Car idling is when the car is not moving but the engine is kept running. Drivers keep vehicles idle while moving across traffic or while waiting for the excess traffic to clear. Does car idling have any impact on your fleet and business? It sure does! Read on to learn more.

1. While car or engine idling isn’t always deliberate, many do not know that idling engines burn the same amount of fuel and spread the same amount of air pollution.

2. Keeping a vehicle idling is more harmful than starting and stopping the engine. Surprised? You definitely should! Idling is said to cause twice the damage to the internal parts of a vehicle as compared to regular driving.

3. When drivers leave their vehicles idle during heavy traffic on the road or while parked, it indirectly affects fuel usage. A high amount of fuel wastage occurs when a vehicle is idling. This directly impacts the fuel expenses and hampers your business.

4. Another major downside of idling is that it directly affects the environment and produces a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. There are many chemicals and carcinogenic components present in gasoline. The air surrounding an idle vehicle can be harmful to anyone inhaling it. Consequently, prolonged exposure to an idling vehicle can result in damaged lungs, heart disease, or asthma, especially for drivers.

5. Finally, vehicle idling leads to rising vehicle maintenance costs. When a vehicle is idling, it isn’t operating at a normal temperature. Hence, the residue left due to low combustion of fuel wears off the exhaust system, thermostats, and fan belts. The engine wear caused by idling increases the cost of maintenance and if the engine is beyond maintenance, replacing it would certainly cost much more!

Is continuous car idling by your drivers a pain point in your operations? Contact us at tellus@movemonkey.ng or call 08187560000 and we'll walk you through available solutions.

So what should we do? Copy danfo drivers that off their vehicle even for 10 seconds stop? Find somewhere to run around to avoid idling?

Please, suggest a solution