UK Road Travel Sector Shows Surprisingly Strong Payment Performance

The Numbers

• 310 companies analysed in the UK Road Travel sector.
• Average PaymentCheck Score: 67.2/100.
• UK average PaymentCheck Score: 50.0/100.
• Road Travel's average is 17.2 points above the UK average.
• Top payer: EPYX LIMITED - 99.4/100.
• Bottom payer: ENGELS (NO.1) LIMITED - 21.1/100.
• Best performing region: Unknown - 79.9 avg (7 companies).
• Worst performing region: Northern Ireland - 70.6 avg (2 companies).

What Stands Out

The UK road travel sector's payment performance is a cut above the national average. That's significant - suggesting strong financial health and good supplier relationships within the industry, although we only analysed 310 companies. We did find that regional differences in payment scores weren't actually that pronounced, with only a 9.3 point spread between the 'Unknown' companies and Northern Ireland.

Best Payers

1. EPYX LIMITED - 99.4/100
2. LOMOND MOTORS (EAST) LIMITED - 98.8/100
3. LEX AUTOLEASE LIMITED - 98.13/100
4. BLACK HORSE LIMITED - 97.4/100
5. AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED - 97.16/100

Worst Payers

1. ENGELS (NO.1) LIMITED - 21.1/100
2. STAPLETON'S (TYRE SERVICES) LIMITED - 21.2/100
3. TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (DEESIDE) LIMITED - 22.97/100
4. MCLAREN RACING LIMITED - 23.8/100
5. STADCO LIMITED - 26.53/100

Regional Patterns

While most regions demonstrated acceptable payment practices, it is hard to draw any real conclusions, with Northern Ireland (70.6) covering just 2 companies in the sample, and the South West (77.4) with only 19. The "Unknown" category has the highest average at 79.9, although with only seven companies listed.

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Road Travel companies are 34.4 points better than the worst payers overall.