media coverage of Carplus and relevant issues
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Shared Ambition Too many vehicles on the road isn't just an inner-city problem. |
Guardian 2nd April 2008 |
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London Mayor sets out plan for car club expansion |
GLA Press Release 17th March 2008 |
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Club together on space |
Planning Resource Bulletin 11th January 2008 |
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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 |
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What's cool, green, cheap and makes you thin? |
Times 22nd October 2007 |
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You take the hire road Will car clubs become the model for car use in a more enlightened future? |
Financial Times 12th October 2007 |
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Drive and Park |
Gateway Magazine Summer 2007 |
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All for one and one for all |
Telegraph 2nd July 2007 |
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Zipcar brings convenient cars with a conscience to London |
29th November 2006 |
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The caring, sharing way to drive Car clubs are a green alternative that could save you thousands every year |
Guardian 25th November 2006 |
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Ten years to save the planet from mankind |
Observer 29th October 2006 |
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Pool
Party |
Observer 13th August 2006 |
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'Car-free' homes: the wheel deal? A new breed of housing developments are appearing in cities across the UK |
BBC News 22nd July 2006 |
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Carplus launches research survey |
Yorkshire Post 17th July 2006 |
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Carplus working with new York car club |
Yorkshire Evening Post 19th June 2006 |
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High petrol prices force motorists to join the club instead |
Times Online 11th May 2006 |
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The freedom of the road |
Independent 23rd April 2006 |
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The fond farewell to four wheels |
Telegraph 25th March 2006 |
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Hooked on cars - how to break the addiction? |
Guardian 22nd March 2006 |
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Guardian |
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City gets car club to reduce traffic |
Yorkshire Today 7th February 2006 |
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£130,000 to help measure car-share benefits |
Leeds Today 30th January 2006 |
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Sharing car journeys could reduce accidents |
Life Style Extra 13th January 2006 |
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Why car clubs are the future |
Independent 9th January 2006 |
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Robot car: streets ahead in cities of the future |
Guardian 29th December 2005 |
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Car clubs set to boom as drivers rent by the hour |
Telegraph |
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Rent
a car for just £3.95 |
Manchester Evening News 25th November 2005 |
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How
to be a greener driver |
Independent |
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Self-service car scheme aims to extend its city network |
Financial Times 15th October 2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Merging
into the mainstream |
International
Herald Tribune |
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Fuel
efficiency labelling for cars |
Evening Standard 1st July 2005 |
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A clean set of Wheels |
Guardian |
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Driving for change A look at the environmental credentials of car manufacturers (open then scroll down to article) |
Ethical Consumer 3rd June 2005 |
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Is it time to give up your car? Running a car costs more than the average mortgage, yet we all insist on owning one
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Independent on Sunday - Motoring 22nd May 2005 |
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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 |
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What would a 'sensible' driving show be like? |
BBC News 14th April 2005
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Pay-as-you-go
Car Club Extended |
BBC News 4th April 2005 |
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Car share lanes
plan for M25 |
The Guardian 31st March 2005 |
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Breakfast show between 8.30 and 9.00am. Philip Igoe spoke to reporter following interviews with Streetcar's Andrew Valentine and a member. |
» BBC Radio five live 2nd March 2005 |
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Commuters car-share to beat the jams |
Evening Standard 25th February 2005 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Shop Talk 16.00 programme on Tuesday 21st |
» BBC
Radio Four |
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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. |
» BBC
Radio Five Live
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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
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Letter to the Editor |
The
Guardian
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Sharing drives down car costs (The Daily Express is not available online, photocopies of article on request from Carplus) |
The
Daily Express |
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30 ways to do the right thing |
The
Observer
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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
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Now car clubs rev up in the countryside |
The Guardian |
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Car clubs the way forward for more motorists A brief summary of car club options available and new WhizzGo club in Leeds |
The Times |
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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) |
» Radio
Four
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Share don't buy |
The
Guardian |
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How to drive down the cost of motoring |
The
Observer |
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Plan looms to concrete 1000 miles of Britain |
The
Observer |
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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 |
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Why I love car clubs |
The
Guardian |
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Road to nowhere |
The
Guardian |
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How far would you go to park your car? |
The
Independent |
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What you'll be driving in a green tomorrow |
The
Guardian |
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Car sharing gets a run in city |
The
Sydney Morning Herald |
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Pooled cars latest twist in condo marketing |
The Globe
and Mail |
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Car club to fight congestion |
BBC |
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Car Sharing |
The
Guardian |
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Why not give a lift to your journey to work? |
The
Guardian |
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Car Clubs |
eg magazine |
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Join the club to cut congestion |
Edinburgh Evening News |
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Shifting Gears |
World of Wheels (Canada's Auto Magazine) |
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Pay as you drive More and more cities are in danger of grinding to a total halt |
¾ BBC2 Working
Lunch |
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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 |
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Could you feel at home with nowhere to park? Developments that make room for people at motorists' expense |
The Observer |
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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 |
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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 |
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