First to offer bonus to bus staff for cutting fuel use

DriveGreen system offers instant feedback on driving style that will cut fuel use and CO2

First has set aside a £2m fund to reward good drivers as part of the DriveGreen scheme

First has set aside a £2m fund to reward good drivers as part of the DriveGreen scheme

FirstGroup is to incentives drivers at its UK bus division with a £2m reward pot for improved driving standards.

The scheme is linked to the group’s announcement that it is to install a driver monitoring system across its 9,000-strong UK bus fleet, which aims to improve driving standards whilst cutting CO2 emissions and fuel use.

The move follows a successful trial of the ‘DriveGreen’ system, produced by US-based Green Road, on 1,000 buses in London, Bradford and...