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The leasing broker sector is seeking to demonstrate its resilience and flexibility this year, after the BVRLA broker fleet contracted in 2024. Accounting for over 350,000 vehicles on UK roads, the broker fleet shrunk by 8.9% last year as customer confidence waned due to political and economic uncertainty.

As uncertainty seems to dominate the future of fleet transition, the need for clarity has never been greater. Whether relating to infrastructure, regulation, technology or the broader energy landscape, today's decision-makers are grappling with more questions than ever. The BVRLA’s Fleets in Charge Conference 2025 has gathered sector leaders with the experience, insight, and authority to address the issues that matter most.

The BVRLA is returning to the Great British Fleet Event (GBFE) for 2025, spotlighting its training and support measures for fleet operators.

The focus of the BVRLA’s programme of Forums is to bring subject matter experts together to discuss the key issues, trends and opportunities that are dominating the landscapes in which members operate.

The BVRLA's Leasing Broker Survey report for the year ending December 2024.

Equipping attendees with insights on how the Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate is impacting the sector, and what members can do to prepare, the Fleets in Charge Conference will begin with a session from Department for Transport senior officials, touching on the ZEV Mandate, legislation and policy concerns.

This year’s Fleets in Charge Conference will focus on the realities of the electric vehicle transition – where progress is being made, where challenges remain, and how the sector can move forward with clarity and confidence. The BVRLA is hosting the conference on 2 July, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and fleet professionals to discuss the key issues shaping the future of rental and leasing.

The BVRLA has launched an additional way for members to customise training to better fit their teams' needs. The new ‘Pick and Mix’ option lets members adapt course content to suit their business. Members can select the key modules from multiple courses, and the BVRLA will create a personalised programme.

The leasing sector held its ground in 2024 in the face of changeable consumer confidence, growing a modest 0.65% year on year. Budgetary constraints and economic uncertainty took hold of some segments, causing demand to go in different directions between personal and business contracts, with a similar divergence between vans (volume down 10.96%) and cars (up 4.9%). 

BVRLA Chief Executive Toby Poston comments; The transition away from ICE vehicles presents a generational challenge. The journey is long, winding and completed at a differing pace with varied amounts of resistance. Last week’s announcement from Government released the safety valve on the targets of the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate, making them more symbolic and less painful for the manufacturers bound by them. 

The BVRLA has coordinated a joint letter from over 25 leading fleet operators, rental and leasing companies, and industry bodies, urging the Government to provide targeted support for the UK’s used electric vehicle (EV) market.