ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme

ECO Stars rates individual vehicles and overall fleet operations to recognise levels of operational and environmental performance. It provides advice and free guidance on how to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs and cut emissions.

After three successful years helping more than 40 operators with a total fleet of 6,000 vehicles in South Yorkshire, and expansion to Mid Devon in 2010, the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme has now come to Gedling. See ECO Stars Information Leaflet for more information

What's in it for you?

Recognition for what you currently do – each ECO Stars member gets a star rating based on an assessment of how 'clean' their vehicle fleet is and the best practice they demonstrate in key areas of:

Fuel management
Developing driver skills
Vehicle specification and maintenance
Use of IT support systems
Fleet performance monitoring

Support to improve operational efficiency

Members receive a FREE operational efficiency review and road map developed by specialist fleet consultants to outline measures to reduce fuel consumption and help you reduce your fleet operating costs. Once you're received your road map our team is here to give you ongoing support.

The scheme is free to join and we have staff ready to help members through the application process.

The resulting benefits of joining the scheme for vehicle operators are:

Recognition at both vehicle and management level for your current operational practices.
Support towards reducing your costs as well as vehicle emissions.
Support in identifying measures which could help to improve future performance, potentially leading to higher operational star ratings over time.
Opportunities to raise your operational and environmental profile, particularly in the eyes of other operators, customers and the local community.

Save up to £2,300 per vehicle in fuel costs

As an example, by implementing the key measures recommended by the ECO Stars scheme, a typical HGV operator could expect to reduce fuel consumption by a minimum of 5% in the first year. Based on 80,000 miles per year at 8mpg and an average of 1 GBP per litre of diesel, there would be a saving of the equivalent of £2,300 per vehicle. For an operator with 10 vehicles this equates to a saving of one whole tanker of diesel!

The Gedling ECO Stars Scheme is run by Gedling Borough Council and funded by DEFRA. The scheme is open to operators of vans, trucks, buses and coaches, regardless of fleet size:

who are based in Gedling,
who are based outside Gedling but with vehicles operating for a significant proportion of their time in Gedling or to specific locations in the Borough on a regular basis.