Lockdown 3:0 continues to take its toll

The effects of Lockdown 3:0 are continuing to dampen work volumes across the UK repair sector, with more than half of respondents to an ARC360 poll reporting levels have dropped again in the last two weeks.

The snapshot poll, conducted during webinARC 3.4, found that nearly one in five (18%) reported a significant decrease in claims volumes in the past fortnight.

A further 38% reported a ‘slight’ decrease in volumes.

This is largely comparable to results from polls conducted during the 10 February webinar, which returned a 23% and 38% vote for significant and slight reductions respectively.

Only 21% said levels had stayed the same, with the same number saying they had increased slightly.

A second poll gauging work volumes compared to pre-pandemic levels found that 32% are operating between 40-60%, the same number at between 60-80%, with 24% saying levels are between 80-100% of what they were pre-Covid.

However, 12% of respondents reported work volumes of under 40%.

ARC360, in association with I Love Claims, is supported by corporate partners BASF, BMS, Copart, EMACS, Entegral, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Mirka, Nationwide Vehicle Recovery Assistance, S&G Response, Sherwin Williams and CAPS; partners asTech, The Green Parts Specialists, Indasa, Innovation Group and Prasco UK; and strategic partners AutoRaise; NBRA; RepairTalks; and TrendTracker.