Past experience dealing with vehicle fleets over a number of years has shown us that a large number of both fleet (in particular), and private vehicles are often not looked after as well as they perhaps should be, especially those not directly allocated to a single person/staff member such as ‘pool cars’.
Tyre pressures are seldom checked and adjusted resulting in poor fuel economy and premature tyre wear. Likewise, it is fair to assume that lights, indicators and fluids such as oil, water and so forth are seldom checked either (other than at regular service intervals, often 12 monthly these days), which could lead to safety issues or even total engine failure. Grooming, if done at all, is often just the odd car wash at the gas station!
Not only is this lack of attention costing fleet operators money, but issues such as tyre wear and poor inflation, failed indicators and brake lights etc. create a potential health and safety issue; something responsible employers are doing their utmost to avoid.
Generally, the view is that ‘someone’ should be responsible for these things and check the fleet on a regular basis, especially so if the vehicle has only one regular driver, but we all know that even with the best will in the world, this often fails to happen.
Most Fleet Operators would welcome an economic solution to this problem.
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