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Fleet software provider Chevin believes that blue light fleets workshops have been squeezed by Government austerity measures. The firm, which works with a large number of UK ambulance, police and fire service fleets, said that such outfits were usually well run, but a lack of funds had made operations more difficult.
Managing director Ashley Sowerby said: "Our view is that workshops have become the key cost battleground. Most blue light fleets continue to run their own workshops for very good reasons such as the need for a zero-tolerance approach to risk management and longer operating hours than most third-parties can offer, and it is here that potential for savings are being identified.
"There is a lot of work going on to use the available technology to reduce costs. This can be as simple as moving from T-cards to an online record-keeping system that allows a much more efficient throughflow of work.
"At the other extreme, we are seeing much greater use of software-generated management information to create advanced SMR policies that enable much closer control over spending, with some very good results being achieved.
"The standard of management of blue light fleets across the country is, in our experience, very high and managers are reacting to the cost pressures being placed on them with thoroughness and imagination."
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