The Scottish Workplace Journey Challenge is entering its final days, aiming to get as many people as possible commuting to work by walking, cycling, public transport and liftsharing. If you work in Scotland, register now and start logging your journeys to be in with a chance to win prizes and compete with friends, family, and colleagues! The Challenge aims…

All Hallows Eve is almost upon us, and the country is getting more in the spooky spirit than ever – just look at Liftshare’s Halloween make-over! 2016 has a whole host of Halloween events up and down the country, and here’s our pick of the top 13 for you to visit. 1 Primevil, Norfolk Set in the Dinosaur Adventure Park,…

Transport intelligence company Inrix has revealed a sometimes unconsidered cost of congestion on Britain’s roads – the time spent sitting in traffic, when of course, we all have better things to be getting on with! London has been named as the worst area in the UK for congested roads; with drivers spending more than 12 days a year sitting in completely…

Uber just announced that it’s coming to Glasgow, and the announcement is currently being debated across Scotland. As a car sharing site that operates in Glasgow – and indeed the broader Scotland and UK – Liftshare wants to know what you feel about the news. You can help by answering our quick one question poll below. All it takes is…

Train commuters travelling on the Edinburgh to Glasgow main line are set to experience six weeks of delays as a result of maintenance work due to be carried out on the route’s Winchburgh Tunnel. The Edinburgh Evening News reports that the Winchburgh tunnel will close to allow major electrification works that will disrupt the line between Edinburgh and…

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 That, Festival, which is an entire weekend dedicated to Scotland’s poetic genius Robert Burns. This 14th annual tribute will be held in Rozelle Park in Ayr (May 2-3), and…

Liftshare continues its look at the UK festival scene with a glimpse of MugStock, a three-day crowd funded event in Mugdock Country Park, which is just north of Glasgow. Running August 7-9, MugStock’s organisers have dubbed the inaugural event a ’boutique new festival of music, performance, food, drink and extraordinary occurrences.’ Better yet, it’s a not-for-profit event that is…