Department for Transport: Official Cars
Commons · Question 1283 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 20 May 2026
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of cars rented by her Department are (a) electric and (b) UK made; and what steps she is taking to encourage departmental travel conducted in cars manufactured in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 20 May 2026
The Department for Transport (DfT) actively encourages staff to use EVs for planned trips, and in addition we mandate that long term vehicle hire (more than 5 days) follows the Government Fleet Commitment to use EVs wherever operationally viable. The DfT ...