Introducing our New Senior Community Executive
This year’s going to be one of our most exciting yet. Why? Well, we can’t quite let that slip yet but whilst you wait, our newest team member who’ll be growing our Liftshare community would love to say hello.
This week we welcomed our new Senior Community Executive, Eloise. She’ll be shouting about Liftshare on our social pages, creating…
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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,
Air pollution is no longer a silent killer. Attributing to an estimated 64,000 deaths in the UK per year, causing strokes and dementia, air pollution is high on the agenda.
This year, the UN encouraged the world to #BeatAirPollution, whilst councils across the UK rolled out more Clean Air Zone plans. The Government has a long term strategy…
filed in: Liftshare,Liftshare business,Safety | tags: air pollution, air quality, BCR, business savings, car-share,
The University of Birmingham has been working with Liftshare since 2017, in that time they have had over 500 of their staff sign up and share their journeys.
To successfully incentivise a scheme, we recommend offering dedicated parking spaces for liftsharers. But how can organisations guarantee staff are sharing when they use the spaces?
The University of Birmingham implemented Liftshare’s…
filed in: Liftshare business | tags: app, car-share, car-sharing, Liftshare, parking,
Heading to Henham Park this summer to get your fix of music, comedy and the arts? We’ve got a prize draw that you’ll love!
Liftshare are working with the gang at Latitude to give one lucky winner a pair of VIP upgrades for their tickets. The upgrade will give you…
filed in: Festivals,Liftshare | tags: car-share, carbon footprint, festival travel, Festivals, Latitude,
Liftshare have been working on some big improvements to the Liftshare Companion App.
Download it now from the App Store or Google Play Store!
We’ve made the app faster and more responsive for our users, and improved the user experience of moving between functions.
We’ve also added some extra functionality for our members who…
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There is thought to be over £3.5 trillion worth of idle human and physical resources in the world. From empty rooms and spare seats in cars to over-purchasing food and storing useful tools.
Global Sharing Week takes over the world from 16th-22nd June 2019, and sharing is simpler than you think.
To give you some inspiration, here’s a pick of our favourite…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: Airbnb, borrow, borrow my doggy, Car, car club,
If you’re off to Download Festival 2019 have we got the prize draw for you!
Liftshare are working with the team at Download to give one lucky winner a pair of VIP upgrades for their tickets. The upgrade will give you and a friend access to the guest area including guest…
filed in: Festivals,Liftshare,Uncategorised | tags: car-share, Donington Park, Download Festival, emission, festival season,
In the past month, it’s been impossible to ignore the voice of Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion.
Our planet is at crisis point. Biologists claim that we could already be in a period of extinction. Only the SIXTH in the last 540 MILLION years.
Action needs to be taken now to ensure…
filed in: Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: business case, business plan, car-share, carbon emissions, carsharing,
Fancy sprucing up your home this spring? Perhaps you’d like to treat yourself to a new spring wardrobe? However you’d like to spend a £100 voucher for John Lewis, we have the prize draw for you!
Win!
To win 1 x £100 John Lewis voucher, form a Liftshare team…
filed in: Competitions,Liftshare | tags: car miles, car-share, carsharing, Clean Air Zones, congestion,
It’s the bank holiday. It’s a glorious day (finally). The sun is beaming down on you as you’re sat on your sun-lounger sipping your favourite drink. You breathe in the dense, polluted, smog. Wait! This isn’t the spring you dream of!
The UK is the 10th most polluted country in the world, a place where air pollution is attributed…
filed in: Competitions,Liftshare | tags: air pollution, car-share, car-sharing, CAZ, Clean Air Zones,
Amongst all the smaller changes that we’ve been making to improve the usability of both the Dashboard for our clients and the user pages for our members, we’ve made some dramatic changes to our main products as well this quarter.
If you’re a Liftshare client and want to see ALL the changes we’ve made this quarter, you can find them…
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At Liftshare, we consider ourselves as trailblazers and like any trailblazer we love a milestone.
We’re on a mission to save 1 billion car miles by March 2020… but we can’t do it alone.
Milestone achieved!
We’re delighted to announce that, to date, our members have taken over 800 MILLION car miles off the UK’s roads. That’s the equivalent of
filed in: Fun,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: 800 million miles, car-share, car-sharing, earth, Liftshare,
In the last financial year, Liftshare has experienced a period of growth. Not only have we launched new products and added awards to our cabinet, we’ve had new members join our team.
Liftshare prides itself on its staff, and we’re delighted to introduce you to our five newest team members.
We asked them to tell us a little about themselves, along…
filed in: Liftshare,Newsletters | tags: best employer, Business, business growth, car-share, carsharing,
Implementing a Liftshare scheme into your business has huge benefits to your organisation, for example, reducing the need for additional parking.
A Liftshare scheme can also improve your staff’s lives, be it saving them money or helping them to arrive to work less stressed.
Liftshare provides the products and best practice knowledge to help our clients implement their schemes successfully. We…
filed in: Liftshare,Newsletters,Uncategorised | tags: award, car-share, carsharing, Liftshare, liftshare scheme manager,
Liftshare is delighted to announce that, for the second time, they have been awarded the Queens Award for Enterprise for, what the judges called
‘exceptional contributions to the environment’
The award recognises outstanding achievements of UK businesses. Categories for the award are sustainable development, innovation, international trade and promoting opportunity through social mobility.
The award marks the second time Liftshare has been…
filed in: Awards,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: air pollution, award, award-winning, carbon footprint, carshare,
We’ve delved into how Liftshare can combat the UK’s parking epidemic, but what about reducing the required spaces of your organisation while saving your business money, too?
