,More than 1000 dealers have signed up for Epyx's Tyreserve fleet tyre supply service.

Tyreserve is designed to help franchise dealers compete with fast-fits for fleet tyre business – allowing a more convenient service for drivers.

Dealer groups who are taking part include Sytner, Arnold Clark, Vertu, Ford Retail, Listers, Renault Retail, Pentagon, Drive Motor Retail, Thurlow Nunn, Beadles and Eden.

David Goodyear, head of business development at epyx, said: “This level of commitment from dealer groups across the country adds a great deal of momentum to the Tyreserve project.

“The feedback that we are getting is that they very much recognise the potential of Tyreserve and want to be on board from day one.”

Fleets who use 1link Service Network can opt to employ Tyreserve as part of their normal, daily use of the platform to manage overall service and maintenance spending.

Currently, fleets users of the platform total more than three million vehicles, including all of the UK’s top 50 vehicle leasing companies.

A complete tyre catalogue is available through 1link Service Network that will be charged at agreed prices. Dealers can draw tyres from their own stock or order them from distributors via epyx.

Goodyear explained that franchise dealer abdication of selling tyres was often inconvenient for fleets and their drivers.

He said: “It is relatively common practice for a dealer to carry out a service on a company car or van, identify that tyres need replacing, and then advise the driver to take it to the nearest fast-fit.

“This is a waste of time for the driver and is not really a very good customer service offering. It makes much more sense for the vehicle to have its tyres replaced in the same workshop."

More articles on: