Council car club charges may have driven Zipcar out of London

Clean Cities: Parking tariffs for shared clubs can exceed cost of parking private vehicles

High charges from some London councils may have contributed to the exit of Zipcar from the UK at the start of the year, according to Clean Cities, a network of over 140 environmental NGOs.

Zipcar was the largest car club operator in the UK, with an estimated 650,000 members across the country, and 550,000 in London including both residents and businesses. Zipcar left the UK on 1 January, amidst rising operational costs and policy challenges.

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