ALLIANCE and Leicester has launched a commercial vehicle fleet management arm.

Part of Alliance and Leicester Commercial Finance, it will extend the range of services it offers by including funding and fleet management.

The contract hire and rental service is offered in partnership with Ipswich fleet management firm Seven Asset Management.

Richard Egan, head of commercial vehicle fleet services, said: ‘If we just tried to do this ourselves from a standing start we would have made mistakes that we can avoid.’

Customers will be able to access management reports via a dedicated website, offering the customer control over their vehicle service, breakdown, repair and inspection records.There is also access to an in-house call centre.