Avis Provides Fleet Solutions For Inchcape
Press Release
Avis UK has won an agreement to provide Inchcape Fleet Solutions with long term rental vehicles.
The contract represents over 20,000 rental days annually for the Avis Maxirent long term rental product and replaces Inchcape’s own in-house long term rental fleet.
Avis will run a dedicated fleet of around 300 long term rental cars across the UK to ensure Inchcape’s customers are kept mobile whatever their longer term rental needs between 30 and 90 days. This may include cars to service short term contracts, filling in a gap between a driver’s contract car going back to Inchcape and their new car being delivered and to cover three month employee probationary periods.
Another motive behind Inchcape’s fleet conversion from pool car to rental vehicle was in response to the recent Duty of Care regulations affecting staff. The new legislation, first set out in the Health & Safety Executive (HSE)’s Driving at Work guidelines, makes employers responsible for ensuring the health and safety of their employees at work generally and more specifically when travelling on business. With Avis concentrating on this area, Inchcape can rest assured that its drivers are provided with safe, clean, quality vehicles that have undergone a 59-point safety check before they are sent out on rental and are less than six months old.
Avis also takes care of the administration associated with running a rental fleet by placing an implant in Inchcape’s Portsmouth office. This full time member of Avis personnel manages Inchcape’s day-to-day long term rental requirements, while maintaining a visible presence within the office in case of queries or difficulties.
Andy Brown, Operations Director, Inchcape comments “We are delighted to bring a second national rental supplier into the Inchcape business. Avis was ready and willing to meet our demands and have proved it‚Äôs more than able as a long term rental supplier.”
Stuart Gent, Managing Director of Avis says “We put together a package tailored to Inchcape and its requirements and initial feedback is very positive. It is further evidence of our commitment to provide corporates with hassle-free rental solutions that also meet with budgetary requirements.”
March 9th, 2006