Surface parking can cost up to £2000 per space to create, with underground car parks stinging £15,000 per space to construct – not taking into account upkeep or rental.
filed in: Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: business savings, car park, car-share, car-sharing, carshare,
So far, we’ve covered how Liftshare can help your organisation to reduce the demand for parking and achieve its sustainability goals but have you ever considered how Liftshare can aid recruitment and retention for your business?
With employment rate at its highest since 1971, recruiting the best person for the job may be restricted, particularly if your…
filed in: Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: automated travel plan, car-share, carshare, employment, Liftshare,
In the previous blog in our series of how the suite of products offered by Liftshare can benefit an organisation we touched on reducing the demand of parking. This time, we look at how working with Liftshare can positively impact your organisations sustainability goals.
Many organisations have sustainability goals, ensuring that the impact that they have on the environment, pollution…
filed in: Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: car-share, case study, CAZ, Clean Air Zones, Liftshare,
Over the next few months we will be delving deeper into how the suite of products offered at Liftshare can benefit an organisation, starting with how Liftshare can help reduce the demand for parking at your organisation.
In 2012, the RAC foundation released a parking factsheet which estimated that there are 39 million parking acts taking place every day,…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: 10 reasons, 10 reasons to liftshare, car-share, case study, Liftshare,
People liftshare for all manner of reasons. Financial savings – unsurprisingly – are the primary incentive. But a recent analysis of Liftshare members found that 69% say one of the reasons they want to share lifts is to help the environment. This is noteworthy, and correlates with the growing majority of adults in Britain who are worried about human…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: 10:10, 10:10 Climate Actions, eco, eco twitter, environmantal twitter,
Congratulations! You’ve passed your driving test and you’ve been saving for months to buy your first car to celebrate… and then you realise that getting on the road is going to cost you a lot more than the initial outlay. With the average cost of comprehensive car insurance for drivers between 18 and 20 falling just shy of £1000…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: car-share, carshare, confused.com, exam, festival travel,
People of County Durham, Cumbria, Northumberland, Bristol and Northamptonshire – we salute you. Did you know that you live in the UK’s top five liftsharing counties?
Around the UK, there are typically more than 12 drivers on the road for every one person travelling as a car passenger….
filed in: Uncategorised | tags: car-share, carshare, census, congestion, Liftshare,
While smoking rates have plummeted over recent decades, most of us are still inhaling toxic fumes on a daily basis. And these are much harder to avoid than cigarette smoke, especially if you live in an urban area.
Traffic emissions are the biggest threat to clean air today. The UK is the world’s 10th most congested country,…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: car-share, car-sharing, carbon footprint, emissions, Liftshare,
Wolseley UK is the country’s largest supplier of building materials, with trade customers, such as plumbers and builders, accounting for the largest proportion of its sales. They launched their Liftshare Scheme in November 2018 at their headquarters in Warwick.
By producing a Scoping Smart Mobility report Liftshare identified that 65% of Wolseley…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business,Press | tags: behaviour change, Business, car-share, car-sharing, carshare,
In the past, you may have been asked to answer the following question:
“Based on your experience with our website so far, how likely is it that you would recommend our website to a friend or colleague?”
We ask this question so that we can gain your feedback on the service our website provides you. That feedback is then reviewed and…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: car-share, car-sharing, carshare, carsharing, changes,
The excitement of the festive period is over, we’re all on a cranberry sauce come-down and blue Monday is looming. But, fear not! Liftshare have got you covered! We’re giving one lucky winner a year’s cinema pass to Odeon or Cineworld to help you beat the winter blues.
filed in: Uncategorised | tags: 2019, air quality, big difference, car-share, cinema,
Can we let you in on our New Year wish? You promise you won’t tell anyone? Well it’s quite simple, really. We’d like you to make a small change in 2019.
You see, a small change can make a big difference. What’s the small change? We’d like you to try sharing…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: air quality, big difference, campaign, car-share, change. small change,
We are delighted to announce that, thanks to our 51,000 confirmed sharers, Liftshare has just hit a HUGE milestone saving of 700 million miles! Just for context, that’s the same number of miles as travelling to the moon and back 14, 650 times and just shy of the distance from Earth to Saturn! More astonishingly, that means…
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Liftshare knows that in the UK there are thousands of businesses and local authorities that offer car-parking facilities and want to constantly strive to improve quality, convenience and choice for those that use them.
Smart Parking combines the innovative Liftshare app technology with visibility of daily journey validation for its…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: app, car-share, carsharing, congestion, incentives,
“Driving home for Christmas, I can’t wait to see those faces”. It’s official. It’s Monday 3rd of December and Christmas has begun at Liftshare HQ (although, we admit, the Christmas lights have been hung since the local Christmas lights were switched on in November, complete with Laura’s rendition of ‘Silent Night’).
And with Christmas, comes the never-ending expenditure list…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: car-share, car-sharing, carpool, carpool karaoke, christmas,
Organisations now have the ability to allocate parking permits that identify car sharers via unique QR codes using Liftshare’s unique verification technology.
Smart Parking is the technology which connects a client’s Liftshare scheme, Parking Permits and Trip Authentication together into one package, and gives clients the reassurance that employees are sharing their commute on a regular basis.
The highlights
Employees of…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: car park, car-share, carsharing, congestion, cyber security. trip authentication,
Remember the Beast from the East which battered Britain at the start of 2018? Well, we’re sorry to break it to you (if you didn’t already realise), but it’s back, and although it’s been dubbed ‘mini’, it looks like the cold weather will be here to stay. Combine that with the dark nights drawing in ever earlier and it…
filed in: Liftshare,Safety | tags: advice, bad weather, beast from the east, car-share, Liftshare,
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the responsibility an organisation has for the impact of its decisions and activities on society and the environment. Whilst it used to be simply a “nice to have”, today, CSR is expected of all organisations. And it is one of the reasons that many of the UK’s biggest businesses are working with Liftshare.
