The Knowledge
Get a realistic insight with some interesting facts from the world of fleet
50
%
8.6K
25%
Fatigue contributes to
up to 25% of fatal and
serious road accidents.1
The number of petrol stations
in the UK is at a 50-year low.
There are now around 8,600
stations, down from around
37,000 in 1970.6
65%
57%
Fatigue caused crashes are 50%
more likely to result in death or
serious injury.1
Of drivers questioned
admit to breaking the
70mph speed limit.7
49%
of tyres removed
have less than
1.6mm of tread.2
Almost one in six UK
motorists have been
caught speeding in the
last five years.5
Of class 7 vehicles fail
their first MOT.3
Source: 1) RoSPA 2) Micheldever Tyre Services 3)DVSA 4) SMMT 5)LV= 6)Moneysupermarket.com 7)RAC
Study finds that “Real-world” fuel
consumption gap is widening
Recent studies by The
departments of
Transport and
Environment have shown that
the gap between 'real world'
fuel consumption and that
predicted by the official tests
that car manufacturers must
quote has been getting wider
and wider over the past
decade or so. The gap
between test results and real-
R
world performance finds that
it has become a chasm,
increasing from 8% in 2001 to
31% in 2012 and 40% in 2014.
Without action this gap will
grow to nearly 50% by 2020.
The study found that
Mercedes cars have the
biggest average gap between
test and real-world
performance, with real-world
fuel consumption exceeding
test results by nearly half.
None of the improvement in
emissions measured in tests
of Opel/Vauxhall cars since
2008 has delivered
improvement on the road,
and their real-world fuel
economy is actually getting
worse.
Transport and Environment
states that Systematic
changes to the way cars are
tested, regulated and taxed
are needed to ensure cars are
decarbonised on the road and
not just in laboratories. The
technologies to reduce
emissions are available –
what is missing is a robust
policy framework to ensure
these are delivered.
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