Car Club
Car Club offers members 'pay as you go' driving. The car is
booked either online or over the phone, and is picked up and
returned to the same bay by the member. The car is booked for the
period of time required by the member. Members can generally use
vehicles for as little as 30 minutes to a week or more.
Each car club operator has different ways of charging for the
service they provide but generally members will pay an annual
membership fee and an hourly usage charge which includes all the
costs of using the car such as fuel, insurance, depreciation and
maintenance.
Therefore you will pay nothing for the car when you are not
using it and for this reason car club membership is often cheaper
than car ownership.
To compare the offer of each car club operator you may wish to
visit the following websites:
What is the Council’s car club scheme?
The Council has provided 200 car club bays on-street. This means
that virtually all residents are within a three minute walk of at
least one on-street car club bay. In addition there are a number of
off-street car club bays around the Borough.
The scheme is a multiple-operator scheme. This means that three
operators, CityCarClub, StreetCar and ZipCar, are running a car
club service on-street in competition with each other. Most
residents will have at least one bay within the vicinity of their
house for each operator.
Why does the Council provide car club bays on street?
Car Club complements the Council’s policies to reduce traffic,
improve air quality and reduce on-street parking demand.
One of the key benefits of car club schemes is that they reduce
the number of cars on-street and so reduce parking demand and
traffic congestion. The Council estimates that each car club car
results in four existing cars being sold by car club members.
There is clear evidence from car club user surveys that on
joining a car club a typical member’s overall car use decreases
whilst their use of alternative modes (walking, cycling and public
transport) increases. This reduces traffic and improves air
quality.
The shift from private vehicles to car club vehicles, which are
generally more modern and fuel-efficient, also brings about
benefits in terms of reduced air pollution and green house gas
emissions.
Contact Car Club
For more information on the Car Club proposals please contact
the Transport Planning Team using the details below:
- Phone: 020 7361 2557
- Post: Room 114, Council Offices, 37 Pembroke Road, W8 6PW