Car Sharing and Clubs

Car journeys contribute a significant amount of our overall carbon footprint. According to the Energy Saving Trust nearly half of us use a car to drive short journeys, journeys that could otherwise be completed in another, more sustainable way. The daily school run, taking our children to and from school, or your daily commute to work, can both often fall under this category. A car sharing scheme is one way of making these necessary trips greener. A car sharing scheme is easy to join, or to start if there’s no car sharing club in your local area – all you need are other likeminded people wanting to do their bit.
Sharing the School Run
The school run accounts for around 15% of all peak-hour car journeys. The school run traffic can create bottlenecked, congested traffic that is unpleasant for everyone to drive in. But increases in the cost of public transport and widespread car ownership have meant that the number of people driving children to work has gone up. Here’s how you can get involved in a car sharing scheme.- How it Works
You sign up to become designated driver of a group of fellow pupils on a specific day of the week or week at a time. At these times, it’s your responsibility to pick up and drop off your car sharing group on time. At other times, your child will be picked up and dropped off by another car sharing member.
Sharing the Commute to Work
Peak hour driving in traffic jams can be stressful - time consuming, costly and bad for your health before you even arrive for a day’s work. If you’re in London, you’ll also have to pay a daily congestion charge. You’ll find that many work colleagues are in the same position as you. See how you can make your car journey more pleasant and better for the environment.- How it Works
In the same way as with a school run scheme, members sign up and commit to driving to and from work on a particular day. Then other members do the driving on alternative dates. Often groups create a central pool of funds for use as petrol money.The Benefits
Not only will you help save the environment, there are also financial benefits that accompany joining a car sharing scheme. Firstly, you’ll be clocking up less mileage on your car, and will therefore be reducing the risk of car trouble that’s associated with over-use of your car. As such, your car insurance premiums may fall. And of course you’ll have more money in your pocket through having to use less petrol to travel from A to B.You might also like...
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