BROKER funder Alphabet (GB) is the headline sponsor of this year’s BVRLA Leasing Broker Conference. Taking place in London on 21 October 2021, alongside Alphabet will be fellow conference partners. These are broker funder Leasys and APD Global research company, while the online procurement platform Fleet Procure is the networking sponsor. The event is free to attend for BVRLA leasing brokers and…
ALPHABET has introduced a new automated scorecard system that promises to speed up the underwriting of customer proposals. The new system aims to reduce costs for brokers while customers will benefit from lower rental rates thanks to greatly reduced manual intervention during the underwriting process. The broker funder says the new system is ‘transformational’ in the way underwriting is conducted, now that…
More diversity please DIVERSITY in the automotive and broker worlds has always been in short supply. But, thankfully, that is changing. No more so than at Porsche Cars which has just appointed its first ever female CEO. Congratulations to Sarah Simpson below. And congratulations as well to the trio of Alphabet executives that have been named rising stars in the Autocar Great…
THREE employees from the broker funder Alphabet have been recognised as automotive ‘Rising Stars’ in the recent Autocar Great Women awards. Pictured above they are (from l to r): Kelly Jeffrey, Katie Asplin and Danielle Baldwin-Rowe – congratulations to all of them. Run by Autocar in association with the SMMT, the awards celebrate the up-and-coming stars of the British automotive industry. Candidates…
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SINCE the Financial Conduct Authority took over regulation of the leasing sector, we have seen many benefits, writes Richard Chadwick (left), head of Alphabet Partner, Alphabet (GB). From process management to customer satisfaction, brokers have been provided with a better understanding of what is expected of them and clear guidelines on how to remain compliant. In particular, the FCA’s ethos of ‘Treating…
OEMs react swiftly to grant cut WHILE the cut to the Plug-in Car Grant was, to say the least, unexpected, the OEMs are organising themselves pretty quickly under the new £35k cut off point. Citroen was the first to react with its new e-C4 model now below the new EV waterline. Yesterday Vauxhall also realigned prices of its Mokka-e to ensure it now qualifies for…
ALPHABET GB will be supporting Broker News throughout 2022. Richard Chadwick, head of Alphabet Partner, said it was appropriate that the funder added its weight behind the broker information channel as the country started to transition out of lockdown. The broker market has shown fantastic resilience during the pandemic and now looks set for further growth as we start to see the…