By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
Accept
routeonerouteonerouteone
  • News
    • Show all
    • Awards & Events
    • Deliveries
    • Environment
    • Exhibitor News
    • Euro Bus Expo 2024
    • Features
    • Legal
    • Minibus and minicoach
    • Operators
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Suppliers
    • Vehicles
  • Vehicles
    • Find a Vehicle
    • ZEV Comparison Tool
    • Sell a Vehicle
    • Vehicle Seller Dashboard
  • Insights
  • Careers
  • Events
    • British Tourism & Travel Show
    • Euro Bus Expo
    • Innovation Challenge
    • Livery Competition
    • routeone Awards
  • Advertise
  • Contact
    • Share your news
    • Subscribe
    • Update Subscription Details
  • Latest Issue
  • SIGN UP
Reading: It’s time to get a grip of local emissions policy
Share
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
routeonerouteone
Font ResizerAa
  • News
    • Show all
    • Awards & Events
    • Deliveries
    • Environment
    • Exhibitor News
    • Euro Bus Expo 2024
    • Features
    • Legal
    • Minibus and minicoach
    • Operators
    • Opinion
    • People
    • Suppliers
    • Vehicles
  • Vehicles
    • Find a Vehicle
    • ZEV Comparison Tool
    • Sell a Vehicle
    • Vehicle Seller Dashboard
  • Insights
  • Careers
  • Events
    • British Tourism & Travel Show
    • Euro Bus Expo
    • Innovation Challenge
    • Livery Competition
    • routeone Awards
  • Advertise
  • Contact
    • Share your news
    • Subscribe
    • Update Subscription Details
  • Latest Issue
  • SIGN UP
Follow US
© 2024 routeone News | Powered by Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd
- Advertisement -
-
routeone > Editor's Comment > It’s time to get a grip of local emissions policy
Editor's Comment

It’s time to get a grip of local emissions policy

routeone Team
routeone Team
Published: November 13, 2018
Share
SHARE
Recognition that low traffic speeds need to be tackled is imperative

Clean air zone. Low emission zone. Ultra-low emission zone. Call them what you will. They have been one of the topics du jour for the coach and bus industry for some time now.

Coach operators claim that they have been overlooked where the financial burden of complying with the relentless push for Euro 6 is considered.

That’s a fair point, but while the bus sector has received some money to support its transition in some places, it is woefully inadequate.

What is the most ridiculous part? It’s the fact that some local authorities (LAs) fail to recognise two things.

One is that they can play a major part in the debate with stricter parking enforcement and by reducing on-street spaces. By definition, increased traffic speeds will reduce pollution.

The other is that some LAs ignore the fact that coaches and buses – again, by definition – contribute to improved air quality because, when a high-quality service is delivered, they remove cars from the road and deliver emissions per passenger kilometre that are much lower.

Instead, the accelerated move towards Euro 6 with little in the way of external support stands to make services less attractive than they are currently. That’s due to the cost of retrofit or new vehicle purchase, which will be passed on to customers in the form of higher fares or increased hire charges. As a result, cars – which are more polluting per passenger kilometre, remember – become more attractive to discretionary users.

And so the cycle repeats. More cars, more pollution, more focus on improving air quality and the low-hanging fruit of the coach and bus industry comes into the crosshairs once again.

All for the want of politicians who will make decisions that may not be popular with the masses.

TAGGED:BusCoachDiversified CommunicationsMagazineMiniPlusrouteONE
Share This Article
Facebook LinkedIn Threads Email Copy Link
Previous Article Martin Allen Bus and Coach Association Judicial Review application may be ‘days away’, says BCA
Next Article Five branded Doncaster buses to showcase the pride of town
- Advertisement -

Latest News

DfT must do more on bus service improvement agenda, NAO report says
DfT ‘should enable England bus service improvement agenda’
News
Sean O'Shea, CEO, Metroline Metroline celebrate 25 years under ComfortDelGro
Metroline celebrate 25 years under ComfortDelGro
News
Celtic Travel is awarded TrawsCymru T4 contract
Celtic Travel is awarded T4 TrawsCymru contract by TfW
News
armed forces free bus
Bus operators offer free travel to military personnel on Armed Forces Day
Bus
- Advertisement -
-

routeone magazine is the indispensable resource for professional UK coach, bus and minibus operators. The home of vehicle sales and the latest bus and coach job vacancies, routeone connects professional PCV operators with complete and unrivalled news coverage.

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • GDPR Policy
  • Sustainability
  • Advertise
  • Latest Issue
  • Share Your News
routeonerouteone
Follow US
© 2024 routeone News | Powered by Diversified Business Communications UK Ltd