Membership fees frozen by AFP to support fleet sector

The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has frozen membership fees until at least the end of 2023 to help fleets facing financial pressures.

AFP chair, Paul Hollick, said that the trade and training body understood the difficulties both individual and corporate members face.

“We’re living through a period of time when inflation is high, taxes are rising, growth is sluggish or non-existent, and there are significant rising costs, notably energy,” he said.

“Against this backdrop, the AFP board has decided that keeping fees at their current level for the foreseeable future is simply the right thing to do.”

He continued: “These are difficult times and we are very much of the mind that, as a not-for-profit organisation that has healthy finances thanks to the considerable success we have enjoyed in attracting a substantial number of members since our formation two years ago, we have a responsibility to support the fleet sector at a practical level.”

The AFP offers two levels of fleet operator membership. The £99 AFP Individual Membership is for single applications from individuals employed in any fleet operator role while the AFP Fleet Operator Membership at £299 is for companies that directly manage car or light commercial vehicle operations and have multiple employees within the business with a fleet stakeholder interest.

AFP corporate memberships for fleet service providers are priced at platinum (£2,000), gold (£1,000), silver (£500) and bronze (£299) levels offering graduated benefits including the number of individual memberships provided, discounts on training and other activities, and the degree of presence on the AFP web site.

Membership benefits include use of the Member of the Association of Fleet Professionals (MAFP) designation and full access to the AFP online member area that provides best practice process and procedural guides, an online library of reference material and a forum where members can ask questions.

There is also support from the AFP helpline and attendance at AFP webinars, fleet operator lunches and forums and the annual national member conference.