THE COMPANY CAR FACTOR. A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF COMPANY-ASSISTED MOTORING FOR LONDON AMENITY AND TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION

Company-assisted motoring has increased in the United Kingdom since the early 1970s, to the point where 60% of new car registrations are attributable to companies and the self-employed. One consequence of this is a tax loss of approximately 1 500 million a year. At least half of these vehicles are imported, offering less employment to British workers than is normally imagined. They contribute substantially to road casualties, air and noise pollution, and road congestion, one of the consequences of which is delay to buses and reduced patronage. Because these cars have, on average, larger engines than privately purchased cars, they raise fossil fuel consumption of cars by 20%. More than two thirds of the trips made in them are for commuting and leisure purposes. Four out of five cars going into central London in the morning are company-assisted, many spending the day in a company car park, or contributing to London's illegal parking problem. When they are sold after two to three years they influence the second hand car stock. This report recommends policy measures to increase an individual's choice on the disposal of a higher earned income rather than a low earned income supplemented by the car "perk". The immediate benefits of reduced company car use are demonstrated. (Author/TRRL)

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  Transport and Environmental Studies

  177 Arlington Road
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 1984-12

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 82
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 58

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Buses; Commuting; Crashes; Foreign automobiles; Fuel consumption; Income; Loss and damage; Motor vehicles; Numbers; Organizations; Ownership; Parking; Professional personnel; Public transit; Recreation; Sound; Taxation; Taxes; Traffic congestion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Company vehicles; Decreases; Professional category; Second hand; Use
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Old TRIS Terms: Foreign vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1272: Bus; 1394: Catalytic converter; 9009: Decrease; 256: Income; 9040: Loss; 6432: Number; 2271: Occupation; 9057: Organization (association); 955: Parking; 744: Public transport; 9071: Second hand; 6748: Sound; 268: Tax; 8119: United Kingdom; 9084: Use; 315: Vehicle ownership
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395595
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 905545 06 0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM