Car clubs and car sharing
Have you ever considered trying car or liftshare or using a car club? It could save you money!
Car clubs
Brighton & Hove has two pay-as-you-drive car clubs, where you simply pay a membership fee and then an hourly rate to use the cars. Why not join the increasing community of drivers who find pay-as-you-go motoring cheaper, more convenient and less hassle than owning their own car. No need to think about road tax, insurance, parking permits, cleaning and even fuel.
You can book a car quickly and conveniently online or by phone: for an hour, a day, for as long as you like.
For details of two car clubs operating in Brighton & Hove follow links below:
More information about car clubs can be found on the CarPlus website.
The AA website offers tips for reducing the environmental Impact of your car journey.
Fact file:
- Each car club car takes up to 20 private cars off the road
- Members use them on a pay-as-you-go basis for under £5 an hour, inclusive of insurance and a free fuel allowance
- According to the RAC a Vauxhall Corsa doing an annual mileage of 4,000 costs just over £2,300 a year. Using a car club vehicle doing the same mileage will cost around £1,065
- Brighton & Hove City Council has a range of other money saving advice for residents, visit www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/buylocal
Car sharing / liftshare
By sharing your car with just one other person, you'll be halving the amount of CO2 emissions your journey is responsible for, plus carsharing is sociable and can save you money on fuel and parking.
Visit www.liftshare.com for more details (this link opens in a new window). Brighton & Hove City council staff can sign up to find colleagues offering or looking for a car share at: www.journeyon.co.uk/bhccstaffcarshare