Just checked my fuel figures for May and my Sport has had a very quiet month. I have made a big effort to use it less................................. in the whole of May I only drove 390 miles and put 58 litres of diesel in it. The reduction in use has had little effect on my travel plans and I haven't really noticed the effect of using it less.







































However in May while it was parked on my drive or in car parks I also flew to Europe and back 4 times, flew internally in the UK 4 times (ie 8 flights!) and covered nearly 1900 miles in my Defender travelling to offroading weekends and fun days. I have also travelled a fair bit on trains (mainly Luton/London and return and a ccouple of tube trains in London) both in the UK and Europe but didn't use one single bus or tram.
I can conclusively show that it is dead easy to reduce the carbon footprint of an RRS, but I don't think my cred at GP will be any higher for having tried so hard to cut it's use  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

That sounds much like myself! I live in Manchester but work in London and if I don't drive down, I fly, which is more polluting per person travelling! Basically, I can't get too worried about it as I don't want to be driving around in a Prius, so its tough! Anyway, I feel great because my RRS has a sticker on the windscreen saying my carbon footprint for the first 45000mls has been offset! Does anyone know how LR do this?? 2013 RRS SDV6 Autobiography Fuji White
2007 RRS TDV8 HSE - gone -
2005 RRS TDV6 HSE - gone -

There is a link on the LR website to their Carbon Offset programme:
http://www.landrover.com/gb/en/Company/Sus...hicPromo_2 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

They invest the appropriate charge with Climatecare who will further invest the money in cutting carbon emisions in countries that have not signed up to the Quioto (spelling ?) agreement. they will not plant trees in third world countries because trees get cut down then burnt thus producing CO2. what they will invest in is things like hydro electric and wind power. If they do it in countries that are signed up to Quioto then these goverments have agreed to cut emmisions and will take the credit and increase the tax we pay for running theese wonderfull cars

Slow day in the showroom today is it Salesman? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim,

I don't think the climate camp Org would agree with your theory as in actual fact all that flying has made it a hundred times worse
You'd been better using the RRS. TDV6 - gone
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Josh, I was attempting to be humorous in the 2nd para.............................................. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I didn't know you served in 2 Para Tim.  Arctic Frost TDV6 SE. Aspen Leather, Cherry Wood, Privacy Glass, PTI, Tow Pack, Mudflaps, Tasmods, a new Fuelflap, a RRSport.co.uk umbrella in the boot & a RRSport.co.uk sticker on the rear glass.
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Some people accuse me of thinking the world revolves around me, but I'm not stupid . . . I know it revolves around the sun. Which shines out of my @rse!!!

Amongst other things TB  2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Josh, I was attempting to be humorous in the 2nd para..............................................

Sorry mate you must have landed on your head when you jumped  TDV6 - gone
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