DPD announces third all-electric micro depot in London
The announcement came as DPD backed The Freight and Serving Action Plan from the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL) aimed at transforming how deliveries work in the capital.
The plan sets out how the industry can continue to meet the freight and servicing needs of London's growing population and economy, while decreasing the number of freight vehicles entering central London by 10 per cent over six years. Actions include:
- Encouraging Londoners to use more sustainable delivery options such as ‘click and collect' and greener delivery slots;
- Expanding the number of TfL sites housing click and collect lockers by launching a tender to bid for space in TfL stations and open more lockers across the network;
- Making smarter use of TfL and borough land by identifying plots that could be used for distribution centres, which are vital to encouraging sustainable last mile delivery methods such as cycle freight;
- Reducing harmful emissions caused by freight movements by launching the central London Ultra Low Emission Zone in April this year.
The third all-electric depot will be in Park Lane and have more electric vehicles on order.
DPD COO Justin Pegg said: "We've just signed a deal with Q-Park which will enable us to open our third all-electric micro depot. Westminster and Shoreditch are up and running and performing really well and our plan is to open eight such sites in total in central London.”
