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The 1999 Lex Vehicle Leasing Report on Company
Motoring
Introduction
The 1999 Lex Vehicle Leasing Report on Company Motoring draws on the
results of two specially commissioned market research studies conducted
by Sample Surveys on behalf of Lex Vehicle Leasing.
The first survey was an in-depth study of a representative sample of 1,297 drivers, including a boosted sample of 308 company car drivers. The second study was undertaken amongst a sample of 386 fleet managers, including a boosted sample of 86 fleet managers in Scotland. This data has been weighted to give a representative sample of fleets and company cars in the UK, according to the best available estimate of the number of fleets of different sizes. The results from this survey are presented in two ways: a representative view of these managers weighted to reflect the size of their fleet (where there is a stronger weighting towards those fleets with large numbers of cars). The report is split into five sections. The first two sections present our regular view of the state of the company car market. The first of these sections looks at company cars in Britain.; how they are, what has happened to sales, who drives company cars and why. The second section looks at fleet managers and company car policy; how do companies manage their fleets, how do they finance their fleet and what are the emerging trends. Sections three and four focus on the company car itself. Section 3 examines the types of company cars we drive and the reliability of these cars. Section 4 looks at the level of choice a company car driver gets, how the decision process is made and other transport options available to company car drivers. The last section looks at some of the key legislative changes that will affect the company car driver and fleet manager in the years ahead. How aware are people of these changes, what do they think of the proposals and what impact will they have? Throughout the report, we present the facts from the research, together with our comments and thoughts on the implications of these findings. We hope these comments will stimulate debate and help to ensure that the company car industry remains one of the brightest spots in the UK economy. Foreword |
