Beyond that a variety of means is available

A alone, long lease duration in France vehicles consumed almost 1 billion litres of fuel in 2005, or 2 litres per vehicle on average, according to calculations by the national Union of long rental duration. It said the impact on the management of fleet of soaring fuel prices, even if they are a little fallen back since last August. "The fuel station is the second costs after the funding, prior to maintenance, insurance and taxation", said Olivier Rigoni, expert consultant of the firm Cogecar, who believes that economies are easier to achieve than on taxation, provided they act on several levers.

"The first is e.g. the dieselisation of the Park since this type of engine uses less fuel cheaper", underlines François Piot, Executive Director of Arval, whose fleet managed France cars are 95 diesel fuel. Beyond that, a variety of means is available. The only area on which it is vain to hope of real economies is negotiating discounts with tankers, due to the dominant position of Total and the density of its distribution network in France, according to the experts. However, the Group provides boost management while one of the concerns of managers of vehicle is only pay the corresponding fuel to the kilometres actually travelled on behalf of the company. Its smart Actys card allows to set the types of fuel allowed, per day or month purchase volumes, kidnapping capped to the capacity of the reservoir, it alerts for abnormal consumptions. "But a full-realized Friday evening gives a range of 800 kilometres," said Edouard Rance ERCG Cabinet. Some managers are therefore impatiently fleet by satellite, tracking systems to be entered in the customs.

Reduce fleet

The other lever is the compression of expenditure themselves. A first way is to reduce the fleet and to encourage them to use public transport in urban areas. "Reflection of our Department of strategic audit can go up to wonder about the usefulness of certain vehicles," said Aymar Hénin, CEO of GE Fleet Services. It is a delicate process in commercial fleets. Rest therefore the reduction of the kilometres driven, "who increase emitted CO2, maintenance costs, the depreciation of the vehicle, the risk of accidents and collaborators past clients time," said consultant Bernard Roland, who believes that to achieve a software identifying people through too many miles, for example a commercial that radiates star because he wants to return every evening at home.

Reduction of fuel costs also passes by the choice of more fuel-efficient vehicles, rejuvenating the Park since the recent vehicles consume less. The private use of cars in service, now widely tolerated, has pushed to high-end vehicles in many fleets. "New ecological taxation gives the opportunity down or to ask employees an additional financial contribution," continued the specialist.

The last explored track is a more reasonable driving behavior. "Eco-driving can reduce fuel expenses from 10 to 15 as it limits the work accidents and vehicles in garages," said Francis Chastanet of Fleet Logistics. Several rental companies engaged in this way, in particular Arval, making at the same time a vector of communication.