Head of BBC Trust spends £1,700 on taxis The journeys bring Lord Patten's total expenditure on taxis to £3,800 in the past year. During one taxi journey, made in June last year, Lord Patten spent £218 travelling to and from his home to a London address. However, Stephen Joseph, Chief Executive of the Campaign for Better Transport, said: "We should applaud Lord Patten for giving up his chauffeur driven car, but we would now encourage him to try public transport sometime. It is both cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Directors at the BBC Trust spent a total of £30,178 on their expenses between April and September 2012, a slight decline on the previous six months. Lord Patten spent a total of £2,841, with the biggest claim made by Bill Matthews, the trustee for BBC Scotland, who spent £4,875 on his expenses. A spokeswoman for the BBC Trust said: "Lord Patten does not have access to the part-time driver and car which his predecessor used. This saves the Trust £25,000 per annum. Occasionally for reasons of privacy and speed Lord Patten will take taxis but this is kept to a minimum.