Guides for people who run hire fleets
The problems that cost a rental business a morning, and what to do about each one. Written for operators rather than for search engines.
How to stop double bookings in a rental fleet
Why double bookings happen to organised businesses, and the four structural changes that stop them rather than catch them.
Read the guideHow to calculate fleet utilisation, and what the number means
The formula, the mistake most operators make with it, and the utilisation range a small hire fleet should actually aim for.
Read the guideWhat belongs in a vehicle rental agreement
The clauses a hire agreement needs to be worth relying on, and the three that disputes usually turn on.
Read the guideWhen to move a rental business off spreadsheets
The four signals that a spreadsheet has stopped being the right tool, and what to do about it without stopping trading.
Read the guideHow to handle security deposits in vehicle rental
What a deposit is for, why it should never touch revenue, and how to release one without an argument.
Read the guideA vehicle handover and return checklist
The five minutes at handover that decide whether a later damage charge is a claim or an argument.
Read the guideHow to track insurance, registration and inspection expiry
Why lapsed documents are found too late, and the reminder window that stops a vehicle going out uninsured.
Read the guideHow to price a rental fleet by season
Why flat rates leave money on the table in July and vehicles idle in January, and how to structure rates around it.
Read the guideHow to choose car rental software
The questions worth asking a vendor, the ones that do not matter, and how to tell a demo from the product.
Read the guideMoving from a wall planner to rental software
What a wall planner does well, what it cannot do, and how to make the switch in a week without losing a booking.
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