Van buyers obtain access to CO2 figures

A van buyer’s direct that gives details of CO2 emissions is way to be published shortly, according to the public of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

SMMT has been functioning with the Department for Transport (DfT) in rising the guide to help fleet managers decide and operate the right kind of vehicle for their business.

The guide is the initial stage of a larger plan, run in conjunction with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), which should observe the launch of a van CO2 database at next year’s Commercial Vehicle explain, at the end of April 2009.

In the meantime, SMMT is support the Vehicle Certification Agency to build up an online database detailing CO2 emissions beginning vans by model type, to supply data for those concerned in the van buying process, said John Procter, media director at the SMMT.

In sort for this data to be important, SMMT, DfT and the VCA will shortly be deciding on the necessary search criteria.

Once this has been determined, the vehicle manufacturers will provide the necessary data to the VCA.

Once peopled, the database will be then subjected to testing in training for its launch at the profitable Vehicle Show, in Birmingham.

Speaking at the Fleet Van discussion, Mr Procter added: “The SMMT wants to give confidence van buyers to choose the right vehicle for the job.

We too want to prove the link between CO2 emissions and running costs.

The news comes after the BVRLA launched its own online CO2 tool to evaluate the emissions of different vans.

While van makers include now agreed to issue data in 2009, the BVRLA had to work in combination with consultants at Clifford Thames to create its own guide.

“We expect this online tool will fill few information vacuum faced by UK van buyers,” said Jay Parmar, the BVRLA’s head of legal services.

Since emissions data for LCVs is not publically accessible in the UK, the BVRLA in order has been sourced from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority.