“To meet the UK’s ambitious targets for CO2 emissions, we will need significant numbers of drivers to consider vehicles with lower emissions and LeasePlan is already advising clients on their options in this area.

“We know that this is on the political agenda from George Osborne’s spring Budget when he pledged encouraging measures for a new generation of Low Emission vehicles by increasing company car tax more slowly than previously planned and I expect to see this trend increasing.”

Company car driver survey

• 80% of all company car drivers see size as being most important when choosing
• Brand is also rated highly with 62% of drivers saying it is important
• 41% of drivers choose from a predefined list of brands
• In 33% of cases the employer will make the decision