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Frequently Asked Questions
A travel plan is typically a package of practical measures to encourage staff to choose alternatives to the car. Employers are encouraged to develop travel plans, aimed at reducing car use for travel to work and for travel for business. Apart from the intended benefits for the environment a travel plan offers benefits to the organisation, its employees and the local community. It may help to relieve an on-site parking or congestion problem, or it may help to improve public transport services where there was previously a deficiency. In turn it may relieve stress on employees by improving their health by walking or cycling, or through the opportunity to reduce the amount they travel, perhaps by working at home. A plan should be site specific and include a range of measures which will make a positive impact at that site, e.g. setting up a car sharing scheme, providing cycling facilities, negotiating improved bus services, offering attractive flexible-working practices. The concept is to make the alternatives more feasible and more attractive to employees. A travel plan will have clear objectives and a set of targets, which can be measured and monitored in order that the organisation can measure how effective the plan is. An effective travel plan is one which is supported by senior management who recognise the added value of bringing together key parts of the organisation internally (for example, building managers, fleet managers, personnel managers, business managers). In addition, working with the local authority and local transport operators is important if effective changes are to be made. Finally, teaming up with neighbouring organisations will give value to many of the measures introduced in your plan. A travel plan need not cost your organisation lots of money and it may help to save money while helping to improve the environment. Travel plans will help to address wider problems of social exclusion and crime and safety, at the same time as reducing the costs to society caused by delays and congestion and poor health.
Is it compulsory to have a travel plan?
It is not usually compulsory to have a travel plan these are usually voluntary but having a travel plan will bring many additional benefits. Businesses that are developing new sites, changing or expanding a current site may need to produce a Travel Plan in order to comply with planning guidelines PPG13 or section 106.
How can a travel plan help me as an employer?
Reduce demand for on-site parking Improve recruitment and retention Improve efficiency - less time wasted on late arrivals / deliveries Reduce business mileage Reduce fleet management costs Reduce sickness rates - walkers and cyclists will be healthier Help you to gain environmental accreditation ISO14001 or EMAS Improve environmental image
What can I do as a employer?
As an employer you have a role to play by introducing and encouraging measures to your staff. Some suggestions are: Providing information about local public transport to staff and visitors Offer cheap or interest free loans for public transport season tickets Loans for cycle purchase Encouraging car share for commuting and business journeys Designate the ''best'' car park spaces for regular car sharers Provide secure, covered cycle parking and, if possible, lockers and showers/changing facilities Manage business mileage to reduce time and distance driven Offer incentive to use rail rather than a car for appropriate business journeys Provide up-to-date information on non-car travel in a manner and at location(s) convenient to your staff Offer Teleworking / Homeworking Provide pool cars Upgrade your fleet to alternative fuel vehicles when next up for renewal Offer onsite facilities - creche, leisure, snack bar, dry cleaning service
Why should I consider a Travel Plan?
Transport problems in the UK have an effect on everyone: Increasing numbers of vehicles on our roads add to congestion and pollution Congestion causes delays to traffic - causing late deliveries and staff Increasing emissions contribute to global warming Reliance on the car and reduced levels of activity has lead to poor health and obesity Communities have become noisier and busier More traffic means greater risk of road casualties
Where do I start?
Before you start implementing any measures you need to: Engage senior management support Allocate staff time to work on the Travel Plan Survey your staff, your site and your business Involve your staff along the way Identify objectives, targets and measures Raise awareness Only then will you be able to launch your Travel Plan. Once launched someone will need to be responsible for its ongoing promotion and a point of contact.
Where can I get help with my Travel Plan?
It may seem a daunting task to set up a Travel Plan but remember that you are not alone. The local authority has a Travel Plan Officer who will be able to offer you advice and guidance. Contact the Design and Transportation manager on travelplan@fareham.gov.uk. Free help is available from the Environment and Energy Helpline on 0800 585794 or www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/travelplans (this is an external hyperlink). This is site specific advice, a free government funded service, to help you develop an effective travel plan for your business, school or organisation. You can get up to five days free advice to help you overcome the problems you face in getting your travel plan up and running.
How much will it cost me to set up a Travel Plan?
It is difficult to say how much it will cost, but many of the measures that you implement will eventually help you make savings. One widely used example is that of the cost of car parking spaces. The total cost of maintaining and or renting a car parking space could be anything between £30 and £3000. Car parking spaces that are no longer required due to an effective travel plan could then be put to a more profitable use. More effective use of staff time, more effective fleet management, policies on business mileage could produce significant cost savings for your business. Income from car parking charges could be used for related use - a Travel Plan Co-ordinators''s salary, a workbus, cycle parking.