Diageo…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: Business, c02, corporate social responsibility, csr, diageo,
Liftshare are delighted to announce the achievement of a huge milestone: there are now 50,000 members confirmed as sharing a regular journey through Liftshare.com or one our Liftshare communities.
Based on this, together we will save £24, 745, 805, 246, 501, 298 miles, and reduce CO2 by 48, 437 tonnes over the…
filed in: Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: 50000, car sharers, car-share, carbon emissions, carbon footprint,
Updated on 28.01.2019
At Liftshare we work with over 700 clients, made up of a diverse range of organisations, ranging from hospitals, councils and universities to manufacturers, fulfilment centres and corporate offices. Amongst those is Jaguar Land Rover, the world-famous car manufacturer, headquartered in the UK.
Liftshare has been supporting Jaguar Land Rover with their car share requirements since 2011,…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: best in class, biggest, car-share, carshare, CO2,
We love talking about Liftshare to anyone and everyone who’ll listen. But one thing we come across often is people’s fears about liftsharing. So, it’s time to (Ghost)bust those fears, as we serve our Liftshare tricks (great ways to use Liftshare) and treats (Liftshare help and advice)!
“What if I don’t like…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: advice, barriers, boo, car-share, carshare,
We all know driving is an expensive business but, unless you live in London or Durham, at least you don’t have to pay a congestion charge… yet!
Yes, 15 years after London introduced its notorious charge, the historic city of Bath is considering following suit. Exeter is mulling it over too. Oh, and so is Reading.
filed in: Liftshare | tags: bath, car-share, car-sharing, carshare, congestion,
There’s a whole boot-load of reasons why people liftshare. And there are no prizes for guessing the biggest incentive! You can save a lot of dosh just by sharing a one-off trip, but if you liftshare on your regular commute you can make some very serious savings…
10 out of 10 to…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: annual saving, car-share, carshare, carsharing, Liftshare,
I know… we do sometimes focus on how much drivers can benefit from Liftshare. (It’s because there are about 11 drivers on our roads for every one passenger!) But if you think you need a car to use Liftshare, think again. Liftshare wouldn’t work without passengers!
Maybe you haven’t passed your test, or you can’t afford a car yet,…
filed in: Festivals,Fun,Liftshare | tags: car-sharing, carshare, commute, drivers, get to work,
Despite Liftshare week officially starting next week (1st October 2018), our Liftshare week prize draw runs from 24th September – 14th October. This gives you three full weeks to grab a sidekick and join our legion of Super Commuters.
For Liftshare week 2018, we’re asking you to sign up, add…
filed in: Uncategorised | tags: #liftshareweek, car-share, cinema, cinema tickets, cineworld,
Whether it’s a shocking hair cut or a change of fashion sense, most 20-year old’s go through a transformation. Having just turned 20 ourselves, Liftshare didn’t want to avoid its own glow-up.
We’ve come a long way in those 20 years, from a post-it note on a student-notice board to a…
filed in: Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: 20 years, ark, branding, cubo, evolution,
September 22nd marks Car-Free Day. The initiative, which takes place globally, encourages you to ditch the motor for the day, and look to travel in alternative ways – walk, cycle, or public transport. For one day, you will help to reduce traffic and emissions, as well as get the opportunity to explore – do you look at your…
filed in: Fun,Industry,Liftshare | tags: alternative, car free, car free day, car pool, car-share,
They’ve been creeping up again, haven’t they? Those petrol prices. Quite a lot, in fact. Just take a quick glance at average petrol costs over the last two years, and you can see the clear (and painfully steep) trajectory:
In August 2016, unleaded petrol was 110.5p per litre. By July…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare | tags: car-share, carshare, cost saving, fuel, fuel cost,
It’s a sobering fact, but if your company employs 200 staff, you can expect to lose about 30 of them over the next 12 months. And as recruiting a new employee typically costs over £5,000, the departure of these colleagues is likely to cost you in excess of £150,000.
But now for the good news… while average staff…
filed in: Uncategorised | tags: car-share, carshare, employee, employer, employment,
If you live in Oxford, you already know you’ve won one of life’s lotteries. But despite those magnificent colleges, the punts along the river, the famous dreaming spires, you probably live in dread – of making road journeys in the city.
Oxford is in danger of coming to a standstill. Although…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: busy, car-share, carshare, congestion, Liftshare,
This Liftshare Week we signal you to become the Super Commuter you really are!
Liftshare Week is a national initiative to encourage people of the UK to try liftsharing for one week only and thanking those who already do. This year, the week runs across the UK from 1st – 7th October, 2018.
This Liftshare Week, we encourage you to become…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: car-share, carsharing, cinema, cineworld, commute,
The UK census in 2011 gave us a fascinating insight into ourselves as a nation: ethnicity, religion, home-ownership, education… but did you also notice the dire statistics about our car usage?
In particular, the huge number of empty car seats being driven around the country every day. In total, there are 36 million empty car seats on the UK’s roads…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare | tags: Business, car-share, carshare, census, driver,
It was a double Liftshare celebration last week. Not only did we celebrate our 20th birthday, our Office Manager, Candice, celebrated being Liftshare’s Employee of the Year 2017!
For all her hard work, Candice was awarded with a Virgin Balloon Flight for her and her friends. Who did she offer to take? None other than 11 of her Liftshare…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: 500 feet, 500 foot, balloon ride, car-share, carshare,
On 18th August 2018, Liftshare leapt out of it teenage years and into its twenties! Like all 20-year old’s, we didn’t want to miss a party.
