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Shared Ambition

Too many vehicles on the road isn't just an inner-city problem.

Guardian

2nd April 2008

London Mayor sets out plan for car club expansion

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, set out an ambitious plan designed to expand London's network of car clubs

GLA Press Release

17th March 2008

Club together on space

Car club contributions from developers are becoming an increasingly important element of local authority policy packages for sustainable transport provision

Planning Resource Bulletin

11th January 2008

Transport: Drop your car, join the club

A new breed of development bans private vehicles and encourages residents to share transport

Independent

24th October 2007

What's cool, green, cheap and makes you thin?

 Join the win-win club

Times

22nd October 2007

You take the hire road

Will car clubs become the model for car use in a more enlightened future?

Financial Times

12th October 2007

Drive and Park

Car Clubs in urban residential developments (pdf 226kb)

Gateway Magazine

Summer 2007

All for one and one for all

Is sharing better than buying?

Telegraph

2nd July 2007

Zipcar brings convenient cars with a conscience to London

With £13MM in new investments, the world's largest car club brings Londoners a convenient alternative to car ownership and high petrol prices

www. Zipcar.com

29th November 2006

The caring, sharing way to drive

Car clubs are a green alternative that could save you thousands every year

Guardian

25th November 2006

Ten years to save the planet from mankind

Can the world find the will to act?

Observer

29th October 2006

Pool Party

When burglars helped themselves to his old Golf, Edward Marriott decided to join a car club

Observer

13th August 2006

'Car-free' homes: the wheel deal?

A new breed of housing developments are appearing in cities across the UK

BBC News

22nd July 2006

Carplus launches research survey

York carbon footprint tracked

Yorkshire Post

17th July 2006

Carplus working with new York car club 

WhizzGo awarded contract

Yorkshire Evening Post

19th June 2006

High petrol prices force motorists to join the club instead

Drivers join car clubs to cut costs

Times Online

11th May 2006

The freedom of the road

Pay as you drive won't cost the earth

Independent

23rd April 2006

The fond farewell to four wheels

Car free developments are catching on fast

Telegraph

25th March 2006

Hooked on cars - how to break the addiction?

A 'pick & mix' approach to transport

Guardian

22nd March 2006

Motorway car share lane opens next year

Pilot will test British appetite for car sharing

Guardian

21st March 2006

City gets car club to reduce traffic

Council officer appointed to promote share scheme

Yorkshire Today

7th February 2006

£130,000 to help measure car-share benefits

Plans to encourage more people in Leeds to share cars have received a financial boost from the Government.

Leeds Today

30th January 2006

Sharing car journeys could reduce accidents

Motorists carrying passengers are half as likely to be involved in an accident than those driving solo

Life Style Extra

13th January 2006

Why car clubs are the future

We love our motors, but the affair has to end

Independent

9th January 2006

Robot car: streets ahead in cities of the future

Architects and engineers rethink auto technology - easy to drive, stackable vehicles for people to share

Guardian

29th December 2005

Car clubs set to boom as drivers rent by the hour

One family are £11K better off after joining car club

Telegraph

19th December 2005

Rent a car for just £3.95

Manchester embraces the car club concept

Manchester Evening News

25th November 2005

How to be a greener driver

Can't bear to give up your car? Then simply changing the way you use it can dramatically reduce your impact on the environment

Independent 

28th November 2005

Self-service car scheme aims to extend its city network

A car hire scheme aimed at city-dwelling professionals is to be extended from London to a network of cities

Financial Times

15th October 2005

Car club aims to curb city traffic congestion

A car club is to be introduced in York to curb congestion and reduce the number of vehicles owned

Yorkshire Post

12th October 2005

Driven mad? It's time to join the club

Richard Lofthouse looks at a new way to reduce the cost and hassle of using a car in big cities

Independent Motoring

31st August 2005

Merging into the mainstream

Dutch car club operator Greenwheels have their sights set on Europe wide expansion

International Herald Tribune

5th July 2005

Fuel efficiency labelling for cars

A new fuel efficiency label scheme, showing buyers of new cars just how environmentally friendly their vehicle is, has been launched by the Government

Evening Standard

1st July 2005

A clean set of Wheels

Contains a useful summary of alternative fuel types

Guardian

13th June 2005

Driving for change

A look at the environmental credentials of car manufacturers (open then scroll down to article)

Ethical Consumer

3rd June 2005

Is it time to give up your car?

Running a car costs more than the average mortgage, yet we all insist on owning one

 

Independent on Sunday - Motoring 

22nd May 2005

Luxury of modern cars weighs heavy on the environment

Modern cars have put on so much weight that Britain will fail to meet environmental targets

Times Online

13th May 2005

What would a 'sensible' driving show be like?

Could a TV show about sensible driving and environmentally-friendly alternatives to cars really be entertaining?

BBC News

14th April 2005

 

Pay-as-you-go Car Club Extended
A car club which gives members access to pay-as-you-go vehicles is being extended across London.

