Why car share?
Around 60% of drivers of the 31 million cars on Britain's roads
travel alone, and with the number increasing every year, the
idea of car sharing as an option is being promoted by County
Councils as well as Friends of the Earth and Carplus.
Car sharing, also known as carpooling, is when two or more
people travel together by car, and the passenger generally makes
a donation towards running costs. There are a number of
organisations, such as www.liftshare.co.uk, that enable people
living in the same area who make similar journeys to make
contact with each other, encouraging more participation in lift
sharing.
The number of people taking part in car sharing arrangements is
relatively small but increasing, and supporters of car sharing
initiatives hope that this will become a much more popular way
of travelling in the future. Why car share? - Car sharing
reduces your travel costs. By car sharing for a year, the
average driver would save