The Liftshare team celebrated the occasion with special guests including members of Vistage, Stagecoach and local PR company Luminous PR, as well as team member’s partners, at Norwich’s hotspot – Rooftop…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: 20th, 20th birthday, air freshener, birthday party, Liftshare,
Liftsharing has lots of benefits: from saving over £1000 a year (based on our average regular sharer), to helping the environment, reducing congestion and making new friends. But there’s more! Some of our Liftshare communities, based at organisations across the UK, offer dedicated or priority parking bays to their staff who have confirmed they’re sharing.
Often, these parking bays are…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare | tags: benefits, car-share, carshare, carsharing, dedicated bays,
We’re big fans of the train, because we’re all about sustainable travel. But rail strikes, fare hikes, overcrowded carriages and cancelled services can challenge even our love for them sometimes.
So we weren’t too shocked to learn that just 23 percent of passengers now trust train travel companies. Meanwhile, rail fares are predicted to rise by 3.2% in…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: 3.2%, car-share, Liftshare, save, save money,
This Saturday, 18th August 2018, Liftshare celebrates its second decade as a business as we turn 20 years old!
How did it all begin?
As a student, Liftshare’s CEO, Ali Clabburn needed a low-cost way to get home to Norfolk from Bristol university for Christmas. He posted a request for a…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: 1998, 20, 20 years, 20th, 20th birthday,
Don your best shades, get the sliders ready and slap that sunscreen on, because the UK in the midst of a scorching 3-month heatwave! We don’t want you to get hot under the collar, but Liftshare can help you save up to £250 during that time.
On average, our regular sharers save over £1000 per year by sharing their commute, so…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: £250, car-share, carshare, friends, heat wave,
For years, Liftshare has been advancing it’s technologies to not only ensure that we find our members the best matches with others travelling to the same place, but also how we can help our clients monitor who is sharing a journey within their business’ car parks.
Additional to the Liftshare platform that allows businesses to operate, manage and maintain their…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: car park, car-share, carshare, Liftshare, parking permit,
On Friday 27th July, Liftshare took part in Norfolk Day, a campaign to celebrate all things Norfolk related, run by the EDP. Norfolk is important to Liftshare as it’s where it all started, and where our headquarters are based!
Liftshare was set up in 1998 by Ali Clabburn…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare | tags: car-share, carshare, Eastern Daily Press, EDP, Liftshare,
We are the gift that keeps on giving! Not only do our Latitude Liftsharer’s get access to the Liftshare priority parking giving them easy access to the festival site, we’re also giving you the chance to grab a Liftshare goody bag and win £200!
Find the Liftshare team at the…
filed in: Festivals,Fun,Liftshare | tags: Festival, freebies, fun, giveaway, goody bag,
Latitude festival is only a few weeks away, with the likes of Solange, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and The Charlatans all hitting the stage at Henham Park.
If the music’s not your bag, the festival offers you so much more, with comedy from Mo Gilligan, Shappi Khorsandi and Joel Dommett to name just a few, as well as theatre, dance,…
filed in: Festivals,Liftshare | tags: car-share, carpark, carshare, Festival, Festivals,
The 3rd-10th June marked Global Sharing Week, a week which is core to Liftshare’s values. The week, which is spearheaded by The People Who Share, aims to highlight “all the good in the world brought about by sharing”. Incredibly, there is over £3.5 trillion worth of idle human and physical resources worldwide! To add to that, at the…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare | tags: #GlobalSharingWeek, #NorwichSharingCity, castle, collaborative economy, Global Sharing Week,
In any organisation, time is valuable. If you feel that you need support to provide additional momentum to keep your Liftshare productivity high within your organisation, or you’re looking for further expertise to push your sustainable travel and business objectives, Liftshare Professional Services are for you.
Liftshare Professional Services provides you with dedicated resource to support and consult you in…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: help, Liftshare, new launch, product launch, Professional services,
Laughter, lake swimming and a line-up to blow you away, there’s something for everyone at Latitude Festival. Based at Henham Park in Southwold, Latitude is just a stone’s throw away from Liftshare HQ – 32 miles to be precise (ok, maybe you’d need to be a very good thrower).
Not only does Latitude offer the typical festival offering with music…
filed in: Festivals,Liftshare | tags: alt-j, Latitude, latitude festival, Liftshare, share,
Splashed all over today’s news is the costly information that petrol prices are on the rise… again! The RAC says this is the biggest increase in the last 18 years – going up by 6p per litre in May alone.
We know that for many, there is little alternative to driving, which means many will feel the pinch – This is…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare | tags: alternative, alternative travel, bbc radio devon, carshare devon, cost,
On Sunday 13th May the Liftshare Ladies donned their colourful Liftshare tees to run the annual 5k at the Norfolk Showground to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Race for Life is a series of events, from a 5 or 10k run to a muddy obstacle course, a hike or half marathon, all in aid of raising money for research…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: charity, friends, fun, Liftshare, liftshare ladies,
Here at Liftshare, we’re on a mission to solve the world’s mobility problems through sharing – you heard us, the world! Our goal is to tackle the commute and save one billion car miles by taking them off the road!
In the year of our 20th birthday, we have reached 500 million miles saved – so we have a huge…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare | tags: car-share, clear roads, congestion, Liftshare, road,
We say this with fingers and toes crossed – but after the recent heatwave, we think we may have made it out of winter. The more pleasant weather has got us thinking about Mr Whippy’s, barbeques, and, of course, festivals. Whether you fancy moshing at Download or a cultured affair at Latitude, we’ve got you covered!
