Glastonbury week: 10 reasons to liftshare to Glastonbury

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1 It’s a green, sustainable travel option Living for a few days on the beautiful Worthy Farm will leave you with a new-found respect for the great outdoors. The… read more

Win £160 of camping gear for a VIP festival experience

Festivals can be expensive thanks to all the camping gear, travel, food and other supplies needed to get through the weekend with your stuff (and sanity) intact. The problem is,… read more

Glastonbury week: what to expect at the UK’s biggest festival

Glastonbury is arguably the UK’s biggest music festival, and it’s all taking place 24-28 June at Worthy Farm in Pilton. Many Liftshare staff have been going to the festival for… read more

New national rail strike confirmed after union reject pay deal

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Following the cancellation of the proposed Bank Holiday strike, the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Worker’s Union) have rejected the latest pay offer made by Network Rail. The new… read more

Why you should car share to Wickerman festival this year

We’re now firmly in the UK festival season, and the next few months will bring plenty of sunshine, live music and fun times for all. As part of the… read more

10 reasons that working at Liftshare is awesome!

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  Fancy joining us? You can read more about roles and vacancies on our careers page. If you would like to join us in our ‘to ensure that everyone has someone to… read more

How one Liftshare member helped the planet and met great new people

Liftshare loves hearing all the amazing experiences our members have had while car sharing together. It’s genuinely heart-warming to us to hear about two car sharers who have become… read more

Battle of the sexes; who’s the better drivers?

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The long debate of which gender makes the better drivers may now be officially over – as results of a new study show that women are more proficient behind… read more

Would you carshare with Justin Bieber? Guess who did!

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James Corden’s done it again and managed to find himself an A-List celebrity carshare buddy for another edition of The Late Late Show. This time it’s with the man… read more

A snapshot of how London Stansted Airport reduce car park demand

As the third busiest airport in London, it’s not surprising car-parking  is a challenge for Stansted, which is why they chose to implement a Liftshare scheme. read more

How to avoid major delays to your regular travel during the national rail strike next week!

For the first time in 20 years a national rail strike threatens to disrupt commuters across Britain.  The strike which runs for 24 hours from 5pm Monday 25th will… read more

Folk Forest stage line-up from Tramlines Festival announced!

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For the first year, Tramlines Festival in Sheffield have introduced the Folk Forest (which will be located in Endcliffe Park) as an alternative area to the rest of their… read more

Liftshare iOS and Android app tops new must-have travel app list

Liftshare launched its official iOS and Android apps earlier this year, and they were quickly named the Guardian’s top travel app for February 2015. A few months later, and we’ve… read more

Durham and Cleethorpes Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festivals are incoming!

June is almost upon us, which means the next round of Blues, Rhythm & Rock Festivals are incoming from the wonderful team at Solid Entertainments. We’ve covered a few… read more

Asparafest interview: a music and food festival like no other

As part of our ongoing festival coverage, we’ve interviewed the team behind music and food event Asparafest (30-31 May at Ashdown Farm in Worcestershire).  On the music side, Asparafest has a… read more

Lethal Bizzle joins BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend line-up as Sam Smith pulls out

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This weekend the BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend hits Norwich, as some of the world’s biggest bands and artists take the stage at Earlham Park across the 23rd and… read more

6 reasons you need to car share to Colourfest

We’ve just teamed up with the UK’s best yoga-based festival Colourfest (June 5-8 at St. Giles House, Dorest), which also includes a great mix of live music, dance, story-telling and… read more

National rail strike disruption hits football and other big events

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The first national rail strike in 20 years has been confirmed for May 25. The 25th is a bank holiday which means there will be less commuters than usual… read more