New tax rules make cars emitting less than 160g/km of CO2 financially more attractive. How can you educate drivers to make the right choices to cut costs and ‘green’ your fleet at the same time?
Companies can make significant cost savings by switching as many cars as possible to sub-160g/km because of of the new capital allowances rules from April 2009.
Selecting the right vehicles will not only offer cost benefits, but also offer fuel consumption benefits and NIC savings, driver P11D benefits and a reduction in carbon footprint.
One way to ensure your drivers are selecting the right vehicles is through proper driver education and, through your fleet management software, you can structure your policy so they can only select models that take maximum advantage of the new rules.
Your fleet policy file should show the different models available, the job grades to which they apply, the minimum and maximum prices allowed and their carbon dioxide emissions.
You can then rate each vehicle by their carbon impact and we recommend a system which rates each model’s carbon emissions with ‘red’, ‘amber’ or ‘green’ values.
Drivers should then be incentivised to select vehicles with a ‘green’ rating to maximise their own and the company’s benefits, while financial penalties can be introduced for those drivers selecting models in the ‘red’.
