Major fleets are increasingly looking to reduce vehicle movements to minimise the carbon footprint of their remarketing activities.
It’s a subject increasingly under discussion with vehicle leasing firms, according to Epyx, and is also being made part of some disposal policies.
Commercial director Debbie Fox said that cars and vans going through disposal processes can travel surprisingly large distances and there is a growing realisation that these types of operations may no longer be sustainable and that better solutions need to be found.
“Initially, there is a focus on using facilities where as much of the sale preparation process as possible can be undertaken at one location, as well as potentially moving more sales online,” she outlined.
“Fleets are talking to us about this because it is something that we are able to help facilitate. 1link Disposal Network can be used to manage the entire remarketing process but is supplier-agnostic – fleets are free to use whoever they want, with automatic event scheduling covering actions such as inspections, movements and repairs – and so changes in policy such as those necessary to reduce their carbon footprint are relatively easy to enact.”
Fox also separately revealed that Epyx’s 1link Trade Buyer vehicle auction platform saw its best-ever year in 2021 in terms of sales volumes – that’s despite ongoing used car and van stock shortages.
“Overall, the number of vehicles sold was 8% ahead of 2020 and also exceeded 2019, which was the previous record year, by 2%.
“We are seeing use of the platform by major fleets increasing and this is because of its flexibility and effectiveness in a remarketing sector that has been characterised by rapid change in recent years; something that looks set to continue.”
