AT THE HEART OF THE ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY.

Call our Sales Team on 0208 912 2120

Gasmen driving al economy

18th October 1980, Page 20
18th October 1980
Page 20
Page 20, 18th October 1980 — Gasmen driving al economy
Close
Noticed an error?
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.

Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

IF West Midlands Gas drib used one per cent less fuel, Board would save over 9,1 gallons a year.

Presenting awards at Board's first Economy Drk, Competition last week, Ch man Harold Keating said the gion's commercial vehicle f of over 1,800 covers over 2 miles a year and uses arot 850,000 gallons of fuel.

Teams from the five ar within the region drove th classes of vehicle around the mile course: Marinas and carts; Sherpas and Transits; Terriers and Ford A-Series va Performance was assessed the basis of mpg, wi,":1 adjt ments to take into account contravention of the competit rules such as wasting, failinc stop at junctions and cour cutting.

Results were as follows vt highest figures first and low in brackets.

Marina 28.9(22.8) mpg, Esc 30.3 (21.8) mpg; Sherpa 2 (17.3) mpg, Transit 21.4 (1; mpg; Terrier 14.3 (10.3) mpg e Ford A-Series 17.8 (9.8) mpl To find out the Econo: Driver of the Year, class winn: chose any vehicle from the th: classes and repeated the cou against the best mpg achiev: The winner, Alan Jennin got 30.9mpg from a Marina, a Philip Dycie also in a Mari came second with 29.7mpg, a third was Gary Horton in Sherpa with 20.9mpg.

Since its inception nearly : years ago, the competition h saved well over £2m in ener costs, and its main objective is encourage drivers to drive ec nomically while at the same tir meeting normal daily worklo targets.