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1link Service Network transactions rise by 17% in record year

For our 1link Service Network, maintenance and repair (SMR) platform, 2022 was a record year with the total number of UK transactions increasing by 17% on the previous 12 months. Our product also experienced a strong year internationally with the quantity of invoices raised by users in Ireland up 220%, in Denmark by 209%, in…
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Electric car mileage myth “busted” by new epyx data

The myth that electric company cars are generally adopted by lower mileage drivers than petrol or diesel equivalents has been “busted” by new data we’ve released. For vehicles registered between October 2018 and October 2020, there is almost no difference between the average distance to date that each fuel type has covered – with electric…
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A Big Hello To Our New Head Of Account Management

We’re delighted to announce that Jim Claridge has been appointed Head of Account Management for the UK and Europe. Jim has been with the company since 2005, working his way through a variety of roles, most recently being product strategy manager. Taking over management of epyx’s account management team, Jim is now responsible for supporting…
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SMR spend on four year old-plus fleet cars up by more than a half since pandemic

The proportion of fleet SMR spend on fleet cars aged four years old or over has increased by more than a half since the pandemic, rising from 28% in 2018 to 43% in 2022. Also, the average service, maintenance and repair (SMR) invoice price for those older vehicles is 24% higher than for those aged…
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Real world fleet data shows “mixed picture” comparing EV servicing costs to petrol and diesel

Using our real-world fleet data shows a “mixed picture” for electric vehicle (EV) servicing costs compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts, with results depending heavily on the vehicle model. We have generated new statistics from our 1link Service Network service, maintenance and repair (SMR) platform, used to manage more than four million company cars,…
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We announce new partnership with i247 on dealer tyre fitments for fleets

A new partnership will see our TyreServe technology being used to provide dealer-based tyre fitting for the first time to i247’s major fleet customers. TyreServe, which allows any of its registered 4,000 franchise or independent dealers with a workshop to offer tyre fitting, is being added to the panel of suppliers used by i247 to…
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Tim Meadows becomes CCO in newly created role

Tim Meadows has been named to the newly-created role of Chief Commercial Officer at epyx. He is rejoining the company where he spent four years, initially as Director of Account Management from 2016 and then Commercial Director, before becoming Managing Director at r2c Online, also FLEETCOR-owned. Previously, he spent eleven years at LeasePlan, ultimately as…
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We predict connected vehicle technology will improve fleet tyre management as prices rise 33% in two years

Matt Waller, Director of Connected Car at our parent company, FLEETCOR, said that spiralling costs meant that both the monitoring of tyre performance in real time and prediction of future wear were becoming essential to controlling costs. “The average price of a fleet tyre has risen by a third in the last two years, according…
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What will buyers want from used EVs?

Debbie Fox, commercial director, epyx The used electric vehicle (EV) transition is starting to take measurable effect in fleet remarketing. By the end of July, the number sold year-to-date through 1link Disposal Network had risen by a whopping 728%. It’s important to put this dramatic increase into context – we are talking about hundreds rather…
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Two new account manager appointments made as we expand resource

Johannah Hancox and Natalie Thurman have been appointed to new roles at epyx as we expand our account management capabilities. Holding the titles of Key Account Manager and Strategic Account Manager respectively, they will manage a portfolio of vehicle leasing companies and their supplier networks who use the 1link fleet platforms, helping to maximise the…
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