s core services can be obtained:

For sub-25 vehicle fleets via the company’s Business Drive Card
For fleets running more than 25 vehicles via a fleet credit account facility

With a credit account facility from Kwik-Fit Fleet, organisations can access our full range of products and services. It’s the mainstay of our UK fleet offering and is managed by a regional account manager and supported by named staff in our St Albans fleet HQ.

A monthly statement accompanied by detailed management reporting then shows all fleet purchases in a simple display, enabling fleet decision-makers to easily identify purchasing trends and potential cost savings and giving vehicle-by-vehicle control over maintenance budgets.

The Business Drive Card can be used to purchase all of Kwik-Fit’s services, but additionally gives drivers access to a range of services from other fleet providers, such as vehicle hire, and can double up as a fuel card.

It can be used at more than 24,000 locations across the UK and provides flexibility and control by replacing the expensive reimbursement system typically used by many smaller employers.

The card also gives companies the discount levels on motoring goods and services normally only available to major fleets.

It also aids fleet administration because having one single consolidated invoice, detailing every transaction by driver, means that fleet managers and company accountants are not weighed down under piles of invoices from a variety of suppliers.

When using the card to pay for products, the driver must supply the vehicle registration number, vehicle mileage and location of purchase.

By studying such data and the details of the actual transaction a picture of the vehicle’s use can be built up.

Poor fuel consumption figures, for example, can be identified, expensive fuel outlets can be eliminated and drivers getting through too many tyres can be spotted.

Having spotted any unusual trends that could highlight costly driving habits, fleet decision-makers can then implement remedies to alleviate the problem.

That might include raising issues with the employee concerned, arranging driver training or taking remedial action to eliminate a specific mechanical problem.

While many large fleets are alert to the benefits cards can offer, many smaller fleets continue to use the archaic system of ‘pay and reclaim’, where employees submit expense claims on a haphazard basis and receipts have to be chased and checked.

If required a pre-agreed spending limit can be attached to each Business Drive Card, with different limits for each driver.

Any spending over the pre-agreed limit requires authorisation, so the company keeps full control of outgoings.

Additionally, we count among our customers the vast majority of Britain’s leading contract hire and leasing companies as defined by the annual ‘FN50’ publication from Fleet News.

So if you lease your fleet via one of these you already benefit from our comprehensive range of services.

I’ve already mentioned some of Kwik-Fit Fleet’s services, but this is the complete range:

All makes of car and van servicing – in accordance with manufacturers’ scheduled servicing requirements – and MOT. Includes a collection and delivery service and online booking facility
Tyre repair and replacement – carried out either at Kwik-Fit centres or through Kwik-Fit Fleet Mobile at a location of your choice, including the fitting of cold weather tyres (winter tyres) and a ‘hotel’ facility to store the set not being used
Brake checks and replacement brake pads and discs
Glass repair
Air conditioning recharging
Oil and filter changes
Battery replacement
Exhaust repair and replacement
Business Drive Card
Fleet account
Fleet safety products – our centres offer a free Winter Safety Check to ensure vehicles head into the winter months in a good condition. Kwik-Fit Fleet Mobile also offers regular car park tyre safety inspections
Tyre management – We offer the definitive industry outsourcing solution for tyre authorisation, management and billing. For smaller fleets which may not attract volume incentive schemes from tyre manufacturers, we pool their spend with major fleets to offer incentives on all premium tyre brands in order to keep costs down
TyreSource – Kwik-Fit Fleet’s specialist business which holds and locates rare tyres or tyres in short supply
Cover 24 – 24-hour call handling so Kwik-Fit Fleet’s offices are never closed when drivers call for assistance.