Can I stop thinking about the Travel Plan once I have finished it?
No a travel plan is a living thing, your organisation will need to review it regularly in order to keep on making improvements and to ensure that you are meeting the targets that you have set yourself. You may find that some of the measures you have taken may not have the expected results and you need to find alternatives. On the other hand your situation may change or your organisation may have noted areas for improvements. You may be so successful that you may wish to set yourself higher targets. You will constantly need to market your Travel Plan in order to remind current staff and inform new employees.
What is the business case for a Travel Plan?
A Travel Plan may be seen to be simply an environmental tool but it is likely to have wider benefits. There may be cost savings from new working practices (flexible hours, 9 day fortnights, teleworking, homeworking), or business travel guidelines. An effective travel plan will help to meet existing requirements for example environmental management, quality assurance. A Travel Plan could be a co-ordinating business tool - looking for savings across the company rather than separate cost centres.
My organisation is too small to have a Travel Plan - is this a problem?
No organisation is too small to make simple changes eg. the provision of cycle parking, changing facilities, and most basic off all the availability of public transport information. On a larger scale joining with others, your neighbours or the local business park, will help you to deal with your site problems.
How can a Travel Plan help me as an individual?
Travelling to and from work other than as a driver can reduce stress Walking (from the bus stop, train station, home) or cycling to work can improve your levels of fitness, health and reduce the risk of heart disease. Car sharing or buying season tickets can save you money Using the train or bus gives you extra thinking / meeting time, and can be less stressful than driving Travelling in with others could help you to meet your work colleagues
Where do I get information about public transport?
There is a great amount of information available via the internet, telephone lines and local bus and cycle route maps.
Where do I get information about public transport?
There is a great amount of information available via the internet, telephone lines and local bus and cycle route maps.
Are travel plans anti-car
Travel Plans are not anti-car, they emphasise the travel choices that are available and offer practical measures on how to make them more attractive to everyone. There will be a number of instances when it is more practicable to use a car. In areas where car ownership is low it is important that alternatives to the car are widely available, in order to assist the local economy, make employment opportunities available, and combat social exclusion for example.
What if I need my car for work?
In this instance you may consider the following: Planning meetings and journey so that you do not need to use the car everyday Converting to an alternative fuel vehicle Combining your trips where possible so that you plan visits to sites or clients on one morning or day When purchasing a new car consider buying a car with a smaller size engine For shorter journeys replace the car with the bus, walk or cycle Share with other people who are already travelling
Local Public Transport Information
On this page you will find information which will enable you to use the transport services available in and around Fareham more easily.
Journey Planning
If you are planning a journey, why not first try the Transport Direct website. The website is sponsored by the Department of Transport, Scottish Executive and Welsh Assembly and offers door to door journey planning where you can plan a journey by air, bus, car and rail or compare the alternatives: www.transportdirect.info (this is an external hyperlink).
Other Useful Websites
- www.romanse.org.uk (this is an external hyperlink) - local travel news, car park information/available spaces, planned roadworks etc...
- www.travelinsuranceguide.org.uk (this is an external hyperlink) - guide to the best travel insurance providers.
- www.parkat.co.uk (this is an external hyperlink) - guide to services and airport parking facilities at local airports. This includes information such as disabled accessibility advice and security features such as cctv, fencing and including the Park Mark police vetting award.
Dial-a-Ride - provides a daily door to door transport service to carry disabled or elderly passengers who find it difficult to use public transport.
Further information on this service can be found at:
- Department for Transport (this is an external hyperlink)
- Hantsweb (this is an external hyperlink)
Air Travel
- Bournemouth Airport (this is an external hyperlink)
- Southampton Airport (this is an external hyperlink)
Bus Travel
- First Hampshire (this is an external hyperlink)
- FirstGroup UK - Timetable Updates (this is an external hyperlink)
- Bluestar (this is an external hyperlink)
- Stagecoach South (this is an external hyperlink)
- Bus Routes Map - Fareham (this is an external hyperlink)
- Bus Routes Map - Titchfield/Locks Heath (this is an external hyperlink)
- Traveline (this is an external hyperlink) - 0870 608 2608
- Txt4times (201 Kb)
Coach Travel
- National Express (this is an external hyperlink)
- Traveline (this is an external hyperlink) - 0870 608 2608
Cycling
- CTC (Cyclists' Touring Club) (this is an external hyperlink)
- British Cycling (this is an external hyperlink)
- Cycling in Hampshire (this is an external hyperlink)
If you would like a map showing existing or proposed cycle routes in Fareham, please contact the Department of Planning & Environment on tel: 01329 236100, e-mail customerservices@fareham.gov.uk or see the cycling strategy web pages.
