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What is Carplus

Carplus is the national charity promoting responsible car use (in particular car clubs and car sharing). Carplus plays a unique bridging role between green transport organisations and the motoring lobby. Whilst recognising the benefits cars bring to society, Carplus is acutely aware of the financial, environmental, social and health costs of motoring today.

  Contact details

  Email Carplus

  Request to be added to press release list 

 

Press Releases

Most recent press release:

• Car Clubs website launch - March 08

Press releases 2008

• Parking Sign - Jan 08

Press releases 2007

• Car Club Logo - Oct 07
• Carplus Supporting London Car Clubs - Sept 07
• Community Guide Reprint - Aug 07
• Car Club Interactive Map - Jun 07
• WI Seminars - May 07
• Car Club Accreditation Launched - May 07
• TfL Seminar Oversubscribed - Feb 07
• Community Guide Launched - Jan 07
• Transport Minister Support for Car Clubs - Jan 07

   Press releases 2006

• Belfast Survey Launched - Nov 06
• Stern Report Response - Oct 06
• Tyndell Report Response - Sept 06

 

External Media Articles

   Media articles page

 

 

Summary Statistics

Car Clubs

There are currently 42 car clubs running in 37 towns and cities across the UK, representing over 45,000 members using around 1,500 cars. 

  Interactive map of car club locations in the UK  

  Benefits of car clubs

  Car club member profiles

  Monitoring car clubs report

 

Car Sharing

By definition car sharing reduces the number of cars on the road and miles driven by filling empty seats.

Liftshare, the largest of several lift sharing organisations, often arranges over 20 million matched lifts per year. Estimated number of tonnes of CO₂ saved per year: 17,060 tonnes
Liftshare.com

  Benefits of car sharing

 

 

Projects - current and future

• Commonwheels CIC has been launched to bridge the gap between commercial operators and local communities. See www.commonwheels.org.uk for more.

• Carplus has submitted a proposal to the Department for Transport to establish a National Network of car clubs across the UK.  

 

 

 

Support for local authorities, property developers and employers

Carplus offers support to develop car clubs and car sharing to:

Complement public transport choices 
    Read more: Public transport in partnership with car clubs
Aid regeneration with reduced parking in new developments 
    Read more: Car clubs for where people live
Support travel planning 
    Read more: Car clubs for where people work

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