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Drivers who want to give ‘In town without my car day’ a go - but lack the confidence to cycle solo or don’t want to walk on their own - can search for someone to share their car-free journeys with online. BikeBUDi.com and WalkBUDi.com are free websites which match individuals with others cycling or walking the same way so they can travel together. Members just need to register their journey and the system automatically lists all potential buddy matches. Dozens of towns and ... read more

If the recent surge in members (25,000 in June and July alone) wasn’t enough to convince you, the increasingly important role of car-sharing in the UK has now been highlighted by liftshare’s founder meeting the Queen and the Prime Minister in the space of one week. Having received the Queen’s Award for innovation in April, Ali Clabburn went to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Majesty in late July. Afterwards he chatted with other winners and various members of the Royal Family. (True to ... read more

liftshare.com has received the ‘David and Goliath Award’ at the first ever UK Catalyst Awards, at a ceremony attended by Gordon Brown in central London this morning. The new Awards were announced exactly a year ago by the Prime Minister, when he launched the Council on Social Action. They celebrate people who help their community using social technology, such as blogs and social network sites. Speaking at the event, the Prime Minister said: “Our thriving third sector continues to ... read more

The UK’s largest motor show is teaming up with the UK’s largest car-sharing network to help people attending the Show find a greener way to get there. This year – for the first time ever – the world famous British International Motor Show will feature an exciting and visionary ‘Greener Driving Pavilion’. And in order to make the event more environmentally friendly, they have asked liftshare to set up a car-sharing site for visitors travelling to the event. What’s ... read more

Nine million motorists are expected to be affected according to recent news that road tax reforms will increase costs for high polluting vehicles. Operators of the national liftshare network www.liftshare.com are urging motorists to consider car sharing as a way of both reducing driving costs as well as helping the environment. A typical liftshare members saves themselves £1,000 a year by sharing their empty seats so this could certainly help to take the sting out of the new reforms which, ... read more

The UK’s largest car-sharing network has hit a telling milestone, with its 250,000th new member signing up. Car-sharing has grown steadily more popular recently, but registrations to the liftshare network have sky-rocketed during the past few weeks – with over 15,000 new members signing up in June alone. The current surge has been largely due to drivers seeking ways to reduce their fuel bills. One member, Norman, said: “Without sharing, my commuting petrol bill would be over ... read more

All our previous registration records were shattered during the first week of June, with over 6,000 new members signing up to liftshare.com on National liftshare Day and the week running up to it. Nearly 1,500 of those were on the day itself – more than doubling the number of people who registered on the same day last year. And as thousands more motorists made the decision to experience for themselves the numerous benefits of car sharing, an MP brought those same important points to the ... read more