Why Join Us?
Five good reasons to join us
- You have insufficient car parking to meet your business’ demand
- You want to encourage your staff to be healthier, more active and productive
- You want to reduce the cost of business travel
- You would like to boost your green and CSR credentials and reduce your emissions
- You want to contribute to tackling local issues of traffic congestion, air quality and obesity
Our collective approach makes introducing a Travel Plan easy.
We offer our services on two membership levels which are outlined in the table below. Have a look and contact us to discuss what would best suit your organisation.
| Associate | Full | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Fee paying* |
| Access to General members area on website | Yes | Yes |
| Access to generic online promotional resources and advice on implementing initiatives | Yes | Yes |
| Access to preset surveys and Travel Plan templates | Yes | Yes |
| Access to annual marketing program including generic promotional material and leaflets | Yes | Yes |
| Access to externally funded initiatives such as cycle training | No | Yes |
| Invites to quarterly TPC member meetings | Yes | Yes |
| Access to TPC coordinators for advice | Yes | Yes |
| Access to standard public transport discounts | No | Yes |
| Access to bespoke promotional material specific to your organisation | No | Yes |
| Negotiation with public transport operators to develop bespoke and bigger public transport discounts | No | Yes |
| Detailed analysis of staff travel behaviour and recommendations for taking travel plan forward | No | Yes |
| TPC coordinators time for bespoke promotions | No | Yes |
| Help in developing initiatives and organising and attending promotional events | No | Yes |
| Support in all aspects of rolling out a work place travel plan | No | Yes |
| Support and guidance in working towards Essex County Council’s Business Travel Plan Accreditation | No | Yes |
*Fee amounts are tailored to individual organisations in order to take into account their size and needs and range from £300 – £5000 per annum. We also have a special rate for charities.
For a quote please contact us.
Public Transport Discounts.
The Travel Plan Club has negotiated with Greater Anglia, First Essex and Arriva in order to offer our members some great discounts on public transport. Your employees could benefit from paying less, while putting less pressure on parking spaces.
- 10 % off Greater Anglia season passes and bulk buy tickets.
- Up to 30 % off First season passes and carnets.
- Up to 30 % off Arriva season passes and carnets.
Business Travel Plan Accreditation.
We work closely with Essex County Council to help ensure the success of our members when applying for accreditation. We aid in the production, promotion and delivery of a travel plan and the measures required to meet accreditation standards, as well as acting as a guide throughout the entire process.
In recognition of your achievement, ECC awards a plaque, Business Travel Plan logo for use on letterheads and websites, additional discounts as well as a grant towards further travel plan measures.
Essex County Council accredits to Bronze, Silver and Gold and assesses against three criteria
- Response rate to annual travel survey.
- Number of measures and initiatives in place.
- Number of travel targets achieved.
We offer all this, what do we need from you?
Simply..
Senior Management commitment to the concept of promoting sustainable and active travel within your business
An enthusiastic member of staff to champion the Travel Plan and act as our main point of contact. They should have the support of senior management and other networks such as IT, HR, finance and comms.
Like to know more? Contact us for a chat or to arrange for us to drop in and meet you.