Green Fleet Management
Green fleet management is good for business and good for the environment.
A green fleet is one that does it's best to minimise exhaust emissions and fuel consumption by araining and encouraging drivers to develop a culture where cars and vans are utilised in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible. Evidence from the UK's largest fleet operators have shown that care and attention to good fleet management principles both decreases their environmental impact and leads to direct cost savings.
The government's green agenda has already seen changes to both corporate and employee taxation now based on CO2 emissions with the change benefiting carbon efficient fleets especially where emissions are below 160g/km
Even the greenest and cleanest vehicles can only perform as well as they are driven which is why 'eco' driver training can be so effective at reducing fuel bills and therefore C02. Just by making some simple changes to the way you drive you can improve fuel consumption by around 15 per cent
Satellite navigation systems will help avoid congestion and find the most direct, efficient route to your destination whilst installing telematics enables you to reduce mileage by recording and analysing business travel.
Top tips for greener fleet management:
- Promote cars with low CO2 to reduce NIC and employee's car tax bills
- Ensure that your vehicles are properly maintained and regularly serviced, tyre pressures etc can have a big impact on fuel consumption
- Record & analyse individual fuel consumption to encourage fuel efficient driving.
- Identify opportunities to reduce mileage by recording and analysing business travel.
- Encourage a culture of safe and economic driving through the use of training and awareness campaigns
- Use satellite navigation and telematics to make journeys shorter, less congested and more direct.
