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What does the future hold for the car club concept in the UK?

21 June 2007
Streetcar claims to be the biggest UK car club operator at present, with in excess of 14,000 members
Streetcar claims to be the biggest UK car club operator at present, with in excess of 14,000 members
City Car Club's Dirk van Dijl thinks that direct competition can only be good for car clubs
City Car Club's Dirk van Dijl thinks that direct competition can only be good for car clubs
Zipcar launched in the UK only last November but has over 100,000 members worldwide
Zipcar launched in the UK only last November but has over 100,000 members worldwide
WhizzGo is predicting that its user base will rise from 2,500-3,000 at present to 15,000 by the end of the year
WhizzGo is predicting that its user base will rise from 2,500-3,000 at present to 15,000 by the end of the year

 

According to the Carplus charity a new data collection system, agreed by the major car club operators, confirms that there are now more than 22,000 car club users in the country. This may seem like a <b>relatively large number but </b>Switzerland, for example, has well in excess of 60,000 car club users - three times as many as the UK in a country with a population less than that of London.

That being said, however, user numbers in the UK have really begun to take off in the past...

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