Government fleet goes green with Energy Saving Trust’s Motorvate programme
12-10-2004 |
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HM Customs and Excise, one of central Government’s largest fleet operators, has signed up to Energy Saving Trust’s (EST) TransportEnergy BestPractice Motorvate programme.
The TransportEnergy Motorvate programme will help HM Customs and Excise to achieve a 12% reduction in fuel use, which includes a 3% reduction in mileage over a three-year period.
Motorvate is a 5-star certification programme designed to provide its members with a structured plan to help monitor the environmental performance of their fleet. Members have access to a number of fleet management tools including independent benchmarking and auditing systems that help members implement improvement strategies to reduce fleet costs and increase efficiency.
John Webb, National Fleet Manager at HM Customs and Excise said, “Although our fleet’s environmental performance is already one the of the best in central government we are seeking support in achieving reductions in running costs. Motorvate membership will provide us with an opportunity to enlist objective, professional support that will enable us to reduce fleet operating costs, improve the systems for monitoring and implementing changes and minimise the environmental impact of our fleet operations.”
Commenting on the HM Customs and Excise’s membership, Richard Tarboton, Head of EST TransportEnergy, said, “Reducing vehicle emissions is not just about clean vehicle technology, the way that we drive our vehicles also has a huge impact. We are working with industry to provide advice and support to fleet managers in the day-to-day running of their fleet to help them increase efficiencies.
TransportEnergy BestPractice has helped to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by over 143,000 tonnes since its inception, which is roughly equivalent to the amount of CO2 that would be saved if over 6 million households in the UK were persuaded to trial energy saving light bulbs for a year. I am very pleased that large Government fleets like HM Customs and Excise are taking their environmental responsibilities seriously and hope that other organisations follow their lead.”
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