PA Consulting used Dynamon ZERO to interrogate large volumes of Islington Council fleet telematics — translating mileage and duty-cycle data into clear, data-backed insights for utilisation, electrification and infrastructure planning.
Key outcomes
- 486 vehicles and 3.1 million miles analysed across a full year of telematics data.
- 5 service groups assessed independently — from waste and housing to accessible community transport and shared pool vehicles.
- £25m vehicle renewal programme informed by evidence-based utilisation and electrification insight.
The challenge
Islington Council operates a diverse fleet of 561 vehicles supporting services across housing maintenance, waste and street cleansing, grounds maintenance, accessible community transport, and shared operational use. With annual operating costs of approximately £2.28 million and a £25 million vehicle renewal programme planned over the coming years, the council needed a clear, evidence-based view of how the fleet is used.
As the council progresses towards its net-zero ambitions and manages rising service demand, PA Consulting was engaged to develop a future fleet strategy that would improve operational efficiency, control long-term costs, and align fleet decisions with environmental objectives. Doing this required a detailed understanding of vehicle utilisation, duty cycles and operational patterns drawn from real-world data.
The approach
PA Consulting used the Dynamon ZERO platform to consolidate and analyse 12 months of telematics data from across Islington’s fleet. ZERO mapped how every vehicle was operating day-to-day — covering mileage, dwell times, geographic patterns and duty cycles — and turned raw telematics into a structured view of fleet behaviour by service.
Using this analysis, the fleet was segmented into five operational groups: Accessible Community Transport, Grounds Maintenance, Housing Services, Waste and Street Cleansing, and pool and shared operational vehicles. Each group was assessed independently, recognising that duty cycles, mileage profiles and operational constraints vary significantly between services.
The platform also surfaced where vehicles operate geographically, distinguishing journeys within the borough from those routed outside it, and split operational from non-operational mileage. This allowed PA Consulting to model electrification scenarios against real operating data, identify vehicles best suited to early EV transition, and flag duty cycles that may require operational change or infrastructure investment to electrify.
By grounding the strategy in twelve months of evidence rather than assumed averages, PA Consulting and Islington could engage operational teams with data they recognised — strengthening the foundation for renewal and transition decisions.
The results
Islington Council now has a clear, data-led view of how its fleet operates today and a robust analytical foundation for future planning. The work delivered a comprehensive fleet dataset and telematics analysis the council can continue to use, with utilisation, operational mileage and fleet performance trackable on an ongoing basis.
PA Consulting’s fleet strategy is supported by transparent, vehicle-level evidence covering all five service groups, enabling informed conversations on vehicle renewals, electrification sequencing and infrastructure requirements as the council progresses against its net-zero commitments.
The combination of PA Consulting’s strategic expertise and Dynamon ZERO’s telematics-driven analytics gives Islington a repeatable framework, aligning operational fleet management with the borough’s wider financial and environmental objectives well beyond the initial project.
- “Dynamon’s ZERO allowed us to interrogate large volumes of fleet telematics, translating raw mileage and duty-cycle information into clear, data-backed insights. The platform enabled us to test electrification scenarios, inform the right-sizing of vehicles and batteries, and identify charging constraints.” — Hugo Cohn, Future Mobility Principal Consultant, PA Consulting
- “By grounding decisions in a full year of telematics data — covering 486 vehicles and 3.1 million miles — we have moved from assumptions to evidence, enabling confident decisions on utilisation, electrification and infrastructure planning.” — Chris Demetriou, Assistant Director of Corporate Fleet, London Borough of Islington
Together, PA Consulting and Dynamon ZERO gave Islington the evidence to manage today’s fleet with confidence — and plan tomorrow’s electrification without guesswork.