National CarShare

National Car Share is in recent articles on reducing fuel costs and eco friendly travel from The Times and Sunday Times:

Car Clinic (Sunday Times)
How to save money on petrol (Sunday Times)
Eco-Worrier (The Times)

Sun Money recommends car sharing as a great way to cut costs. Read the article.

Providing safe parking areas by motorway and main road junctions is a great way to get people car sharing; sign this E-Petition to ensure the government keeps listening to the needs of car sharers.

The Sustrans Change Your World campaign runs from 30th June to 5th July with the aim of getting everyone to cut a single car journey in that week - why not use NCS to play your part!

http://www.changeyourworld.org.uk

On 2nd June the BBC Breakfast show discussed how car sharing helps workers to reduce their journey times and save money in the first of a three part series on commuting.

Using National Car Share could help cut your commuting costs - contact us to find out how your company could benefit from a car sharing scheme.

With recent increases in fuel costs and the promise of further rises to follow, car drivers are looking for ways to significantly reduce their motoring costs.

By car sharing your daily commute, you could be saving hundreds of pounds a year.

Drivers 'run on empty' because of fuel price (Times Online).

The first UK motorway car share lane opened in March between Bradford and Leeds. Know as a High Vehical Occupancy (HOV) lane, it allows vehicles with 2 or more occupants to avoid a heavily congested section of motorway, giving journey savings of around 40 minutes per week for regular commuters.

As the first of a number of proposed schemes, this demonstrates the government's commitment to car sharing as a practical way of reducing carbon emissions and journey times. Read the article on the Energy Saving Trust Website.

The government is proposing to introduce new car share lanes on motorways with a toll levied on cars with no passengers. Read the article on FT.com.

As part of our commitment to reducing the effects of global climate change, National Car Share is pleased to announce the launch of our New Zealand Site:

http://www.nationalcarshare.co.nz/

Ever wonder how life would be if we travelled in ways that benefited our health and our environment? We'd have safer roads, cleaner air and a better quality of life.

It's easier to do than you think. Change Your World is asking you to swap just one car trip from 1-7 July and choose something that's better for the planet instead.

According to the National Energy Foundation, the average UK car running at 29 mpg will produce 36 Kg of CO2 (equivalent to 9.8 Kg of carbon) every 100 miles. Calculate your own carbon footprint.

All cars on the road today contribute to climate change because their engines burn fuel and therefore produce carbon dioxide (CO2) every time we drive. Yet you can easily reduce these emissions and save money too. By following a few simple tips and suggestions you can reduce your engine's workload, which means it will burn less fuel and produce less CO2. Act on CO2

With just one year to go before its tenth birthday, the NCS web site has undergone a thorough re-development and face-lift.

In fact, the site has been recreated from scratch to meet the growing demand for group and corporate bespoke car sharing schemes. The cost of the development has been underwritten by Bournemouth-based web developers Intunet, who have powered and maintained the site since 1998 as a free-to-all resource.

"The new site will allow us to satisfy the demands of environmentally minded employers and organisations in terms of security, functionality and reporting," said Alan Butters, Business Development Manager for NCS and Intunet.

"Firms and organisations will be held increasingly accountable for their environmental performance, whether by reason of voluntary carbon offset, government policy or even legislation." he added. "We have developed the new NCS web site infrastructure with these considerations very much in mind."

As for the public site, Alan gave the following reassurance to Members: "nationalcareshare.co.uk will continue to be a free-to-all service for the general public, but we will be seeking to defray the considerable investment that we have made over the years by attracting sponsors and advertisers, and are already in contact with major players in the automotive and energy sectors."

For further information on bespoke Car Share schemes from NCS contact: