How car sharing helped a long-distance relationship bloom

We love to hear real stories from everyday people within Liftshare’s community of over 430,000 members. It reminds us that what we’re doing can help people from all walks… read more

Train commuters terrorised by hooligans each week, says Transport Police chief

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Commuting can be a pain, especially when you’re tired, the train or bus is packed, kids have music blasting from their phone and all you want to do is… read more

On this day in 1943 the printing of British £1,000 notes was discontinued…

And whilst Liftshare are not able to give you a £1,000 note, the average commuter saves around £1,000 per year, if they car-share daily! For more information on car-sharing… read more

Interview: Love Your Tent’s battle against festival waste

Liftshare recently spoke with a great company called CampLight, which gives people a way to rent pre-pitched tents at music festivals in the UK, in the hopes of reducing… read more

Liftshare talks sustainability & more on the Inspirational Creatives podcast

Liftshare founder Ali Clabburn has appeared on the wonderful Inspirational Creatives podcast, in which host Ben asks Ali about the company’s origins back at his university campus in 1998, and… read more

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend: huge 2015 line-up confirmed!

Following the initial announcements of Taylor Swift, Florence and The Machine, Catfish and The Bottlemen, and Years and Years, Scott Mills took to the airwaves on the Radio 1… read more

Wasps reveals car shares for rugby fans

Liftshare has teamed up with Aviva Premiership rugby club Wasps to help bring cheaper, greener travel to thousands of fans across the UK. The team’s car share scheme will… read more

Are the Frogs better sharers than ‘Les Rosbifs’?

We often associate good organisation with the Germans, politeness with the British and romance with the French. Italians are typically thought of as passionate and Norwegians are commonly considered..uh..tall?… read more

Introducing the Burns Festival: celebrating Scotland’s poet in style

Liftshare continues its look at the best UK festivals with a literary turn. We’re moving away from music fests at for a moment to bring you the Burns ‘an ‘a… read more

The Russian version of that Bohemian Rhapsody car parody is hilarious

You might have seen a particularly inspired video explode on YouTube recently, in which Australian comedy group SketchShe lip-sync along to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody in their car. It’s more… read more

Watch James Corden car share with Jennifer Hudson

Late Late Show host James Corden has recorded another car share clip for his US show, following his brilliant clip with passenger Mariah Carey. The pair set off in… read more

Over 80 per cent of non-walking trips in Britain are now by car!

As a nation we have come to rely on the car for mobility.  The most popular journey purpose is shopping, whether to the corner shop to buy the newspapers,… read more

Glastonbury Festival: 2015 line-up knocks it out of the park

Liftshare festival friend Glastonbury has announced its 2015 line-up along with an official event poster with a truly impressive list of names. You can sift through the poster below,… read more

Introducing Big Church Day Out: big festival fun in the country

Liftshare recently started working with West Sussex music festival Big Church Day Out, and we thought we’d taken a closer look at why you need to check the event… read more

Interview: Making UK transport more efficient with Fleximobility and car sharing

As reported on the Liftshare Consumer Blog UK transportation is stuck in a rut. Rail fares are rising every every year, gridlock problems continue to plague our roads, and… read more

Interview: Making UK transport more efficient with Fleximobility and car sharing

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UK transportation is stuck in a rut. Rail fares are rising every every year, gridlock problems continue to plague our roads, and transport poverty has become a very real… read more

Revealed! Edinburgh has the UK’s ‘smartest’ drivers

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According to new research released today, Edinburgh boasts the smartest drivers in all of the UK. The Scotsman reports that the study – conducted by Xerox Urban Mobility – shows… read more

A review of The Financial Times Sharing Economy European Summit

My experience of the Financial Times Sharing Economy European Summit felt like an intense but exciting ‘call to action’. Two days before the summit, I was about to sign… read more