Royal Mail reports “excellent start” to fleet servicing initiative

Royal Mail has reported that its initiative to offer fleet servicing to other businesses has made an “excellent start”, and is proving to be a useful additional revenue stream. In a notice posted on the MyRoyalMail.com website this morning, Royal Mail said that it is winning business from “well-known brands such as British Gas and RAC”.

Royal Mail said that it is confident that the fleet maintenance offering can “grow and provide additional income to the business”.

The notice added: “Other business can bring their vehicles to us for servicing, including RAC, with whom we have signed a contract to maintain and service their fleet of breakdown vehicles.

“Together with the CWU we have announced the expansion of commercialisation across our workshop operation. This follows the successful pilots carried out throughout 2016 at 20 workshops and the introduction of Fleet Autocare for colleagues, friends and family at the end of last year.

“This week, our fleet maintenance team has reached the milestone of servicing 1,500 British Gas vehicles and we are fast approaching 1,200 Autocare visits. We’re currently building our offer in this area and continuing to tender for contracts.”