In the Spotlight Grey Fleet Initiative - Emerging Best Practice   Duty of Care: HSE guidelines in ‘Driving at Work’ state occupational road-risk “should be effectively managed within a health and safety system”. Employers owe a duty of care to staff who drive their own vehicles for work as well as to those driving company-owned or leased vehicles and should therefore have evidence that they have taken all “reasonably practicable measures” to manage risk associated with business journeys in employee-owned cars. Environmental Impact: For those organisations with high proportions of grey fleet mileage, the reduction of emissions from employee-owned vehicles will be key to achieving the Government targets for sustainable operations. They will not only need to gather solid management information on the profile of their 'grey fleet', but they will also need to look closely at the ways that they can manage and reduce grey mileage. Read full article here Majority of grey fleet is not safe Published: Tuesday 8 January 2008   For those organisations with high proportions of grey fleet mileage, the reduction of emissions from employee-owned vehicles will be key to achieving the Government targets for sustainable operations. They will not only need to gather solid management information on the profile of their 'grey fleet', but they will also need to look closely at the ways that they can manage and reduce grey mileage. The grey fleet is in the spotlight again after an ongoing survey found that almost two out of three private vehicles driven on company business were not safe to be on the road. It is estimated that between one and three million privately-owned cars are used for work. The survey discovered found that almost 60% of the private vehicles were not properly maintained and around a third were not properly insured. Read full article here Pointless meetings raise carbon output Published: Wednesday 6 June 2007   A third of meetings company car drivers attend annually are a waste of time and are contributing unnecessary emissions to firms’ carbon footprints, while affecting productivity. A study found that on average, employees attend 91 face-to-face meetings a year with 37% of them unnecessary and even counter-productive. Over their working lives typical British workers will create 42 tonnes of carbon dioxide from business travel. The research, by online meeting firm WebEx, suggests that many firms are working inefficiently and costing themselves money and time, while also causing the environment harm. Read full article here   Copyright © FleetConsult UK Ltd, 2008