Fleet benchmarking reports that use 29 million data points are now being made available as standard to all fleets who use our 1link Service Network platform to process service, maintenance and repair (SMR). The three Fleet Improvement Dashboards offer data gathered from over 15.5 million invoices, totalling a £3.9 billion spend over the last five…
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In total, 35.29% of vehicles registered onto the platform were electric, compared to 25.59% a year ago. An increase for hybrid registrations was also seen at 17.53% against 14.82% in August 2023. There were corresponding falls for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles – with petrol representing just 29.87% of registrations in August against 39.90% a…
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We’ve launched a new report, that draws data from 1link Service Network, which enables garages to see for probably the first time how their service, maintenance and repair (SMR) performance compares to national and regional trends across a range of key metrics. The quarterly 1link Market Index Report includes information from both in and out…
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We’ve released new real world fleet data, covering vehicles up to 3.5 years old, from 1link Service Network which suggests that long-predicted savings in service, maintenance and repair (SMR) for electric vehicles (EVs) are starting to become apparent. It shows advantages in both the amount spent on SMR and the number of garage visits for…
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Greg Tucker, Head of OEM & Dealer Management, said that five manufacturers – BYD, GWM, SSanyong/KGM, Omoda and Seres – had been added to the platform during the last year, and that conversations were ongoing with several more who were interested in joining. “In a typical year for 1link, we may have one or two…
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Fleet parts prices have risen fastest for SUVs over the last four years, according to new 1link Service Network data we’ve released. Among a basket of five common parts including front discs and pads, wiper blades, clutches, pollen filters, headlamp bulbs and spark plugs, SUVs have seen the highest increases for any car type in…
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Our new network of garages that we have created are keen to undertake motor warranty work. With over 1,400 suppliers across the UK, it gives warranty providers access to national coverage of workshops who want to fulfil claims. Marc Lees, Director of Business Development at epyx, said, “One of the success stories at epyx in…
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The percentage of company cars being fitted with 18 inch-plus tyres has increased by a third in three years, our new data shows. In the first quarter of 2021, 42% of cars fitted with tyres through TyreServe were 18 inches or over. This increased to 47% in for the same period in 2022, 52% in…
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Our new data shows average fleet parts prices have risen by more than a third (35%) in four years. Using a basket of common parts including front discs and pads, wiper blades, clutch, pollen filter, headlamp bulbs and spark plugs, the total cost has risen from £713 in 2020 to £963 in 2024. The biggest…
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Our new data shows that, in 2023, the average age of fleet cars and vans continued to rise. The average age of a fleet car in 2023, at the point of service or repair, was 3.00 years, compared to 2.86 in 2022, 2.74 in 2021, 2.55 in 2020 and 2.40 in 2019. For vans, the…
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