Study Uncovers Security Threat in the UK for Electricians’ Fleets

  Posted by: electime      15th April 2021

A study by fleet management company Vimcar found that 1 in 3 employers in the electrical services sector has had a vehicle stolen, at one time.

Shocking though this might be, it seems to be in line with other research done on business vehicle theft in general: according to Logistics UK more than a third of all UK companies are affected by car theft every year.

Another issue brought up in Vimcar’s study was the issue of vehicle misuse. Whilst 75 per cent of all business owners in the electrical service industry restrict fleet usage (32 per cent of employers only allow their fleet vehicles to be used for business purposes, for example) 62 per cent would like to be alerted when a vehicle is being used outside those restrictions.

This suggests that vehicle misuse is commonplace within the industry.

The answer? 67 per cent would buy, or have already bought, a telematics tracking system to protect their fleet against vehicle theft and misuse.

Take a look at the findings below: