Maximise your Savings with Herd Connect Brilliant Fleet Management Solution.
At Herd we take care of a broad range of services including: vehicle acquisition, service and maintenance, repairs and driver management through to de-fleet, refurb and disposal. The aim being to act as an extension of your own Fleet team and support your fleet operation. Additionally, our national supplier network can provide significant savings on service, maintenance & repair costs.
All maintenance work and spend is managed and authorised by the Herd Group Technical team. The team monitor and manage the workflow between ourselves and the repairer garages providing scrutiny of work undertaken and authorisation through our network of garages.
We customise our SMR authorisation process to meet individual client requirements. Current Herd Connect customers have benefited from cost savings on unnecessary servicing, excessive labour times, and our attention to detail on warranty compliance.
ONLY ESSENTIAL REPAIRS AUTHORISED
Our in-house team challenge garages to ensure only the correct work is carried out, when a garage requests authorisation for brake discs and pads, we query the thickness of the discs in order to confirm if they are actually required. Potential saving over £200
REDUCING COSTS & ENSURING WARRANTY COMPLIANCE
Herd’s in-house technical team challenge service requirements. We check whether a fuel and air filter change is necessary due to the age of a vehicle. We also insure oil grades are recorded - an important factor when asked to provide service history for a warranty claim. Potential Saving over £160
THE HERD ADVANTAGE, A GOODWILL WIN!
Herd conduct extensive negotiations with garages and main dealers, we check what issues are covered under warranty. Recently saving one customer nearly £700 when they were advised that a shock absorber was not covered under warranty.
EXPERT FLEET KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION
Our in-house team challenge labour time, with our extensive fleet knowledge we know the timescales involved in workshop jobs and push back on any unrealistic charges. Potential Saving over £100
CHALLENGING UNNECESSARY SERVICES
It is not uncommon for garages to service vehicles that do not require servicing. The Herd Team will check the mileage on a vehicle to see if a service is due, we will also ask a garage if the service light is on. Potential Saving over £180
If you are interested in saving money on your fleet? Call us today on 01372 747 333
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