Swindon’s Bus Company is urging the county’s motorists to consider a minor change in their travel habits to make a major difference to the planet this Earth Day (Saturday 22 April).
Each year, Earth Day sees people across the world from all backgrounds come together to advance sustainability and highlight the need to protect the climate and environment.
Swindon’s Bus Company managing director, Andrew Wickham said: “For our part, we want to encourage those living within our community to help ease congestion and improve air quality here in Swindon - by choosing to leave their vehicles at home just twice a month for the rest of the year and switch their journey to bus, rail or bicycle.
“Our bus fleet is among the newest and cleanest on the south. Over recent years, we have introduced a large number of brand new buses to operate our services across the region. Much of our fleet sports the very latest Euro 6 engine - releasing fewer emissions than the average new diesel car.
“Earth Day ties in perfectly with what we are trying to achieve. Buses provide the perfect and affordable solution to reducing air pollution - with just one double decker having the potential to remove up to 75 cars from our roads. With this in mind, we’re proud to have invested millions of pounds in improving the comfort and reliability of our services here.
Andrew added: “This is also an excellent time to remind our customers that they can travel on any single journey on our buses for £2 or less, as part of the government’s fare cap scheme, which has been extended until the end of June.
“They can also use any payment method - including tap on, tap off contactless, the app, and cash.”
Motorists are said to typically make around 600 car journeys annually. The bus operator says switching just one in every 25 of these journeys to a bus - equivalent to a couple of trips a month - would reduce the UK’s carbon emissions by two million tonnes per year.
For more information about Swindon’s Bus Company services, those interested can visit swindonbus.co.uk
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