“The priority is always the customer – that’s not just rhetoric, it’s our ethos.”
So says Stuart Beagrie, founder and Managing Director of Advanced Vehicle Leasing (AVL), a Middlesbrough-based firm that has been dedicated to securing the best vehicle leasing deals for private customers and businesses since 1997. With the launch of their new salary sacrifice scheme on electric cars, AVL is tapping into the untapped potential of the vehicles of the future.
For 27 years, AVL has built a stellar reputation for hassle-free business and personal leasing arrangements on all types of cars and vans. The family-run business, with Stuart and his son Clarke at the helm, has been based centrally on Middlesbrough’s Riverside Park since 2015. Their team of 25 full-time staff goes the extra mile to ensure that the hundreds of vehicles leased each month are the perfect fit for their customers.
Stuart emphasises the core of their business: “Whether it’s one car or 100, everyone gets the same attention because that’s the core of our business. It sounds old-fashioned but it’s a basic thing – look after your customers.”
With their latest initiative, AVL is not just helping customers – they’re helping the planet too. AVL has introduced a salary sacrifice scheme where businesses lease electric vehicles, and employees pay for theirs by ‘sacrificing’ a proportion of their wages. Clarke explains how this could be a game-changer:
“The employee sacrifices an element of their wages towards the cost of having the vehicle each month. It comes out of their gross monthly wage, but they are saving the National Insurance and the element of PAYE tax on that. The employer is also saving their National Insurance contribution.”
The benefits of this scheme are multi-faceted:
Stuart adds, “It’s a win for everybody – the employee, the employer, the environment, us – and there genuinely isn’t a catch.”
Each customer will use a secure portal on the AVL website to access the scheme. Clarke elaborates, “Businesses will create a ‘login’ and can then offer the staff they wish to access it. Then we will work with them to find the correct vehicles and manage all the paperwork for them.”
One concern potential customers had was regarding staff members leaving and leaving behind the car. AVL has structured the scheme so that any time after the first year, regardless of circumstances, if a staff member leaves, AVL will take the car off their hands with just a month’s notice.
Whether it’s leasing electric, petrol, or diesel vehicles, Stuart asserts that customer service will remain at the heart of the AVL operation. “We literally do everything – from the credit, to getting the right cars, the right colour, the right models, then getting them delivered on a trailer. It’s all part of what we do.”
With their customer-first ethos and innovative salary sacrifice scheme, Advanced Vehicle Leasing is not only driving the future of vehicle leasing but also making a significant impact on sustainability and employee satisfaction.
For more information or to explore the salary sacrifice scheme, visit the salary sacrifice page or get in touch directly. Call us on: 01642 793444 or email: enquiries@avluk.co.uk.
