{"id":1393,"date":"2022-01-14T08:41:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T08:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/a-good-moment-for-the-vehicle-fleet-market-decisive-in-policy-renewals\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T09:53:38","slug":"a-good-moment-for-the-vehicle-fleet-market-decisive-in-policy-renewals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/en\/a-good-moment-for-the-vehicle-fleet-market-decisive-in-policy-renewals\/","title":{"rendered":"Why now is the perfect time for the vehicle fleet market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Empty roads and ghost cities<\/strong>. This is an image that has remained with all of us since the first weeks of lockdown. From Barcelona&#8217;s Diagonal to Madrid&#8217;s Paseo de la Castellana, the absence of traffic led to an atmosphere of fear and a sensation of luxury at the same time. Silence reigned in the heart of cities where the roar of traffic had predominated for decades, especially at peak times.<\/p>\n<p>A respite that fortunately also entailed <strong>advantages<\/strong>, such as the <strong>reduction in road accidents<\/strong>. According to data from the Central Traffic Headquarters (DGT), the number of accidents decreased by 22% in 2020, the lowest figure ever recorded. The adoption of teleworking, the closing of schools and the introduction of on-screen classes, combined with the restrictive measures imposed at the time, meant that people travelled by road as little as possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1389 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RS-FLOTAS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RS-FLOTAS.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RS-FLOTAS-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RS-FLOTAS-1024x397.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RS-FLOTAS-768x298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/RS-FLOTAS-1536x596.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a large part of the population this scenario meant saving time and headaches on the road, but companies owning <strong>fleets of vehicles<\/strong> <strong>for <a href=\"https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/en\/sectors\/passenger-transport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passenger transport <\/a><\/strong>have had a difficult year and a half. As a result of the drop in the sector&#8217;s activity many companies experienced <strong>financial difficulties<\/strong>, although their unprecedented low accident rates had a positive impact on policies covering vehicles.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Leaving a tight market for fleets behind<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <u>size of the fleet<\/u>, the <u>types of route<\/u> (urban\/interurban) and the <u>claims record<\/u> are among the <strong>factors<\/strong> that insurance companies take into account <strong>when calculating insurance<\/strong> for a fleet.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, <strong>the insurance sector has offered a limited range of options<\/strong>. Why? <u>Very restrictive fleets<\/u>, well-known to insurance companies, with a historical reputation for <u>high claim rates<\/u> and, above all, a general <u>shortfall in premiums<\/u> that made policies unprofitable.<\/p>\n<p>This inertia changed for renewals at the beginning of last year and the trend is continuing for those in the coming year, as the <strong>positive effect <\/strong>of <strong>low claim figures<\/strong> is being carried over, thanks to the reduction in traffic due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>European funds: a good opportunity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Another piece of good news for the sector is the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/strategy\/recovery-plan-europe_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Next Generation<\/a><\/strong> EU package, which provides funding for the <em>Moves Grandes Flotas<\/em> programme. The initiative is intended to support companies that want to <strong>renew fleets of more than 500 vehicles<\/strong> in more than one autonomous community. The budget is \u20ac50 million, which can be extended in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The Government also announced a grant of <strong>up to 5,000 euros<\/strong> per vehicle for companies that renew their <strong>fleet with electric vehicles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the light of these new developments, we can see a hopeful future after the difficult circumstances experienced in recent months. The fleet sector has proved resilient, but a favourable scenario provides a great deal of encouragement. <strong>This is a good moment for the vehicle <a href=\"https:\/\/ribesalat.com\/en\/products\/fleet-insurance-and-cargo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fleet<\/a> market: we should take advantage of it.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empty roads and ghost cities. This is an image that has remained with all of us since the first weeks of lockdown. From Barcelona&#8217;s Diagonal to Madrid&#8217;s Paseo de la Castellana, the absence of traffic led to an atmosphere of fear and a sensation of luxury at the same time. 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