Cardinus Risk Management has said that the economic crisis has forced companies to look for greener solutions when managing their vehicle fleets. Environmental fleet consultant at Cardinus, Malcolm Noyle says that as companies make more efforts to save money and cut costs they are also adopting more environmental solutions. He pointed out that firms were finding ways of better managing the use of their vehicles by cutting down on the use of fuel and doing away with unnecessary journeys and mileage. Using one government agency as an example of this Mr. Noyle said that a review of how the agency managed its fleet resulted in recommendations not just into how it could dramatically reduce the cost of running its vehicles but also how it could significantly reduce the impact on the environment made by those vehicles. Managing director of Cardinus Fleet, Marcus Noble said that companies that managed their drivers, vehicle mileage and risks effectively would be able to reduce costs and CO2 emissions.

In 2009 when almost everyone was feeling the economic pinch the government set up the Office for Low Emission Vehicles which is dedicated to providing better CO2 reduction initiatives. The Low Carbon Van programme is also geared up to promoting the use of greener vehicles such as low carbon, electrical and hybrid vehicles. The recent Copenhagen climate change summit, as well as a pre-budget report by the government also illustrate the fact that the authorities are looking to better manage vehicles in terms of their economic and environmental impact.