The data reveals a minor, almost negligible, advance in payment practices within the road travel sector over five years, with the average score increasing by just 3 points. While any improvement is positive, such a small change across a significant number of companies indicates that systemic issues affecting payment efficiency are proving stubbornly persistent, or that improvements are not being realised across the sector as a whole. Further analysis is needed to pinpoint specific areas where progress stalled.
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In short: Road travel payment practices shifted slowly from 63.5/100 (2020) to 66.5/100 (2025).
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