Vehicle support

One-stop-shop for all your fleet needs

• Short-term hire facilities to give your business versatility
• Accident management solutions to ensure your drivers stay on the road
• Risk management support to keep you in front of the legal traffic

The overall journey

Bank of Scotland understand that financing your fleet is only the beginning, which is why we can also support you and your drivers in the day-to-day running of your fleet.

Short-term hire

Whatever your business is and your vehicle requirements we have a flexible short-term solution with a long-standing pedigree. We can give you access to a range of vehicles and services backed up by one of the most knowledgeable teams in the business.

• Relief vehicles to keep your staff mobile
• Ad hoc rentals for short-term versatility
• Long-term rental to cover occasional peaks in demand
• Overseas rental for the jet setters
• Storage facilities available to include movements, inspection, repair, safety check, valet and repatriation

Accident management

Our Accident Management team can take on the task of sorting out insurance claims, arranging vehicle recovery and even finding the right vehicle body repair shop and chasing up repairs.

We also provide support to both those involved in the accident and those responsible for sorting out the aftermath.

• Vehicle recovery including the arrangement of transportation for driver and passengers
• Management of the claims process from liaising with third-party insurers to pursuing the recovery of any uninsured loss
• Arrangement of replacement cars to enable drivers to keep mobile
• Administration of the total repair process from estimate to return of vehicle and payment settlement for the cost of the repair
• Support from online management reporting system giving you full visibility of whole accident management process including the management of costs and vehicle downtime

Risk management

The law now makes employers more responsible for their employees' actions if it is seen that the company has not applied adequate control or management capabilities. Our Risk Management team will help you identify your potential risk exposures and carry out a Safety Audit to look at your existing processes and make a detailed evaluation. This includes arranging health screening for drivers, investigating past accidents to detect any obvious patterns, and reiterating the rules of road-worthiness inspections. All this is designed to train your drivers to become more responsible and therefore help reduce the risk of accident and cost to the company.

Roadside assistance cover

We also support drivers with roadside assistance by providing various breakdown packages to suit your needs and budget.

Maintenance packages

To keep control of your servicing and maintenance costs we can provide bespoke maintenance packages for your fleet vehicles and keep you in control of servicing due dates.

Call us now

To find out how we can help your business, call us on 0800 169 4689†