We have electric pool cars at County Hall and Ambergate and Brimington fleet workshops for use by registered drivers. The number and location of vehicles will be reviewed over time.
If you need to make an essential work-related journey you should try to use one of the electric pool cars rather than your own vehicle if you are travelling from or near a site where these are available. The exception to this will be when there are no pool cars available for the time that you need one.
You must avoid travelling further to collect an electric car than the onward journey in the pool car.
Register to use an electric vehicle (EV)
Before you drive any fleet vehicle you must ensure that your licence has been checked by your line manager to ensure that it is valid. Form DLC001 should be completed annually by managers and can be found at Driving Licence Forms. In addition to driving licence checks all drivers should ensure that they are familiar with the policies and procedures that should be adhered to when driving fleet vehicles. Read more about our fleet services.
There are 3 simple steps to use an electric vehicle:
- Register as a user.
- email gogreen.fleet@derbyshire.gov.uk to arrange a familiarisation session. This includes a short demonstration on the vehicle operation, how to charge and a road test. You will also be given a driver's ID fob.
- book an electric vehicle - a booking user guide is attached to this page -email gogreen@derbyshire.gov.uk if you have any issues.
Book and use an electric pool car
Electric pool cars based at County Hall are parked either on the lower terrace or in the employees' car park at the electric charge points. For the fleet workshops or other sites please check at site reception.
Book an electric car
To cancel a booking, delete the meeting in your Outlook calendar.
Our cars have a range of 160 miles with a full battery. They must be plugged in to recharge whenever they are returned, regardless of the length of the previous journey.
Each car has an information pack and a driver's daily walk-around book. This includes the information you need to use the cars including what to do in the event of a breakdown, accident, fault or damage to the vehicle.
When using the electric pool cars you need to ensure that you follow our procedures and policies, and our health and safety guidance and policies including mobile phone safe use and substance misuse.
Please remember to leave the car in a clean and tidy state, remove all of your possessions and take any litter with you.
Any issues with the vehicles or charging points should be reported to commissionaires, or site reception for vehicles not based at County Hall. Or please email sustainable.travel@derbyshire.gov.uk.
Some departments may have dedicated pool cars for use by specific groups of employees. Employees with access to these should always seek to use these before using their own vehicle.