Last Updated: Feb 4

Category: General News

Decreasing the environmental impact of your businesses vehicles
will lead to a decrease in the costs of transportation. To help with this, the Energy Saving Trust (EST) has published a list of ten tips for greener driving:
1. Check your revs – change up before 2,500rpm (petrol) and
2,000rpm (diesel).
2. Avoid sharp acceleration and heavy braking. This saves fuel and reduces accident rates.
3. Use air conditioning sparingly.
4. Drive away immediately when starting from cold.
5. Remove roof rack when not in use.
6. Avoid short journeys – a cold engine uses twice as much fuel.
7. Stick to speed limits – driving at 85mph rather than 70mph uses 25% more fuel.
8. Plan your journeys – to avoid congestion, roadworks, etc.
9. Check tyre pressure regularly.
10. If stuck in a jam, cut the engine to save fuel and stop emissions.
EST offer free telephone consultancy and regular e-bulletins
to organisations running fleets of under 50 and free site visits and
green fleet reviews to those organisations running over 50
vehicles. Please call their helpline on 0845 6021425 or see
www.est.org.uk/transport