At Liftshare, we know it’s fun to drive together, not just when you’re getting from A to B, but in your downtime too. So have a friend over and pick up those controllers, or meet in a lobby and get playing online. We mull over the latest racing videogames to play with friends, based on the best graphics, features…

filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: driving, driving games, F1 23, Forza Horizon, games,

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For anyone who lift-shares in and around London, we’ve added some handy new features to highlight the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) on the map and display ULEZ-compliant vehicles. This lets you know whether you should contribute towards the ULEZ charge to the driver.   You might already be familiar with the green ULEZ signs on London…

filed in: Car sharing,Liftshare,Sustainability | tags: driving, Electric Vehicle, london, low emissions,

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Since Liftshare.com launched from a student flat in Bristol nearly 18 years ago, lots has changed. The ‘sharing economy’ has become a worldwide phenomenen, James Corden and Peter Kay have made sharing trips cool, and there are now half a million current members and over 700 companies using Liftshare. Not bad, considering it all began when founder Ali Clabburn couldn’t…

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Go-go-gadget car! Today we’re focussing on gadgets for your car, and we’ve scoured the internet for the coolest must-have devices and product that you didn’t even know you needed. Not only do these tech marvels and genius solutions make your journey easier, they can even make the ride more interesting too. Here we go… 1 In-car wifi system There are a few…

filed in: Fun | tags: Car, car-share, carshare, dashboard camera, driving,

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We’re sure many of you out there have been in a car with friends or colleagues when something completely hilarious happened. Maybe someone told a legendary joke, or you started singing along to a song on the radio? The fact is, if you get people together in a car for long enough, something funny is bound to happen eventually, and thanks to mobile phones…

filed in: Fun | tags: Car, car-share, comedy, Disney, driving,

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Liftshare’s project executive Ian recently appeared in an article by RED Driving School about the top ten funniest reasons people fail their driving test. From driving on the wrong side of the road to using bad techniques from action movies (what?!), there are many howlers in there you have to see to believe. On the theme of driving tests,…

filed in: Industry | tags: Car, car-share, car-sharing, driving, driving tests of the world,

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The road between London and Bristol is a costly one – especially if you drive it every week. But it’s a popular route and Liftshare members like Roger Burrows may well have the solution if you also travel that way. After leaving the Army, Roger became a recruitment consultant in London…

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Happy Friday Liftsharers and welcome to a new edition of our ultimate driving playlist. We’ve updated our playlist on Spotify with some brand-new breaking acts and some tried and tested road classics to fuel your weekend. This week our track-list has been updated with new music in the form of ‘Hold Back the River’ by James…

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Happy Friday everyone! We’re back with another soundtrack to your weekend, thanks to the Liftshare Driving Playlist. It’s been a week since we started the list on Spotify and we’ve already had a number of song requests for today’s edition, including some true road classics like ‘Carry on My Wayward Son’ by Kansas, and fresh tracks like Weezer’s head-nodding new single…

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