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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Nik Berg

‘Our drivers are going to love this’: a fleet manager test-drives the new Škoda Superb

Kevin Choules on the road with the all-new Škoda Superb.
Kevin Choules on the road with the all-new Škoda Superb. Photograph: James Parker/The Guardian

In his role as car fleet manager for Stark Building Materials, Kevin Choules looks after an armada of vehicles about 1,400 strong.

“My role is to go out to the manufacturers and negotiate discount levels and drive the vehicles to see if they’re suitable for our business,” says Choules. “I drive about 12,000 miles a year but some of our sales employees can do close to 30,000 miles.”

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