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The winner of Honda’s Mileage
Marathon challenge for fleet
drivers recorded an average of
63.6mpg in a Honda Insight,
beating the official economy
figure of 61.4 mpg (combined).
The challenge involved six high
mileage company car drivers
swapping their existing cars for
a Honda Insight for a month, to
see if the hybrid could reduce
their fuel costs.
E-ON company car driver, Ray
Hadlington, usually drives a
Vauxhall Zafira Diesel. He
improved his typical fuel
economy by over 10mpg, which
saved nearly £50 in fuel bills
over the month.
“Fuel prices are likely to rise
again due to the weaker pound,
and with the recent increase in
duty, fleets will be looking at
how they can reduce their fuel
costs,” says Graham Avent,
Manager – Corporate Sales at
Honda (UK). “The results of this
challenge show how switching the
average company car driver into
a Honda hybrid could save around
£600 in fuel annually, or £1,800
over a 3-year contract.” *
As the CO2 emissions of the
Insight are just 101g/km it sits
in the lowest 10% Benefit in
Kind (BIK) band. This means that
company car tax starts from just
£28 a month.
“Driving the Honda Insight was
really no different from driving
my Zafira, but the dashboard
graphics reminded me to ease off
the accelerator a little more
than usual,” said winner Ray
Hadlington. “The Benefit in Kind
cost saving is probably the
hardest element for me to
ignore.”
Fleets taking on the Honda
Insight also stand to benefit
from low whole life costs due to
a combination of solid residual
values, low SMR and low fuel
costs. In addition, Insight has
low Class 1A National Insurance
contributions and is exempt from
the London congestion charge. |