Car/Road Travel
- Car Parking Availability (this is an external hyperlink) - find out about parking space availability, road works and traffic incidents. Select a theme on the right-hand side of the page and click Refresh.
- Hants Car Share (this is an external hyperlink)
- Lift Share (this is an external hyperlink)
- Planned road works in and around Fareham (this is an external hyperlink)
Ferry Travel
- Red Funnel (this is an external hyperlink) - linking Southampton and the Isle of Wight
- Gosport Ferry (this is an external hyperlink) - linking Gosport and Portsmouth
- Hovertravel (this is an external hyperlink) - linking Southsea (Portsmouth) and the Isle of Wight
- Wightlink (this is an external hyperlink) - linking Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight
- Brittany Ferries (this is an external hyperlink)
- Condor Ferries (this is an external hyperlink)
- Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port (this is an external hyperlink)
- Port of Southampton (this is an external hyperlink)
- Southampton Port Information Network (this is an external hyperlink)
Rail Travel
Train Operating Companies
- SWT (South West Trains) (this is an external hyperlink)
- First Great Western (this is an external hyperlink)
- Southern (this is an external hyperlink)
Rail Enquiries
- National Rail (this is an external hyperlink)
- Network Rail (this is an external hyperlink) - formerly Railtrack
- The Trainline (this is an external hyperlink)
- Traveline (this is an external hyperlink) - 0870 608 2608
- Traintaxi (this is an external hyperlink)
Other Useful Links
- My Train Ticket (this is an external hyperlink)
Information regarding Service Alterations and Engineering Works being carried out can be found on the National Rail website.
The information contained within the external links given above may be of use to you. However, please note that this information is provided for convenience as part of the service we offer at this website. Fareham Borough Council cannot accept any liability for its accuracy or content. Visitors who rely on this information do so at their own risk.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Travel Plan?A travel plan is typically a package of practical measures to encourage staff to choose alternatives to the car. Employers are encouraged to develop travel plans, aimed at reducing car use for travel to work and for travel for business. Apart from the intended benefits for the environment a travel plan offers benefits to the organisation, its employees and the local community. It may help to relieve an on-site parking or congestion problem, or it may help to improve public transport services where there was previously a deficiency. In turn it may relieve stress on employees by improving their health by walking or cycling, or through the opportunity to reduce the amount they travel, perhaps by working at home. A plan should be site specific and include a range of measures which will make a positive impact at that site, e.g. setting up a car sharing scheme, providing cycling facilities, negotiating improved bus services, offering attractive flexible-working practices. The concept is to make the alternatives more feasible and more attractive to employees. A travel plan will have clear objectives and a set of targets, which can be measured and monitored in order that the organisation can measure how effective the plan is. An effective travel plan is one which is supported by senior management who recognise the added value of bringing together key parts of the organisation internally (for example, building managers, fleet managers, personnel managers, business managers). In addition, working with the local authority and local transport operators is important if effective changes are to be made. Finally, teaming up with neighbouring organisations will give value to many of the measures introduced in your plan. A travel plan need not cost your organisation lots of money and it may help to save money while helping to improve the environment. Travel plans will help to address wider problems of social exclusion and crime and safety, at the same time as reducing the costs to society caused by delays and congestion and poor health.
Is it compulsory to have a travel plan?
It is not usually compulsory to have a travel plan these are usually voluntary but having a travel plan will bring many additional benefits. Businesses that are developing new sites, changing or expanding a current site may need to produce a Travel Plan in order to comply with planning guidelines PPG13 or section 106.
How can a travel plan help me as an employer?
Reduce demand for on-site parking Improve recruitment and retention Improve efficiency - less time wasted on late arrivals / deliveries Reduce business mileage Reduce fleet management costs Reduce sickness rates - walkers and cyclists will be healthier Help you to gain environmental accreditation ISO14001 or EMAS Improve environmental image
What can I do as a employer?
As an employer you have a role to play by introducing and encouraging measures to your staff. Some suggestions are: Providing information about local public transport to staff and visitors Offer cheap or interest free loans for public transport season tickets Loans for cycle purchase Encouraging car share for commuting and business journeys Designate the ''best'' car park spaces for regular car sharers Provide secure, covered cycle parking and, if possible, lockers and showers/changing facilities Manage business mileage to reduce time and distance driven Offer incentive to use rail rather than a car for appropriate business journeys Provide up-to-date information on non-car travel in a manner and at location(s) convenient to your staff Offer Teleworking / Homeworking Provide pool cars Upgrade your fleet to alternative fuel vehicles when next up for renewal Offer onsite facilities - creche, leisure, snack bar, dry cleaning service
Why should I consider a Travel Plan?
