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Green travel

Carplus

News and information from the national charity promoting environmentally responsible and sustainable transport, includes guides and advice with sections titled Responsible car use, Car clubs and Car sharing.

Department for Transport

Sustainable travel pages from the Department for Transport, including sections about school travel, car sharing and car clubs, cycling and walking.

Eco Tour Directory

Includes guides to ecotourism and environmental and social issues and responsibilities.

Energy Savings Trust

Fleet and Travel section from EST, with news, information and advice about cleaner vehicles and more efficient road use.

Environmental Transport Association

Environmental Information section includes What Fuel? subsection, and Green Tips for motorists preparing the car, planning the journey and making the journey.

Guardian Green Travel

Large selection of articles on green travel.

GreenChoices

Transport pages from GreenChoices, an online "guide to greener living", with information about cycling, motor vehicles, public transport and air travel.

Green Traveller

Articles, tips and a directory of eco-friendly places to stay in the UK and abroad.

Living Streets

News, information, newsletter and articles from the organisation that campaigns to "win back the streets for everybody", particularly from traffic congestion.

Ramblers' Association

News and information about the Ramblers' Association and its work, including protection and conservation of the countryside.

Sustainable Travel International

News, information and advice from a not-for-profit organisation promoting eco-friendly travel and social and environmental responsibilities.

Sustrans

Sustrans is a charity encouraging people to walk, cycle and use public transport. The website includes information about and detailed interactive maps of commuter and leisure cycle routes.

Transport 2000

News, information, advice and campaign material from the national independent organisation encouraging less use of cars and more use of public transport, walking and cycling.

Travel Calculator

Online calculators showing the environmental impact of travel, with information about transport and pollution, facts and figures, and transport tips.

Vehicle Certification Agency

Car fuel data pages from the VCA, includes information about reducing cars' environmental impact, fuel consumption and exhaust and noise pollution levels, and Vehicle Excise Duty calculator.