See how Bedford's service investment can cut YOU! maintenance costs
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How many Fs to your vehicle ton?
How much is maintenance costing you per vehicle-mile? Your transport manager and accountant can give you an accurate breakdown on costs, but if you include your complete investment: buildings, equipment, labour, etc., you will find this an illuminating exercise.
The cost of going It alone Is going up
The economics of maintaining independent service facilities, involving the under-utilisation of expensive skilled labour, and plant equipment, has always been a marginal one for a great many companies. In the light of new M.O.T. regulations and the sophisticated equipment now necessary to keep vehicles up to the very exacting standards laid down, many fleet owners are taking a critical new look at the hole problem of servicing.
Our investment makes yours unnecessary
We offer a total maintenance programme at realistic prices. Our investment in service is large and comprehensive with the biggest single item among many being the network of over 100 Test Centres provided by Bedford dealers all over Britain. In addition to the extensive and specialised equipment which has always been necessary, the Bedford Test centres are now equipped to test your vehicles in accordance with the M.O.T. inspection card and on equipment similar to that used by the Ministry. And to put right any faults they
should pick up at a time that 01)
suits your schedules. Bedford's Guardian Maintenance 365 Programme, the year-round maintenance programme, is a revision of the dealers' voucher servicing which Bedford were the first truck maker to run. It is updated to keep your fleet in condition for annual tests and spot checks and to provide the required proof of regular maintenance the law now requires.
Capital ideas cost money
To give you an example of the high costs involved in providing such comprehensive service: one of the first Bedford dealers to set up a Test Centre spent over £12,000 on equipment, and another 18,000 on the building to house it. This level of capital expenditure makes sense for a dealer, but not for a fleet owner.
The Big Deal from Bedford can save you money
We can handle your maintenance problems through our dealer network from the time you buy a vehicle until-the time comes to replace it. We provide a standard of skilled, continuous maintenance that would be difficult for you to duplicate without crippling investments in training, and the special equipment necessary. Contact your Bedford dealer and give him your servicing worries.