Facts and Questions
The following facts may encourage you to look closer at transportation within your business.
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The cost of traffic jams to British business is £20 billion every year.
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There have been significant increases in the cost of diesel reaching £1 per litre.
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Congestion levels are forecast to grow by between 11 and 20 per cent over the next ten years.
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Transport now accounts for 26 per cent of emissions in the UK and is the fastest growing source of climate change gases.
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Are you aware of the number of miles your vehicles travel and their associated costs?
- Are staff aware of the public transport links to your office/site and could these be improved?
- What are the costs of providing and maintaining parking spaces (for your employees)?
- If office staff regularly meet with other regional/national offices could web based or audio/tele-conferencing be undertaken as an alternative?
- Could you start using biodiesel or a percentage of biodiesel in your vehicles?
- What is the load factor of your vans/lorries and could this be increased?
Source: BBC NEWS, Transport 2000