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Manufacturers fail on pollution
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• Only one in four people questioned at last month's Commercial Vehicle Show believe manufacturers are doing enough to tackle pollution.
The survey of 100 visitors to the show at Birmingham's NEC was conducted for TransportEnergy, which offers advice and government grants to help reduce vehicle pollution.
Respondents included fleet managers, truck drivers and manufacturers.
Other findings show that three out of four people strongly believe that vehicles with high emission levels should be banned from designated urban areas (see page 14). A similar proportion say they will consider driving a cleaner fuel vehicle themselves.
However, only half are aware of the grants available for conversion. Two out of three people are very concerned about the effect of vehicle emissions on truck drivers.
Colin Matthews, TransportEriergy's head of customer services, says the poll shows the message about vehicle pollution is getting through.
"The question is, who is going to do something about it? if you look at natural gas vehicles, they are beating Euro-4 and Euro-5 emission levels. We would encourage manufacturers to develop more alternatives for their customer base," he comments.
Robin Dickeson, commercial vehicle spokesman for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, says that criticising industry for not doing enough to reduce pollution was poorly thought out.
It is doing all that is required of it by law, and more. For instance, Euro-4 vehicles are beginning to be available this year, two years ahead of their legal introduction date."