Release date: 25^th March 2015

Fleet Hire reports 99% success rate with DPF cleaning

A commercial vehicle specialist is reporting a 99% success rate and notable cost savings since it starting cleaning the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) components on its vehicles instead of replacing them after they became blocked. 

Contract hire, fleet management and salary sacrifice provider, Fleet Hire has been regularly cleaning the DPFs on its vehicles since October 2013 with the help of automotive reconditioning specialist DPF Team Clean. And the company is reporting a 99% success rating over that period, not to mention obvious cost savings when compared with replacing blocked DPFs. 

Steve Osier, Technical Services Advisor explained: “We have been using DPF Clean Team for two years and have found that regularly cleaning DPFs is a lot more efficient and cost-effective than replacing them once blocked. A DPF clean can be completed and a vehicle returned to the road in a matter of days, which is considerably faster than the time associated with sourcing a new DPF, ordering and receiving the part, and then having it fitted. 

“So far we have recorded a 99% success rate with the cleaning and the one per cent that did have to be cleaned twice was down to a vehicle issue, rather than the cleaning process. Ultimately this has saved us money when compared to the costs of sourcing new DPF parts.”

Fleet Hire’s experience of DPF cleaning is being shared at a time when the commercial vehicle sector is being urged to consider its impact on the environment. The introduction of Euro-6 to heavy commercial vehicles last year has already led to significant improvements in nitrogen oxides, particulates and hydrocarbons from vans and trucks, and DPF units have long been reducing carbon particles in diesel exhausts since becoming required in all diesel vehicles in 2009.

As Cameron Bryce, Director of DPF Clean Team explains, by not taking care of DPF units on vehicles, fleet managers and owners are not only ignoring their environmental responsibilities, but could also be wastingtens of thousands of pounds per year for multiple vehicles in their fleet.

Cameron Bryce added: “At a time when commercial vehicle companies are being urged to consider the environmental impact of their vehicles, more and more companies like Fleet Hire are realising the benefits on both the environment and their pockets, of regular DPF cleaning. It’s no secret that DPF cleaning has a very high success rate and can be completed a lot more quickly than the time it takes to source and fit a new DPF unit. This not only makes a difference when compared with the cost of a new DPF, but also reduces the risk of unscheduled vehicle downtime, keeping commercial vehicles on the road, and businesses like Fleet Hire successful.”

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About DPF Clean Team

Based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, DPF Clean Team has over 15 years’ experience in the motor parts reconditioning industry and is one of a handful of companies in the UK to offer a full DPF cleaning service to independent or franchise garages and commercial fleet and plant operators across the country.

DPF Clean Team has sought worldwide best practice and undergone extensive training to be able to offer its unique DPF cleaning service, developing flow test results in conjunction with University of Nottingham. 

The company’s process utilises state of the art ultrasonic cleaning technology and the firm will continue to use the highly successful and unique ISO 9001 system. The six step cleaning system uses powerful non-flammable chemicals available only to DPF Clean Team.

DPF Clean Team is committed to providing excellent customer service and a cost-effect and legal solution for the trade to offer customers.