Healthy cars for Slough
A survey conducted by Slough Borough Council’s trading standards team has revealed how ecological new cars are in the town.
Just like fridges and washing machines, cars are labelled to show how ecological they are on CO2 emissions, and Slough’s car dealerships have passed with an 80 per cent compliance rate.
In contrast to the domestic appliances, the car scheme is voluntary.
The team, which is supported by trading standards south east (TSSE), undertook the survey to see how well car dealerships informed customers on the vehicles energy labels.
Of the 302 cars examined at 48 dealers, 239 were found to be displaying the energy label, which amounts to 80 per cent. Most companies were aware of the scheme, with new cars automatically labelled up in the showroom.
With such a high compliance rate, it is a great result for the voluntary scheme, so there will be no need to make it mandatory in Slough.
Principle technical enforcement officer for Slough Borough Council, Angela Satterly, said: “We are really pleased with the results from the survey.
“As a council, we are committed to helping the environment so we were more than happy to be a part of it and help to raise awareness of CO2 emissions from cars.”
Commissioner for public protection, Cllr John Edwards, added: “The results are very encouraging and gives a great boost to our cleaner, safer, greener campaign.
“More and more people want to help protect the environment in anyway that they can, so it really is important for consumers to be given all the necessary information for them to make an informed decision when buying a new car.”
Slough Borough Council