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Salary sacrifice reduces fleet's CO2 emissions, says Zenith
Date: 20 May 2011
New cars operated under Zenith Provecta's salary sacrifice scheme, Salary Exchange, have emissions that are more than 15% lower than the UK average for new company cars, according to the firm.
Average CO2 emissions for new cars on order under the company's schemes are 122g/km compared to the UK average for company cars ordered last year, which, according to recent figures from the SMMT, was 143.8g/km.
Zenith said that due to the way in which company car tax is structured, salary sacrifice "offers the greatest savings for drivers of low emission vehicles and therefore encourages the uptake of 'greener' vehicles".
Commercial director Ian Hughes commented: "Cars ordered through our salary exchange schemes have always been significantly lower than the UK average for company cars.
"In the first year of our scheme the average for new Salary Exchange cars ordered was 128g/km. Now, two years on, that average has fallen even further to 122g/km. This shows that the tax incentives coupled with the choice of suitable low CO2 models now available are making a significant contribution to reducing carbon footprint."
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