What are the real effects of air pollution on the UK? ☁️

There’s lots written about air pollution, and we’ve blogged recently on court cases brought to the British government on pollution levels and targets. But what are the real, tangible… read more

Guest blog by Matthew Young: Autumn driving and car care tips

This blog post has been written by an external writer, Matthew Young. If you’d be interested in writing a blog for us, get in touch with Lex at Liftshare… read more

Heriot-Watt University volunteers ensure easy travel for all

Heriot-Watt University has long promoted sustainability initiatives including liftsharing to and from campus, and last week, their community group Transition Heriot-Watt took out to the cold to talk to staff and students… read more

UK car park bays are being widened for growing demand of 4x4s

Britain’s biggest private car park operator has confirmed that it is widening car park bays to accommodate growing demand for 4x4s and SUVs in car parks throughout the UK. NCP… read more

Quiz: Do you know what dashboard warning lights mean?

Modern cars are packed with all sorts of complex electronics and sensors that can help drivers to better understand how their vehicle is behaving. But while manufacturers are developing… read more

Compensation plans could see car insurance prices slashed for millions!

Following our blog on surging car insurance premiums being blamed on a whiplash ‘claims culture‘, new plans have been suggested to cap or cut whiplash insurance claims – saving… read more

Nottinghamshare helps elevate Nottingham to UK’s No 1 City for Transport!

The National Highways and Transport Network Satisfaction Survey has crowned the winner of the No 1 rated City for Transport in the UK, with Nottingham coming out top! Receiving… read more

“Sharing petrol costs and making friends along the way, it’s a win-win situation!” – Liftshare Week winners revealed

Liftshare Week 2016 was a great celebration of all things car sharing across the country, wrapped up in a carpool karaoke-themed package! This year’s campaign saw posters, car park… read more

Penalty points to be automatically handed to first-time offenders using phones at the wheel

New Government plans for motorists will see drivers caught using a mobile phone at the wheel for the first time automatically receiving penalty points on their licence. This is a… read more

Hail, share-y! Two Reverends and a Bishop go viral in carpool karaoke spoof

Carpool Karaoke grows in popularity daily, but some of the best videos of people sharing their journey are arguably the parody attempts. The latest such video comes from the… read more

Is making London diesel-free the way to solve looming pollution crisis?

Research published by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says that London’s air pollution crisis should be solved by ridding the capital of all diesel vehicles. The research… read more

Introducing Liftshare social directories

This week sees a new feature added to Liftshare communities and schemes – social directories. Where overarching Liftshare schemes exist with smaller groups underneath, the directories show these groups… read more

Would you let your insurer calculate your premiums based on your social media?

Welsh-based insurer Admiral has announced that it will analyse the personalities of first-time drivers by checking their Facebook profiles before offering them policies. The scheme will be optional, but… read more

Uber drivers in the UK can no longer be classed as ‘self-employed’ 🚖

A historical employment tribunal has ruled in favour of Uber drivers in the UK – confirming that they are not self-employed, and so should receive the national living wage… read more

Liftshare Week gears up sharing at Jaguar Land Rover Halewood

Jaguar Land Rover staff at the company’s Halewood site took Liftshare Week 2016 as an opportunity to galvanise their sharing culture – and signed up almost 350 new members to their… read more

Surge in whiplash claims pushes car insurance prices up by 16%

The AA has reported that motorists face paying nearly £82 more for car insurance than a year ago, with prices predicted to continue heading upward in the near future.… read more

A/B testing: lessons learned from the Liftshare Tech Team

This year our Tech Team have increased the number of experiments that they run on Liftshare.com, implementing dozens of them, often as multi-variant A/B tests. On this blog I share on… read more

Just Drive… gonna be OK! Gaga joins Corden’s Carpool Karaoke 🎤

The long-awaited Lady Gaga Carpool Karaoke has finally been revealed, with the meat-dress-wearing Poker Face star joining James Corden for his drive to work at CBS’ Late Late Show.… read more