Press Release
November, 2011
Leaselink boss welcomes fuel duty cut
Rob Pilkington, managing director of the Leaselink International division of Oxford-based online solutions provider, Ebbon-Dacs, welcomed the postponement of the 3p increase in fuel duty in January and the cut from 5p to 3p in August announced by the Chancellor in his 2011 Autumn Statement.
“Given the little room for manoeuvre that the Government has in terms of reducing the national debt mountain, any attempt at economic stimulus like this is to be welcomed.
“Postponing the fuel rise planned for January and cutting the increase in August from 5p to 3p are both very welcome moves, as they come at a time when pump prices are at near record levels and are a considerable drain on corporate resources.
“As a major supplier to the contract hire and leasing industry, we welcome anything that helps keep their fleet customers mobile while lowering their costs.
“In more general terms, the reduction in Corporation Tax from 26% to 25% from next April, as part of a planned and previously announced reduction, will hopefully give beleaguered British companies some respite, although the lowered growth forecasts for this quarter and for next year shows just how much there is to do to really get the country growing again.
“Another welcome imitative is the investment that Government announced in UK infrastructure, with some 500 new infrastructure projects including work on some of our most congested road networks. This will not only create new jobs but will help to keep the wheels of corporate Britain moving, which is essential for economic recovery,” he added.
Rob Pilkington, managing director, Leaselink International, Ebbon-Dacs
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About Leaselink
Following seven year’s development, Leaselink is Europe's market leading web based e-procurement solution, linking franchised dealers and motor manufacturers to major fleet management, leasing and rental companies.
An established online community, Leaselink is accessed by over 700 franchised dealers and dealer groups every day to respond to tenders and optimise the supply of fleet vehicles. In 2008 the trading platform was responsible for in excess of €3.15bn worth of fleet orders in the UK and Europe.
Leaselink is currently being employed by 10 of the UK’s 15 largest contract hire and leasing companies who between them supply and manage over 590,000 company vehicles* to source and buy their new vehicles.
Leaselink users include:
- ALD Automotive
- Alphabet
- Arval
- Daimler Chrysler Fleet Management
- GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services
- Hitachi Capital
- ING Car Lease
- Inchcape Fleet Solutions
- LeasePlan
- Lombard Vehicle Management
For both leasing companies and corporate dealers, Leaselink simplifies the complex enquiry, ordering, tracking, delivery and payment of vehicles. A Leaselink implementation creates significant process efficiencies and cost savings with accurate, real-time business reporting.
Features and benefits of Leaselink:
- Manages orders efficiently across the supplying dealer network
- Eliminates vehicle configuration errors
- Real time information on the status of all enquiries and orders
- Full audit trail of all status changes and historical activity
- Control slippage
- Measures dealer performance (KPIs) and Service Levels
- Comprehensive real-time reporting suite
- Manages brochure and test drive requests
- Simple integration with existing systems and third party suppliers
- Manages dealer rebates and manufacturer bonuses from within the system
- Analyses internal operator efficiency.
About Ebbon-Dacs
Ebbon-Dacs is an online solutions company based near Oxford, with further offices in Saudi Arabia, and specialises in delivering hosted, web technology solutions.
Ebbon-Dacs, which is owned by a private equity group, provides business process automation solutions to a wide range of automotive business enterprises through a number of different business tools and solutions and is a leader in hosted solutions for the automotive industry.
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Andrew Wilson
Sales director
Ebbon-Dacs
Tel: 01865 866810
Mob: 07976 337637
Email: andy.wilson@ebbon-dacs.com
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