What is Car sharing about?
Carsharing is a model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour. They are attractive to customers who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use day-to-day. The organization renting the cars may be a commercial business or the users may be organized as a democratically-controlled company, public agency, cooperative, ad hoc grouping. Today there are more than one thousand cities in the world where people can carshare
Car sharing is when two or more people share a car and travel together.
You can choose to car share as little or as often as you like, with whoever you like, on any journey you make.
many councils and community groups run this kind of scheme.
Benefits
-
Cut your fuel and parking costs
- Reduce the stress of driving every day
- Help reduce congestion and pollution in York
- Simply register as a member, register the details of the journey you are interested in sharing, and start sharing and saving!
- Saves you money - travelling with others either as a driver or passenger can reduce your transport costs by up to £1000 a year
- Offers companionship on regular or long trips
- Reduces the need for a private car
- Provides a real transport solution for those living in rural areas
- Reduces the number of cars on the roads - sharing your car cuts congestion and reduces pollution and can save up to 1 tonne of CO2 a year
- Supports employers' green travel plans