‘The mechanic thought I’d clocked it!’

Chris uses his car so infrequently now that the garage didn’t believe his low mileage was genuine.

‘When I took it for its MOT, I’d only done 2,000 miles in the last year. The mechanic thought I’d clocked it!’ 

Chris did most of his travelling by car or moped before he discovered Leicestershire’s Choose How You Move BetterPoints programme.

Now he walks and cycles a lot more.

‘I now only buy a tank of fuel every eight to ten weeks, whereas I used to use a tank of fuel a week. 

‘So I’m saving money as well as improving my health, and the roads have one less car on.’

Chris also uses the Park & Ride and the City Hop bus, and has started using his push-bike ‘exclusively for personal transport – the moped is long gone!’

He’s even a stone lighter from changing his travel habits.

‘I’ve lost 8kg in weight and have my body fat percentage down to 15%, which is pretty good I think.’

Yes, that’s pretty good!