Cambridgeshire Police and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service are set to to trial a new fuel for their vehicles made of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).

Huntingdonshire District Council have set up a HVO fuelling station, which gives the two forces access to use the fuel on their different vehicles.

HVO fuel is fully compatible with diesel engines, and it drastically reduces emissions coming from vehicles.

Several vehicles have already began using the new fuel, with Assistant Director of Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue, Wayne Swales, saying that fire engines have had "no issues" with performance while using the fuel.

Sergeant Jamie Williams, from Cambridgeshire Police, said that the fuel has "no impact" on the force's ability to respond to crimes across Cambridgeshire.

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To date, the HVO used by Huntingdonshire District Council, police and fire service vehicles has reduced the carbon footprint of the combined services by 72 tonnes of CO2.

Andrew Rogan, Huntingdonshire District Council's Operations Manager, said that it was "great to see" these changes.

He added: "This trial marks a significant step towards the council's goal of being carbon neutral by 2040."