This year, why not…
filed in: Festivals,Liftshare | tags: 5 reasons, car-share, Download, Festival, festival republic,
Blog written by Liftshare’s Head of Product, Sarah Roberts.
The first quarter of 2018 is off to a great start with enhancements to our platform! We’ve been working hard on becoming compliant with GDPR and enhancing our user experience to make our member’s journeys the best they can be!
GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an important change in data privacy…
filed in: Industry,Liftshare,Liftshare business | tags: Dashboard, help, Liftshare, new release, Tech,
A study has shown that Brits are spending over 8,000 hours of their life (8,084 hours to be exact) commuting. Doing the math on that: that’s 337 days – nearly an entire year. With that amount of time spent in your car, all the more reason to ensure your car is well-maintained and serviced to reduce more unnecessary…
filed in: Liftshare,Safety | tags: driving tips, Liftshare, maintain, maintain your car, maintain your vehicle,
At Liftshare, our members are at the heart of what we do, whether you’re part of a Liftshare Community or our public network. We appreciate that the digital world may not be second nature to some, and are continually trying to improve our platform based on intelligence, research and your valuable feedback.
To help you, we have recently…
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With this year’s festival playing host to The 1975, Mumford and Sons, Fleet Foxes, Public Service Broadcasting and Goldfrapp, Latitude Festival looks to be the biggest Henham Park has ever seen.
And of course, you want to get there, get settled and jump straight in: so why wait in car park queues and walk from one end of the site…
filed in: Fun,Liftshare | tags: carshare, cheap petrol, cheap travel, community, Festival,
Kate told us that she rarely gets to see her sister, so if she won festival tickets, she’d share the experience with her – for a child-free weekend of singalongs, dancing and sunshine.
Kate was pretty excited when we called her to confirm that we’d be sending her to the Isle…
filed in: Liftshare | tags: car-share, car-sharing, cheap petrol, cheap travel, cirque de quirk,
This blog post has been written by an external writer and Liftshare member, Justin Havre. If you’d be interested in writing a blog for us, get in touch with Lex at Liftshare HQ.
In many ways, the modern world looks like a model of cooperation. The new trend has been termed the “sharing economy,” sometimes shortened to “shareconomy” or described as…
filed in: Industry | tags: car-share, car-sharing, carpool karaoke, cheap petrol, cheap travel,
With the general election not quite going the way anyone expected, it now seems that Theresa May will look to form a minority government. This means that the Conservative transport policies we blogged on last month will be impacted. So what’s next for travel?
If a minority government is formed with the DUP (Democratic Unionist Party) then some compromises…
filed in: Industry | tags: car-share, car-sharing, carpool karaoke, cheap petrol, cheap travel,
Suffolk-born superstar Ed Sheeran is the latest celeb to join James Corden on The Late, Late Show for a Carpool Karaoke skit – and what a journey it makes!
Singing through all of his recent releases as well as some of the older ones, and songs he’s written, the duo discuss Ed’s favourite snack (and then eat it, of course), his…
filed in: Fun | tags: car-share, car-sharing, carpool karaoke, cheap petrol, cheap travel,
UBER-style carpooling is set to launch in traditional yellow New York City cabs, seeing traditional taxis take on on-demand firms for the first time.
Tech transit companies Curb and Via have joint forces in the US to roll out carpooling for cabs – the first time such technology has been explored and the infrastructure built for traditional taxi firms. It’s…
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Zenith, the UK’s leading independent leasing, vehicle outsourcing and fleet management provider, has hopped on board with Liftshare to promote sustainable travel amongst their employees – with 68% of the workforce signing up!
Launching their scheme, Driven Together, in April at their Leeds site, the Liftshare team visited their offices to deliver presentations on the benefits of shared travel. 150…
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From Harry Styles to Katy Perry, James Corden and the CBS Late Late Show are having a very pop-y week!
Stopping by the carpool lanes to pick up a liftsharer, James give Katy Perry a lift – for a Carpool Karaoke video that gets seriously juicy. Katy and James sing along to her classics and some of her newer music…
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A number of UK supermarkets are in talks with an AI company to use software algorithms to charge more for petrol during busy periods.
Denmark-based software company a2i Systems already supply technology to petrol stations in Europe and the US to run ‘demand-pay’ systems, and have now launched in the UK. Their software algorithms predict busy periods on forecourts (the…
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The latest A-lister to join James Corden for a Carpool Karaoke skit courtesy of the CBS Late Late Show is none other than One Direction heartthrob, Harry Styles!
All alone without his ex-1D bandmates, this is Harry’s first solo appearance on the show. Of course, the pair sing his debut solo single ‘Sign of the Times’, but also work their…
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Download Festival is set for another huge year with the likes of Aerosmith, System Of A Down, Alter Bridge, Biffy Clyro, A Day To Remember and AFI all gracing the main stage.
Most drive to the site, due to the location, but even so, you can find yourself with a long walk from the car park to the campsite –…
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Liftshare has won £25,000 worth of funding to explore initiatives to end rural and social isolation faced by people across Norfolk.
The funding has been granted by innovation company Nesta through their ShareLab Fund project – financing businesses to grow evidence and understanding of how collaborative digital platforms can deliver social impact. Liftshare will now work with local Community Transport…
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Grey plaques mimicking the blue ones installed by English Heritage have been popping around London – to highlight areas in the capital where high pollution levels threaten public health.
The campaign installing the plaques is called ‘London’s Choking’ and is putting them onto streets and houses where pollution is at its highest and NO2 levels regularly reach levels that are…
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Citymapper is running a two-day trial of a new Smart Bus in London. The bus will identify the needs of its users and create a travel route in order to service them.
