Carbar, Indigo aim to automate roadside assistance

A new partnership between Carbar and accident management provider Indigo Vehicle Solutions aims to automate roadside assistance during an accident. Typically, any road accident leads to even more hardship after the incident. The driver is forced to manage the repair, liaise with the insurer and third party. If they are lucky, they might get a replacement car. Carbar customers won’t have to go through that hassle. The partnership will see Indigo Vehicle Solutions manage all the inconvenience of dealing with the insurer and arranging the repair. They will even deliver a replacement car so Carbar customers are back on the road. ‘At Indigo, we understand how upsetting being involved in a motor vehicle accident can be. We   provide a total accident care solution from the moment the incident occurs until their vehicle is back on the road’ explains Nicole Godfrey, Marketing and Communications Manager, Indigo Vehicle Solutions. The agreement already adds a new level of service to the Carbar+ subscription offering. Moving forward however, Carbar will leverage its technology to automate this process. After an accident a notification will pop up on your phone, asking if you would like to contact Indigo Vehicle Solutions. “Our CarbarConnect system already monitors the health of your car. When our app is completed early next year, it will prompt you after an accident as to whether you need assistance.” Carbar cofounder and CEO Des Hang said. “We started Carbar with a mission to ease the car sales process. But what we’ve found is that we can use technology to streamline other parts of vehicle use. This is something we’ll be exploring further as...

Indigo Vehicle Solutions announces its’ strategic partnership with Interleasing

In a move to further establish its presence as a serious provider in the accident management space, Indigo Vehicle Solutions announces its’ strategic partnership with Interleasing. Interleasing, the fleet leasing arm of McMillan Shakespeare recently awarded Indigo Vehicle Solutions with the contract for the provision of accident management services across its fleet of vehicles. Indigo Vehicle Solutions provides accident management services to companies with large fleets along with insurance brokers and fleet leasing companies such as Interleasing. The partnership will provide Interleasing clients with access to an all-encompassing incident management solution from first notification all the way through to repair management and recovery. Adam Morrison, Managing Director of Interleasing comments: “the transition to Indigo was smooth and seamless for Interleasing and its customers. We are extremely pleased with what we have seen in the short time to date.” Nicole Godfrey, Marketing and Communications Manager, Indigo Vehicle Solutions, comments: “Over the years we have come to view the accident management sector as one that is ripe for innovation and change. Through our daily interactions with insurance companies, smash repairers and their clients, along with the management of our own fleet, I believe we are ideally placed to provide a best in class service to those companies looking for a change. We’ve listened to the customer, their expectations and the current challenges they are experiencing, and developed a product to meet their needs. With plug and play modules it has enabled our customer to pick and choose the services they want to use to enhance their own customers experience. As a new entrant into the space we were aware that we...