Transport problems in the UK have an effect on everyone: Increasing numbers of vehicles on our roads add to congestion and pollution Congestion causes delays to traffic - causing late deliveries and staff Increasing emissions contribute to global warming Reliance on the car and reduced levels of activity has lead to poor health and obesity Communities have become noisier and busier More traffic means greater risk of road casualties
Where do I start?
Before you start implementing any measures you need to: Engage senior management support Allocate staff time to work on the Travel Plan Survey your staff, your site and your business Involve your staff along the way Identify objectives, targets and measures Raise awareness Only then will you be able to launch your Travel Plan. Once launched someone will need to be responsible for its ongoing promotion and a point of contact.
Where can I get help with my Travel Plan?
It may seem a daunting task to set up a Travel Plan but remember that you are not alone. The local authority has a Travel Plan Officer who will be able to offer you advice and guidance. Contact the Design and Transportation manager on travelplan@fareham.gov.uk. Free help is available from the Environment and Energy Helpline on 0800 585794 or www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/sustainable/travelplans (this is an external hyperlink). This is site specific advice, a free government funded service, to help you develop an effective travel plan for your business, school or organisation. You can get up to five days free advice to help you overcome the problems you face in getting your travel plan up and running.
How much will it cost me to set up a Travel Plan?
It is difficult to say how much it will cost, but many of the measures that you implement will eventually help you make savings. One widely used example is that of the cost of car parking spaces. The total cost of maintaining and or renting a car parking space could be anything between £30 and £3000. Car parking spaces that are no longer required due to an effective travel plan could then be put to a more profitable use. More effective use of staff time, more effective fleet management, policies on business mileage could produce significant cost savings for your business. Income from car parking charges could be used for related use - a Travel Plan Co-ordinators''s salary, a workbus, cycle parking.
Can I stop thinking about the Travel Plan once I have finished it?
No a travel plan is a living thing, your organisation will need to review it regularly in order to keep on making improvements and to ensure that you are meeting the targets that you have set yourself. You may find that some of the measures you have taken may not have the expected results and you need to find alternatives. On the other hand your situation may change or your organisation may have noted areas for improvements. You may be so successful that you may wish to set yourself higher targets. You will constantly need to market your Travel Plan in order to remind current staff and inform new employees.
What is the business case for a Travel Plan?
A Travel Plan may be seen to be simply an environmental tool but it is likely to have wider benefits. There may be cost savings from new working practices (flexible hours, 9 day fortnights, teleworking, homeworking), or business travel guidelines. An effective travel plan will help to meet existing requirements for example environmental management, quality assurance. A Travel Plan could be a co-ordinating business tool - looking for savings across the company rather than separate cost centres.
My organisation is too small to have a Travel Plan - is this a problem?
No organisation is too small to make simple changes eg. the provision of cycle parking, changing facilities, and most basic off all the availability of public transport information. On a larger scale joining with others, your neighbours or the local business park, will help you to deal with your site problems.
How can a Travel Plan help me as an individual?
Travelling to and from work other than as a driver can reduce stress Walking (from the bus stop, train station, home) or cycling to work can improve your levels of fitness, health and reduce the risk of heart disease. Car sharing or buying season tickets can save you money Using the train or bus gives you extra thinking / meeting time, and can be less stressful than driving Travelling in with others could help you to meet your work colleagues
Where do I get information about public transport?
There is a great amount of information available via the internet, telephone lines and local bus and cycle route maps.
Where do I get information about public transport?
There is a great amount of information available via the internet, telephone lines and local bus and cycle route maps.
Are travel plans anti-car
Travel Plans are not anti-car, they emphasise the travel choices that are available and offer practical measures on how to make them more attractive to everyone. There will be a number of instances when it is more practicable to use a car. In areas where car ownership is low it is important that alternatives to the car are widely available, in order to assist the local economy, make employment opportunities available, and combat social exclusion for example.
What if I need my car for work?
In this instance you may consider the following: Planning meetings and journey so that you do not need to use the car everyday Converting to an alternative fuel vehicle Combining your trips where possible so that you plan visits to sites or clients on one morning or day When purchasing a new car consider buying a car with a smaller size engine For shorter journeys replace the car with the bus, walk or cycle Share with other people who are already travelling
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