The buses, nicknamed route ‘CMX1’ (which are currently actually minibuses), are free-to-use, to avoid the company yet having to buy a license from Transport For London, and run…
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A parliamentary committee have recommended that motorists banned from driving should have to resit their driving tests before they can drive again.
The All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group is made up of peers and MPs and says that the current justice system is failing to protect cyclists by “allowing dangerous and inconsiderate driving to go unchecked”.
The group have released a report on…
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Here at Liftshare, we work with 700+ business clients who want to encourage their staff or residents to share journeys where they can, for a variety of reasons. Some companies approach us with a lack of parking and a need to cut down on single-occupancy vehicles, and others are looking for ISO sustainability accreditation or help with corporate social…
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This blog post has been written by an external writer, Matthew Evans. If you’re a Liftshare member, and would be interested in writing a blog for us, get in touch with Lex at Liftshare HQ.
Let’s face it, public and private transport is expensive and will unfortunately just keep getting more expensive as time goes on. The rise…
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If you too are looking to become ISO accredited in any area of environmental management or sustainability, contact our Business Team today to discuss how we can help.
The International Organisation for Standardisation has launched a new sustainability standard this week – ISO 20400 for Sustainable Procurement.
Replacing the BS 8903:2010 Principles and Framework for Procuring Sustainably, the new ISO…
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A new report suggests that Uber monitored users’ phones even after they’d deleted the Uber app – and that Apple clashed with them over it when they found out.
The New York Times is reporting that the fall-out was so bad Apple boss Tim Cook threatened to remove the taxi app from its App Store; which would essentially have killed…
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Scientists may have proved that left-handed drivers are more likely to crash their vehicles than right-handed drivers.
A new study carried out by insurers Privilege shows that left-handed drivers have, on average, more road traffic accidents, speeding tickets, and parking tickets compared to their right-handed counterparts. But, they’re more likely to pass their driving test first time round.
Across 60 years…
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The Green Alliance has warned that British energy networks are unprepared for a surge in electric cars and solar panels.
If action isn’t take by 2020, the Think Tank warn that clusters of battery-powered cars could result in up to a full 1% of the UK experiencing unplanned drops in voltage. This could seriously damage electric equipment plugged into mains…
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If your journey will be impacted by industrial action, sign up to Liftshare to find or offer a lift around the capital.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have confirmed that staff on the London Underground will strikes for 24hrs from 10pm on May 7th over the sacking of a colleague.
Workers voted to strikes over a dispute regarding…
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A Conservative Transport Minister has hinted that motorists who own diesel vehicles may be compensated in future government schemes to cut back on polluting cars.
This follows news stories on Sadiq Khan’s proposed scrappage scheme for diesel vehicles, London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) opening by 2020, and new car tax rates increasing on emission-heavy vehicles.
John Hayes, a Minister…
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You can’t have missed the news that Prime Minister Theresa May has called a snap general election- to happen in less than 2 months time! It may seem like Brexit Referendum #2, but there’s much more going on than just Britain’s departure from the European Union.
What does each party have planned for transport? We checked out their policies.
Conservative Party
Chris…
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Will your colleagues or employees be disrupted by this strike? Get in touch with our Business Team – we can help!
Staff on Virgin Trains East Coast are the latest to join strike action in the ongoing row over the role of guards and their jobs.
Members of the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport) Union who work for Virgin East Coast will…
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Aeromobil, a European firm working on flying cars (yes, really) have released the first pictures of its upcoming vehicle – and opened pre-orders for anyone interested in owning one!
The hybrid car/plane is the first of Aeromobil’s designs that will be commercially available, with previous prototypes never making it further than the warehouse. The new vehicle will be officially launched…
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Parents in London could be fined if they use their car for the school run, due to new plans to tackle air pollution and road gridlock.
Behind the ‘School Streets’ initiative, Hackney Council is trialling a car ban at St John the Baptist C of E Primary School in Hoxton and Tyssen Community Primary School in Stamford Hill. If popular, the…
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Using Liftshare for the first time and sharing a car with someone you haven’t met yet can be daunting. But there’s loads of benefits to giving it a go and over 500,000 currently active members agree it’s a great step to take.
Rather than list out all the good things about sharing (which we love to do, but you’ve read it all…
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Highways England have launched a new THINK TV advertising campaign, encouraging drivers to carry out ‘pre-journey checks’ on their vehicle before they drive.
Launching ahead of the Easter weekend when many will drive for trips away, the advert calls for motorists to check tyres, fuel and oil before they embark on their journeys.
Highways England have confirmed that although the lack…
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Following the Comic Relief previews of the second series of Peter Kay’s Car Share, BBC One have confirmed its air date – and it’s sooner than we’d hoped!
The first episode of the new series will start on April 11th, with episodes being available online to stream through iPlayer once they’ve aired.
The second series will only feature four episodes, so two…
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Buses and National Rail services are expected to be heavily over-crowded, and Santander Hire Cycles will be in high demand. Liftshare users will be offering their spare seats around the capital as they choose to drive rather than take public transport.
If you’ll be driving, please offer out your spare seats to others, and if you’re looking for…
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The big Comic Relief telethon may have been last week, but tonight sees an event of charity liftsharing – as Peter Kay’s Car Share hits cinemas for one night only!
Vue Cinemas across the UK will be hosting previews of the first 2 episodes of series two of Car Share, before it hits TV screens this summer. Stars Peter Kay…
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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…
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Travelling around the world can at times be quite a culture shock, but there’s always reminders of home. Traffic and road signs are often based on one or two standardised systems, so often if you’re somewhere totally new, you can still drive around just fine.
But how well do you know international road signs? Try these ones out for size…!
