Car buyers becoming more environmentally aware
Published September 18th, 2007
Buyers are getting more concerned about the environmental friendliness of second hand models, but the tax-efficiency of ‘green’ vehicles is the biggest purchasing driver, according to a survey by the HPI car checking service.
HPI interviewed 150 UK second hand car dealers and found that 72 per cent had seen an increase in customer awareness of CO2 emissions.
Lower tax was identified by 54 per cent as the reason for the change, well ahead of the 30 per cent that cited impact on the environment and the 28 per cent that saw better operating economy as the biggest influence on CO2 emissions awareness.
