Fleet car and van SMR: average vehicle workshop lead time

Month	Lead time (days)
Oct 2024	13.37
Sep 2024	13.54
Aug 2024	13.35
Jul 2024	13.45
Jun 2024	13.46

Month	Lead time (days)
Oct 2024	13.37
Sep 2024	13.54
Aug 2024	13.35
Jul 2024	13.45
Jun 2024	13.46
May 2024	13.59
Apr 2024	13.81
Mar 2024	13.57
Feb 2024	13.42
Jan 2024	13.75
Dec 2023	13.48
Nov 2023	13.41

Month	Lead time (days)
Oct 2024	13.37
Sep 2024	13.54
Aug 2024	13.35
Jul 2024	13.45
Jun 2024	13.46
May 2024	13.59
Apr 2024	13.81
Mar 2024	13.57
Feb 2024	13.42
Jan 2024	13.75
Dec 2023	13.48
Nov 2023	13.41
Oct 2023	13.55
Sep 2023	14.20
Aug 2023	13.93
Jul 2023	13.79
Jun 2023	13.72
May 2023	13.84
Apr 2023	13.90
Mar 2023	13.71
Feb 2023	13.71
Jan 2023	13.64
Dec 2022	13.14
Nov 2022	13.21
Oct 2022	13.25
Sep 2022	13.31
Aug 2022	12.89
Jul 2022	12.46
Jun 2022	12.68
May 2022	12.24
Apr 2022	12.74
Mar 2022	12.74
Feb 2022	12.55
Jan 2022	12.80
Dec 2021	12.34
Nov 2021	12.60
Oct 2021	12.57
Sep 2021	12.31
Aug 2021	11.78
Jul 2021	11.37
Jun 2021	11.11
May 2021	10.48
Apr 2021	10.77
Mar 2021	11.37
Feb 2021	11.32
Jan 2021	11.49
Dec 2020	11.34
Nov 2020	12.00
Oct 2020	12.53
Sep 2020	12.50
Aug 2020	11.87
Jul 2020	10.95
Jun 2020	9.86
May 2020	7.88
Apr 2020	7.14
Mar 2020	10.87
Feb 2020	10.89
Jan 2020	11.32

Epyx comment

This metric shows the time from when a fleet driver contacts a garage to book SMR and when the job actually happens.

The average for August was 13.35 days, a slight decrease from 13.93 days a year ago but a notable rise compared to the 11.32 days seen before the pandemic in January 2020, when our dataset begins.

It’s worth noting that all through 2023, lead times were high, at one point hitting 14.20 days, and there has been at least a slight downward trend since the start of this year.

The overall picture is that, despite these small improvements, workshops remain under considerable pressure, with a range of issues persisting, ranging from post-Covid supply issues to skills shortages.