 The indicators were also changed to a new 'wraparound'-style design.The van's key selling point for operators such as the Royal Mail (who had operated large fleets since the original Sherpa version) and local authorities had been its narrower track compared to the Transit, enabling it to negotiate tight alleyways and country lanes, in addition to its simplicity making diagnosis, repairs, and maintenance uncomplicated (as an example, clutch repairs generally took just over two hours, most models had a 15,000-mile service interval, and tyres were easy to obtain), and the fact that it was made in the United Kingdom.Due to these redeeming features, the Convoy achieved a market share of 10.5% in 1998.