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Free Entry to Eco-Driving Competition for all Dublin City Council Employees
As part of the eco-driving campaign, all Dublin City Council employees can enter a competition to win one of 6 x €60 Topaz Fuel Vouchers.
To be in with a chance of winning, simply download the transport leaflet below and correctly fill out the entry form. You can post, fax or email your entry to Fleet Management Services and contact details are enclosed in the leaflet.
Please note: entry is restricted to Dublin City Council employees only and three of the prizes will be reserved for the Council’s professional drivers. Competition closes at 12 noon, 22nd December 2009. Best of luck!
Download the transport leaflet by clicking here.
About the Eco-Friendly Driving Campaign
Dublin City Council, in partnership with Codema, Dublin’s sustainable energy agency, is asking all drivers to reduce their carbon footprint by three per cent. This eco-friendly driving campaign is part of the MINUS 3% project, which aims to reduce Dublin City Council’s energy use by 33 per cent by 2020.
Dublin City Council has more than 900 vehicles on the streets of Dublin every day. Nearly all of these vehicles are diesel engines that are serviced regularly to keep them in tip-top condition. While all of these vehicles are needed to do the work of the Council, they create a lot of carbon emissions. However, good driving habits that incorporate smooth and safe driving techniques help to reduce these emissions while also delivering benefits in terms of road safety and savings in fuel consumption.
With the help of our professional drivers, adopting more eco-friendly driving habits will save 280 tonnes of carbon dioxide. This is the equivalent to 74,000 litres of fuel or €90,000, based on current fuel prices.
Dublin City Council is also running Occupational Driving Training Courses for all our drivers which include the principles of eco-friendly driving. This part of the course passes on tips to our drivers as to how to use their vehicles as efficiently as possible and we know that we can depend on our drivers to achieve the target of a 3 per cent reduction in our carbon footprint. You may also have noticed the eco-driving posters in your depots to further reinforce the messages of this campaign.
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