- Saves us money - travelling with others means that you can reduce your transport costs by up to £1000 a year.
- The UK could cut its CO2 emissions by 9 million tonnes a year by increasing the average car occupancy levels from 1.7 to 2 people per car.
- Reduces the number of cars on the roads - resulting in less traffic, less pollution and fewer parking problems
- Gives employees and employers more transport options
- Reduces the need for us all to own a car
- Saves us time – we can use the 2+ lanes
- Encourages employers to provide dedicated car share parking
- If one in ten car drivers started car-sharing with others, car commuter mileage could go down by 11%, given that sharers usually drive above-average distances.
By now we probably all know that the increasing amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere is contributing to climate change, but what can we do about it? Its been really drummed into us that we need to change our light bulbs over and we mustn’t fill up the kettle for one cup of tea but, did you know that transport actually produces a massive amount of greenhouse gases and is something we really need to be addressing as well? Well we have part of the solution for you right here- car sharing!
Car sharing involves more than 1 person sharing a car and traveling together. You get to have the convenience of the car without thinking about the all the gases you’d be putting into the atmosphere. You can car share for any journey – daily trips such as driving to work or college, the school run, or one-off trips like going away for the weekend. This website has been especially developed to help you find someone to car share with.