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Lower fuel prices are no excuse to rest on laurels, says Chevin

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The firm adds that there is a wide variance between best and worst practice. Managing director Ashley Sowerby said: ‘Among the fleets with which we work, we see a wide range of different results when it comes to fuel management. This is a cost area where some fleets have strong and definite policies, while others have a much more laissez-faire attitude and believe that the issue cannot really be successfully managed.

‘Our experience is that the latter is wrong. Diesel and petrol spending is something that very much responds to determined managerial action. While we may be going through a period when prices have unexpectedly fallen, this will almost certainly be temporary and they will again increase over time.’

Chevin’s six-point advice plan for fuel cost management, based on the best practice that it sees among users of its FleetWave fleet software, states:

Sowerby added: ‘None of these ideas are particularly innovative but they do require a strong managerial hand. However, if you follow them, you will definitely see results.’

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.