Sharing for the future
Car sharing is a great way of reducing motoring costs, writes Geraldine Herbert In recent years, car sharing has become increasingly popular in cities around the world, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s a great way to reduce the cost of running a car, make money from yours when you’re not using it, or get occasional access to one if you don’t have your own. From giving lifts to friends and colleagues to...
5 Golden rules for Car Pooling to School
With Back-to-school looming and the dreaded school run returning maybe its time to consider car pooling writes Geraldine Herbert Whether a simple arrangement with one parent or a wide group of parents all participating on different days complete with excel spreadsheets once established there are a few golden rules to car pooling; 1) Car pooling is not a chauffeuring service, the convenience of having your child or children collected...
It makes sense to pool resources
Why city planners and transport officials could learn a thing or two from car pooling Mums writes Geraldine Herbert The automotive buzz words of 2017 were e-mobility, autonomy and car sharing. E-mobility aims to save the environment by delivering clean green modes of transport while it is claimed that driverless cars could reduce accidents by up to 90%. Car makers are also embracing car sharing as the uncertain future of car ownership...
Baby You Can Drive My Car; Car sharing alternatives
The alternatives to owning a car are becoming a lot cheaper and more convenient writes Geraldine Herbert In the last few years, the notion of car sharing has begun to seriously take hold in cities all across Europe. What started as simple file sharing by Napster in the 1990s has evolved into a growing, shared economy where everything from spare rooms to office spaces can be rented out on a pay as you go basis. After generations of...
