Traka Automotive, which boasts the UK’s most advanced networked key management solution for car dealers, has seen a 34 per cent rise in demand for its systems over the last 12 months and has now made 1,002 key management systems live in sales, service and PDI centres around the UK and Ireland.
Traka Automotive electronic key management is proving a vital tool to aid productivity and security for dealerships looking for efficiencies by tightening systems and processes to help staff to be more productive.
Key management system
Access to Traka key cabinets is only given to authorised individuals using PIN codes or biometric fingerprint readers
Access to Traka key cabinets is only given to authorised individuals using PIN codes or biometric fingerprint readers. Traka Automotive’s system enables all new vehicle details to be transferred automatically from a dealer’s management system into the new key management system as soon as they arrive on site.
It now takes less than a minute for all key vehicle information (make, model, VIN, status, registration and customer details) to be assigned into the Traka Automotive system which powers the Traka cabinets. New sets of keys are then attached to an iFob which holds all vehicle information linked to those keys. This is then placed into a secure Traka key cabinet.
Traka Automotive’s mobile app
As soon as the iFob attached to a set of keys is slotted into the cabinet, an electronic record of cabinet and slot location, together with the identity of the key’s last handler, is made available to authorised users of Traka’s software via their desktops and mobile devices.
Traka Automotive’s mobile app enables staff to find out which cabinet is holding relevant keys
Traka Automotive system users have been able to access the system via Android and Apple iPhone or iPad smart mobile devices for several years now and this has helped dealers realise productivity gains faster still. Traka Automotive’s mobile app enables staff to find out which cabinet is holding relevant keys and where the vehicle is parked in seconds via their mobile device right there and then, rather than calling a desk-bound colleague, to raise the query - saving the business even more valuable time.
Keeping track of keys
As well as reducing incidents of lost or misplaced keys, Traka Automotive software saves time which is otherwise wasted searching for keys and vehicles. This is helping improve staff productivity and dealer profitability to the point where Return on Investment is achievable in as little as four months.
Paul Smith, Director at Traka Automotive explains: “The current sales growth figures are a testament to the success of our key management system in providing a rapid, demonstrable benefit to our customers. Traka’s sales have increased by a third this year as more UK and Ireland businesses recognise the value of our system in keeping track of keys day in and day out and saving their staff time and therefore money – protecting tight margins.”