Otto UK has outsourced the management of its company cars for the first time in an effort to reduce the amount of administration involved in running a fleet.

The mail-order company, which trades as Grattans and Freemans, has 300 company car drivers that will be moved to a contract hire scheme.

Howard Churchill, buying controller at Otto UK, said: "This minimises the administrative burden for companies such as ours."

The fleet management and 300 contract hire vehicles are being supplied by Zenith Vehicle Contracts.