In the past 12 months, Fleet Alliance, which now manages a fleet in excess of 30,000 vehicles, has seen a 214% increase in EV orders – and a rise of over 5,000% since the start of 2018. Increase mirrors that seen at a national level as 2020 was a record year for sales of battery and plug-in hybrid electric cars, which together accounted for more than one in 10 registrations – up from around one in 30 in 2019.

Research commissioned by Europcar Mobility Group in August 2020 found that 52% of fleet manager admitted that they have had to pay increased termination fees. With economic uncertainty continuing well into 2021, an optimised vehicle fleet that can be changed as requirements vary will be key to ongoing success for many businesses

First of a series of auctions will start Friday 15th January 2021 running until Monday 18th January. Currently, traders can express interest in used stock listed for sale on the Reflex Vehicle Hire website, but the new service will enable live bids on a selection of defleeted cars and vans.