‘Almost half of consumers prefer retailer using eco-deliveries’

Most shoppers want to see an increase in green home deliveries, states a recent survey which also claims that almost half (46 per cent) Londoners would choose a retailer that uses electric vehicle for deliveries over a firm using diesel or petrol power.

According to a research commissioned by electric courier startup Packfleet, just one in 20 people (5 per cent) said they would prefer deliveries to come from a petrol or diesel van as compared to 46 per cent who would choose a retailer with green delivery.

Nine in ten (91 per cent) wanted to see an increase in green deliveries while nearly two in three (65 per cent) wanted those green deliveries to reduce air pollution, states the research.

While two in five (38 per cent) wanted green deliveries to reduce noise pollution, more than one in three (37 per cent) felt green deliveries would end up being cheaper anyway due to fuel inflation.

The survey found just one in five (22 per cent) thought companies using petrol and diesel delivery vehicles should be allowed to pass on inflationary costs to customers.

Revealing the strength of public demand for more green delivery methods – despite most respondents not realising the deadly health impact of urban pollution, the survey’s finding also shows that fewer than one in four people (23 per cent) knew how many pollution-related deaths there are in London each year yet more than two in three of those surveyed (70 per cent) supported more EV deliveries to help the UK move away from petrol and diesel vehicles.

Reacting to the findings, Tristan Thomas, CEO of Packfleet who commissioned the report, stated that it’s heartening that so many people feel the same way and plan to make choices on green delivery based on their conscience as much as their pocket.

“Every day we speak to businesses wanting to be less harmful to the planet, it’s not only what customers want, but it’s also the right thing to do,” reports quoted Thomas as saying.