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savings than concentrating exclusively on
headline rate negotiations.
The most successful programmes are
looking at total cost rather than daily rate
alone, and reviewing other influences
including insurance, and vehicle choice.
a single ecosystem. Five years ago,
company fleet, car rental and ridehail programmes were often managed
independently by different teams.
Today, the boundaries between those
categories are becoming increasingly
blurred as organisations take a
more joined-up approach to ground
How might tax changes
transportation.
This is also reflected in the supplier
affect the UK rental sector,
landscape, with car rental providers
and what can be done to
becoming mobility providers that
can support not only rental, but
minimise disruption?
company fleet needs, too.
As mobility providers
Taxation and regulation
consolidate and businesses
remain important
look for greater efficiency,
watchpoints across
there's a growing
Europe because they can
opportunity to bring these
impact the economics of
programmes together
running a rental fleet very
under a single strategy.
quickly.
Those that do can benefit
As governments continue
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from stronger governance,
to pursue decarbonisation
increased buying power, better
objectives, businesses should
visibility of spend and a more consistent
expect taxation and regulatory changes
traveller experience.
to influence fleet costs, vehicle choice
and overall supplier strategies.
Monitoring this landscape means travel
What are the biggest
managers can adapt programmes before
disruption occurs. With electric vehicles
trends reshaping
no longer exempt from tax, this could see
corporate ground
a greater shift to car rental as companies
reconsider their overall fleet strategies.
transportation?
What does a best-practice
mobility programme look
like today?
The biggest change is that businesses
are more often treating mobility as
We’re seeing increasing usage of ride-hail
and wider mobility technology solutions
within travel programs, as customers look
to ensure their travellers are provided
with reliable and safe transportation
options globally that can support travel
policy, while also ensuring visibility of this
spend for the travel manager.
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