Viewpoint: Industry's deep freeze challenge

Replacement vehicle sector under the spotlight

The last few weeks have brought real challenges to the replacement vehicle sector. Bad weather is no respecter of vehicle classifications, with all types of transport involved in accidents and therefore requiring temporary replacements. Although the Met Office issued adverse weather warnings, it was still difficult to ensure that a supply chain of vehicles would be able to meet the inevitable demand that poor weather creates.

Probably the biggest challenge the industry faced was that some areas