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We predict that connected vehicles will deliver a new level of transparency for daily rental fleets

We are predicting that daily rental fleets look set to benefit from the availability of a new generation of products utilising connected vehicle data. Tim Meadows, Chief Commercial Officer says the development will bring a previously unavailable level of transparency to how short term hire cars and vans are being used in real world conditions.…
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runyourfleet adopts 1link Hire Network

runyourfleet has adopted 1link Hire Network to manage growing demand for daily rental services from across its customer base. Steve Whitmarsh, Managing Director at the fleet management company, explained that using the platform had produced rapid results, with volumes almost doubling very quickly. He said: “Daily Rental is a key part of our portfolio and…
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Fleet technology

Fleet interest in “joined up” cross-platform strategies being spurred by pandemic

An increased interest in digitalisation, spurred by the pandemic, is leading more fleets to investigate “joined-up” cross-platform strategies. Debbie Fox, Commercial Director at epyx, explains that there is rapidly growing awareness of the synergies available from adopting complementary technologies to create new efficiencies. “It’s been widely reported that the last year has seen much increased…
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Fines module

New Fines Module added to 1link Hire Network

A new Fines Module – designed to handle the charging of driver fines on short-term rental back to the fleet customer – has been added to our 1link Hire Network platform. Daily rental companies can create a new fine within 1link Hire Network by completing all the relevant details within the module together with associated…
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epyx celebrates 20th anniversary this week

This week marks the 20th anniversary of epyx, which has grown over the last two decades to become an important and successful e-commerce innovator in the automotive sector. epyx products include the industry standard 1link Service Network, used by fleets totalling four million cars, vans and trucks to manage SMR from nearly 9,000 franchise dealers,…
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Vans set to power daily rental recovery as volumes hit 60% of pre-lockdown levels

Vans look set to power the recovery in daily rental, we’re predicting at epyx, with overall volumes on our 1link Hire Network platform now hitting 60% of pre-lockdown levels. Tim Meadows, Vice President and Commercial Director, said: “At first glance, reaching 60% may not necessarily sound like a recovery but, during the quietest parts of…
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Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

It goes without saying that our number one priority is keeping our employees and customers safe while maintaining all our services as usual, albeit remotely. We have done everything in our power to ensure our products continue to work without interruption while utilising the digital interfaces we offer as much as possible during times of…
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1link Live

Getting everyone together to talk about 1link

Users of epyx’s 1link fleet platforms together operate more than four million company vehicles, so it is probably going to be impossible to ever get them all in the same room. However, we’ve just done what might be the next best thing in holding our first-ever 1link Live event, which brought more than 150 of…
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Data security for fleet management

Higher level of data security for fleets promised by new data accreditation

A higher level of information assurance for fleets is being promised by a widely-recognised certification achieved by us this week. We have met the ISO27001:2013 standard, which specifies and audits processes intended to bring information under clear and unambiguous management control. Tim Meadows, Commercial Director, said: “At the most fundamental level, this makes a statement…
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Retail Ready Vehicle

Greater emphasis placed on ready-to-retail condition for rental companies

2019 is seeing more vehicles being sold as ‘ready-to-retail’ with companies deciding to improve the condition to grade 1-2 before sending to auctions. Read more about this topic on our dedicated remarketing site here