How Will Low-Emission Initiatives Affect the Courier Driver?
How Will Low-Emission Initiatives Affect the Courier Driver? Business Transport for London (TFL) has become the latest local government organisation to announce a substantial initiative towards reducing traffic emissions. This is aimed at all road users but will inevitably have a disproportionate impact on those using the roads for professional reasons, including the typical courier driver. The Initiative All around the globe, major cities are suffering from air pollution to one extent or another. While the problem in metropolises such as Beijing is particularly bad and regularly makes global headline news, it is an issue for most large cities and their surrounding suburbs. Although the pollution statistics for London are reasonably positive when compared to many other cities in Western Europe, nevertheless, there is an increasing determination to reduce those levels even further. That’s why TFL have launched the five-year “LoCity” exercise, which is bringing together a num...