[mlw_quizmaster…
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April 1st sees new tax rules come into place for cars – which will significantly increase the amount buyers have to pay on certain models.
The new rules are based on emissions, reflecting the fact that currently so many cars have such low emissions they pay no tax, costing the Treasury millions every year.
If your car is already registered, the…
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Research conducted by a group of local transport authorities, the Community Transport Association and the Urban Transport Group has shown that the NHS loses £750m annually because of missed hospital appointments – 37% (£277.5m) of which is because of patient transport!
5.6m hospital appointments are missed each year, and it’s been estimated that solving just 10% of the problem could…
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UK man-band Take That are the latest stars to feature in James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke!
Having filmed a special skit for Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day, the footage will air tonight (Friday 24th March) as part of the TV special from 7pm on BBC One.
Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen all filmed in LA with Late Late Show host…
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A new fine structure for speeding motorists will come into effect on April 24th.
Following a review of the current process in 2016, it was agreed that magistrates need to be tougher on serious speeding offences. Some of the more serious cases will incur fines increased by 50%. The new rules will affect England and Wales.
The new structure will see offences…
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Talks between the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport) union and rail transport operators have broken down once again, with staff set to strike on Saturday April 8th.
Merseyrail routes will all be affected, which is the day of Grand National and where football matches are scheduled across every major league in the country.
The dispute continues over driver-only-operated trains. The RMT…
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Liftshare scooped two awards at the 2017/18 Norfolk & Norwich Eco Awards, taking home both Small/Medium Business of the Year and the Eco Hero titles!
The Awards aim to celebrate projects and schemes with a strong ecological or environmentally-friendly ethos or groups and organisations which can show they adopt a sound eco approach to all their business. A great mix of…
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Following in the footsteps of BBC’s hit Peter Kay’s Car Share, comes Taxi to Training, a new eight-part series exclusive to BBC Three!
Presented by comedian and aspiring goalkeeper Lloyd Griffith, the series will run for the next two months on the online channel.
Lloyd will be joined by some of the biggest…
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Night Tube drivers have voted to strike over a “block on career progression” with the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, and drivers union Aslef.
Unions are protesting what they see as obstruction of career progression for drivers, as the Night Tube operators are forbidden to move into a vacant full-time position elsewhere for at least 18 months. All other…
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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling is today proposing a plan to include scrapping First Class seats on peak commuter trains, in a big to tackle overcrowding, delays and poor service.
The set of reforms sit in the government’s next franchise blueprint for Southeastern, which is one of the country’s worst performing franchises currently. The population served by the service is expected…
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James Corden has hinted at plans to bring Carpool Karaoke to the UK in a new interview with the Radio Times.
Admitting that he and the team at CBS were surprised by the level of success they’d enjoyed, he said that he “never thought we’d hit the ground running as fast as we have”.
Corden’s version of The Late Late Show,…
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High street retailer Next is promoting employee car sharing at its Leicester sites as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainable travel for employees.
As part of maintaining a competitive and thorough corporate social responsibility strategy, Next promotes all forms of sustainable travel to staff, including walking, cycling and sharing, as well as offering free charging points for electric and…
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Barcelona will ban all cars over 20 years old from roads on weekdays, in an effort to cut down on harmful emissions.
It’s hoped that the ban will cut emissions from traffic by 30% over a 15 year period. It will be a joint initiative between the Catalan government, the city council, and metropolitan planning bodies, and is set to…
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Sharing a car journey can cut down on your petrol bill, the emissions your travel produces, and can help you meet some great new people. Once you’ve liftshared once, it’ll no doubt be something you want to do again – but how can you make sure you stay a liftsharer of choice and rack up some positive ratings? Easy….
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Liftshare, the UK’s largest car sharing community, has been shortlisted in the category of ‘Outstanding Eco Small/Medium Business’ in the first Norwich & Norfolk Eco Awards.
The awards aim to celebrate projects and schemes with a strong ecological or environmentally-friendly ethos, as well as groups and organisations which can show they adopt a sound eco approach to all of their…
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Everyone knows that James Corden shares his drives to work with his famous (and often musical) friends, and that Peter Kay shares his commute with Sian Gibson for the BAFTA-winning TV series Car Share. But Liftshare has over 500,000 active members right now – who are they?
We frequently do user surveys for Liftshare members, to better understand our users and…
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Southern Rail’s Chief Exec has admitted that normal service may not be restored for train travellers until the end of 2018.
David Brown, CEO of the Go-Ahead Group, which owns two thirds of Southern Rail (the other third being owned by the French government), admitted to the press: “We’re still discussing issues from June last year. Every timetable change means working…
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You’ll have no doubt seen the initials ULEZ used in the press and online, frequently next to Sadiq Khan’s name and talk of pollution and congestion charging. So what is a ULEZ?
ULEZ stands for Ultra Low Emission Zone.
It’s an area within which all vehicles (be that cars, motorbikes, buses, vans, minibuses, coaches, or HGVs) need to meet a certain exhaust emission standard…
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Today we’re launching the new Liftshare Companion app, which replaces the previous Liftshare app.
Download it now from the App Store and Google Play Store!
We’ve taken the chance to focus on what really matters. We’ve learnt that our app no longer needs to do everything, particularly as our site has improved hugely since the launch of our first app.
Messaging was…
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Google’s Waymo is suing Uber – for stealing trade secrets and technology.
Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, is taking legal action against Otto – the self-driving vehicle portion that it sold to Uber in 2016. Uber paid a whopping $700m for Otto, but Waymo now allege that former manager Anthony Levandowski took information from them when he left to…
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The Office of Rail and Road have released travel statistics for 2016 that show train punctuality has hit the lowest level for 10 years – with 12.3% of all the UK’s trains failing to reach their destination on time.