BBC News

4th April 2005

Car share lanes plan for M25
Britain's busiest motorway, the M25, is to get a carpool lane

The Guardian

31st March 2005

Breakfast show between 8.30 and 9.00am.

Philip Igoe spoke to reporter following interviews with Streetcar's Andrew Valentine and a member. 

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BBC Radio five live

2nd March 2005

Commuters car-share to beat the jams

More than 1,000 people have turned to car-sharing clubs in a bid to beat the capital's commuter problems, new figures reveal today

Evening Standard

25th February 2005

Clearing the Roads

Would you give up your car if you could share one instead? How a hot concept could ease gridlock

Time Magazine 

14th February 2005

Trendsurfing

The next big thing: car clubs

Not available online, please email us for a paper copy if required

Saturday Times Magazine

22nd January 2005

Share the benefits of low cost motoring 

Fed up paying so much to own a car before you even drive it? Join a club, says Holly Thomas (contact us for a photocopy, not available online)

Sunday Express 

16th January 2005

Shop Talk

16.00 programme on Tuesday 21st

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BBC Radio Four
21st December 2004

Are car clubs the future of road transport?

10.30 Phone-in debate hosted by Victoria Derbyshire with Philip Igoe of Carplus, Charlotte Morton of WhizzGo and Vicky Carnegie of Transport 2000.

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BBC Radio Five Live
7th December 2004

Don't want to buy a car? Join the club

Urban drivers have a new way to beat high fuel and parking prices: by clubbing together

The Times
28 November 2004

Letter to the Editor

by Philip Igoe, Development Manager  

The Guardian
13 November 2004

Sharing drives down car costs

(The Daily Express is not available online, photocopies of article on request from Carplus)

The Daily Express
10 November 2004

30 ways to do the right thing

No. 5 Join a car club

The Observer
7 November 2004

Share and Share alike

With more and more cars on the road, one solution to the resulting congestion is sharing vehicles. Logistically it makes sense. Environmentally it's a winner. So why aren't we all doing it?

(copies available from Carplus)

a2b, DfT magazine
October 2004

Now car clubs rev up in the countryside

Increased options for drivers who need to keep on the road but can't afford rising motoring costs in retirement

The Guardian
4 September 2004

Car clubs the way forward for more motorists

A brief summary of car club options available and new WhizzGo club in Leeds

The Times
14 August 2004

Your and Yours feature on car clubs

Including interviews with Philip Igoe of Carplus, members of Streetcar and Our Car Your Car (not available to download, contact Carplus for a copy)

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Radio Four
17 June 2004

Share don't buy 

Drivers embrace car-based transport solution

The Guardian
7 June 2004

How to drive down the cost of motoring

With pump prices rising, Marianne Curphey explains how you can run your car more cheaply, while Ben Flanagan investigates car sharing schemes

The Observer
6 June 2004

Plan looms to concrete 1000 miles of Britain

A furore is building as an increasingly powerful road lobby works to persuade the government to return to road building

The Observer
16 May 2004

Divorce the car and learn to love the traffic warden

Comment on how we must wake from our car advert dream world and face the log-jam

The Guardian
8 January 2004

Why I love car clubs

Views from a London City Car Club member

The Guardian
25 September 2003

Road to nowhere

Britain's rural transport system is miles behind Europe's

The Guardian
3 September 2003

How far would you go to park your car?

The parking options for house builders and owners

The Independent
14 July 2003

What you'll be driving in a green tomorrow

The race is on to produce a mass-market eco car

The Guardian
10 July 2003

Car sharing gets a run in city

Australia trials it's first car club

The Sydney Morning Herald
12 May 2003

Pooled cars latest twist in condo marketing

Article by Peter Kennedy

The Globe and Mail
8 April 2003

Car club to fight congestion

A pay-as-you-drive scheme starts in London

BBC 
25 February 2003

Car Sharing

Simon Birch on how congestion charging is affecting car use

The Guardian
27 February 2003

Why not give a lift to your journey to work?

Philip Inman reports on a popular way to cut travel costs  

The Guardian
20 February 2003

Car Clubs

Food for thought for the wellbeing power

eg magazine
January 2003

For free copy or to subscribe

Join the club to cut congestion

Alister Hamilton

Edinburgh Evening News
21 Jan 2003

Shifting Gears

The joy of (not always) driving

World of Wheels (Canada's Auto Magazine)

Pay as you drive

More and more cities are in danger of grinding to a total halt

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BBC2 Working Lunch
9 May 2002

How to escape gridlock and beat pollution - join the club

The nightmare of owning a car in a big city could soon be over

The Observer
21 April 2002

Could you feel at home with nowhere to park?

Developments that make room for people at motorists' expense

The Observer
21 April 2002

It may be home but you can't park here

Could you live without your car? Pedestrian-only schemes are on the march

The Times

13 April 2002

Why own a car when you can share?

A hi-tech scheme in San Francisco aims to persuade drivers to give up their beloved vehicles

dot.life BBC
22 October 2001

 

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