Council takes the scooter route

18 May 2008

Author: Piaggio

Businesses looking to cut their fleet vehicle expenditure should look no further than scooters – that’s the official word from the Mackay Regional Council in far north Queensland.
 
The council has recently invested in four Piaggio scooters – three Beverlys and one X9500 maxi – for duties across a number of areas, including the regular water meter shuttle.
 
According to council fleet coordinator Graham Sutton, the scooters have been a boon, not only in reducing their day-to-day running costs, but for the sheer convenience of the machines over the council’s car fleet.
 
“The Beverly appealed from the start because of the 16-inch wheels, and it’s been great going up and down footpaths and in situations where we generally require a lot of stability,” said Graham. “And the appeal of the X9 is all the underseat storage, as well as the power from the big maxi.
 
“From an economic viewpoint, scooters just make so much sense, and we are delighted with our purchases.”
 
For more information on the Piaggio family of scooters, including Vespa and Gilera, please contact your local dealer.