Fleet Buyers Targeting Price Ahead Of Safety And Economy – Survey

Australia’s vehicle fleet managers appear to be under the thumb of company bean counters when it comes to making purchasing decisions, with price considered ahead of safety and environmental factors.

Those are the findings of a new survey, which asked fleet managers questions relating to safety, price and a vehicle’s ‘green’ credentials relating to purchase decisions.

Fleetcare conducted the survey, which found that while organisations would like to be greener and safer on the nation’s roads, vehicle prices often overruled these ambitions. 

While 93 percent of managers surveyed believed their company upheld policies relating to workplace safety, only 37 percent said staff were restricted to using vehicles with a 4- or 5-star ANCAP safety rating (5 being the maximum safety rating offered by ANCAP).

Further, 29 percent of respondents said their organisation would not deny an employee their choice of vehicle based on safety concerns.

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