Swindon Borough Council Cycle Loan Scheme Swindon’s cycle loan scheme is an innovative and engaging project that allows commuters to borrow a... continue

CAR2GO, THE ‘pay-by-the-minute’ car club launched in the UK in London approximately six months ago (LTT 7 Dec 12), has now started... continue

Andrew Forster
AN indepeNdent standards body should oversee the journey sharing sector and lobby public bodies to give more priority to motorists who car share,... continue

Plans to establish an industry body to accredit and set data standards for car share schemes will be discussed at a meeting of car share service... continue

AVIS Budget Group has completed its acquisition of Zipcar after the car sharing firm’s shareholders backed the deal. Approximately 98% of the... continue

Rik Thomas
ON 18 FEBRUARY, which was the tenth anniversary of the introduction of congestion charging in London, The Daily Mirror asked the rhetorical question:... continue

The Office of Fair trading is seeking evidence about the competition and public interest issues raised by Avis’ proposed acquisition of Zipcar.... continue

Philip Igoe, Director, Co-wheels CIC, Durham DH1
The good people of Aberdeen, along with those of places such as Norwich, Oxford, Bristol and Newcastle, may have been rather surprised to learn that... continue

Margaret Willmot, Salisbury Hourcars, Salisbury SP2
I was interested to read the report regarding what the 2011 census data tells us regarding the number of cars and vans available to households... continue

Chas Ball, Carplus
Last week’s announcement that car club provider Zipcar is likely to be acquired by car hire firm Avis Budget in the USA was a surprise. What... continue

John Dales
Despite the fact that I genuinely consider ‘Carry On Up the Khyber’ to be one of the best British films ever made (yes, really),... continue

Lee Baker
Car rental firm Avis Budget Group is set to buy car club operator Zipcar. The move is designed to  both expand the latter’s carsharing... continue

The UK’s first pay-by-the-minute car club has been launched in  three London boroughs – Islington, Sutton and Newham. The car2go... continue

Chas Ball, Chief executive, Carplus, Leeds LS10
Carplus’ interest in creating standards for the ride-sharing sector is long-standing and has recently been revived with member involvement... continue

Zipcar has reported a 41% increase in year-on-year earnings in the quarter ending in September. Zipcar’s earnings before interested, tax,... continue

A peer-to-peer car club is to be trialled in a Scottish city as part of a Scottish Government-funded programme. Peer-to-peer car clubs involve... continue

Car share firms are being encouraged to support plans for industry standards in data reporting, which, supporters of the initiative say, is essential... continue

Lee Parker and John Roseveare
With the arrival of a major cash injection, the smarter travel industry finds itself facing a significant challenge. By March 2015, when this round... continue

Steff Jones
Lowestoft is one of Suffolk’s largest towns and a key employment centre. The decline of its traditional industries of fishing, oil and gas... continue

Chas Ball
The world of car clubs currently has a relatively low profile, but there is a lot happening that makes the local press. For example, trials have... continue