The previous worst record was 12.5%, in 2006.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the worst performer was Govia Thameslink Railway, who own Southern Rail. Their…
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has proposed a new scheme that will pay motorists up to £3,500 for them to scrap their diesels cars or vans and replace them with cleaner alternatives.
The total scheme would cost an estimated £500,000,000, and offer monetary incentives to lower income households to scrap and replace their diesel vehicles. It would mean van drivers could…
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New research suggests that commuters using public transport are exposed to eight times the pollution that car users are.
Despite the fact that motorists produce the highest pollution per person than those commuting by other methods (unless of course, you liftshare!), it seems cars users are least exposed to harmful particulate matter; because they’re mainly sealed off from the…
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Connect Plus Services are responsible for the maintenance and operations of the M25 motorway network, including all adjoining trunk and slip roads, and their website reads: “Imagine a world where you were never late; where there were no traffic jams, queues or accidents; where you travelled with ease and were spared thoughts of frustration and annoyance”.
Aiming to practice what they…
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Since confirming that the viral sensation Carpool Karaoke was to leave The Late Late Show and be turned into a full series for Apple Music, we’ve heard very little from James Corden about it all – until now.
The full trailer for the new series has been released, and there’s a whole host of singing celebs along for the ride!
Watch the…
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The sharing economy is growing all the time, and we like to feature companies operating sharing services in different spaces. This week, we caught up with Tim Slater, Marketing Manager at Fat Lama.
No, it’s not an insult, but rather a new website that allows you to rent belongings from others. Tim explains…
How does Fat Lama work?
Fat Lama is…
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Transport firm FirstGroup have confirmed that a boost from the Brexit-induced weak pound has helped revenues boost in the final quarter of 2016.
The company runs buses throughout the UK, Ireland, Canada and the US, as well as rail operations across England, Scotland, and the US. The pound’s slump against the US dollar meant that there was a 12.8% increase in…
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Further industrial action by the RMT union will cause further disruption to the London Underground – with almost every line being affected as 3,000+ workers walk out.
The latest two confirmed strikes will take place from 6pm on Sunday 5th February until 10am the next day, followed by another at 10am on Tuesday 7th February until 1:00 the next day.
Almost…
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Elon Musk’s ‘Hyperloop’ transport system has been raced in a prototype competition in the US this week.
A competition was held for student groups to design prototype pods for the system, which is a futuristic transportation network that has carbon-fibre pods travelling through tubes to set destinations. It uses magnetic levitation technology to power pods through a vacuum.
Thirty teams of…
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Car sharing has gone mainstream, with videos springing up online of celebrity matches and friendly singalongs. There’s been loads of great driving duos on this blog through the years, but who’s our favourite? Read on the for our top 10, ranked.
Think you can beat this list with you sharing story? Email Liftshare Marketing Manager Lex at lex@liftshare.com now!
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Westminster City Council will become the first in the UK to impose a surcharge for diesel cars parking in the area.
The so-called “D-charge” will be an extra £2.45 an hour for a maximum of 4 hours, so the levy could be up to £9.80. This is on top of the usual £4.90 an hour to park in a pay-to-park…
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Insurer Direct Line has launched a new app named Shotgun – to reward drivers aged 17-25 for safe driving.
The app, to be downloaded to a smart phone, uses GPS technology to track routes and monitor speed and braking. Elements of the user’s driving will be rated and users can earn points to trade with brands such as Pizza Express,…
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The British Government have confirmed plans to invest billions of pounds into the transport sector over the next four years, including into road standards and autonomous and electric vehicles.
The new Industrial Strategy paper includes Theresa May’s ten key pillars to help drive the UK’s economy post-Brexit. This includes £4.7bn to invested in research and development – including in…
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A police crackdown on mobile phone usage at the wheel saw almost 8,000 people receive fixed penalty notices – in just one week!
The week-long campaign focusing on ‘distraction driving’ was held in November, and has reached the highest figure ever for action. The campaign in 2015 resulted in 2,690 penalty notices, and in 2016, 2,323.
Police officers from 36 forces…
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Highways England is considering a proposal to impose pollution-linked speed limits in order to help ease smog and poor air quality in Sheffield.
The proposal will see a 60mph speed limit on the M1 at rush hour – when vehicle levels are at their highest. It would see the limit in place from 7am-7pm daily between junctions 32 and 35a,…
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The General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staff’s Association (TSSA) has confirmed that unless a resolution is reached between unions and London Underground this week, staff will take up further industrial action.
Earlier this month, a walkout of staff from both the TSSA and Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) unions resulted in most of London’s zone 1 stations closing. The…
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Chinese company ofo is launching in the UK’s bike capital Cambridge, bringing cycle sharing to the city.
Coined ‘the Uber for bikes’, ofo allows users to hail bikes in the same way they would a taxi. Through a mobile app you locate the nearest one to you, and then ride it and leave it at your destination, ready for others…
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Sending your car for its annual MOT can be daunting, as it’s often an occasion for you to discover repair work required that you weren’t expecting… and therefore also an occasion for you to part with some cold, hard cash that you hadn’t intended to.
It can be difficult to judge what to do when facing a big bill, particularly…
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Govia Thameslink, the owner of severely strike-hit Southern Rail, has announced a new recruitment campaign to hire more train drivers in an effort to reduce ongoing disruption.
The company have said they’re trying to reduce their reliance on rest-day working and overtime; which is currently impacted by an overtime ban from union Aslef.
However, union Aslef have said that Southern have…
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Southern Rail users are set to have their services disrupted again by industrial action from trade unions – as both the RMT and ASLEF confirm strikes.
Following the failure to find a resolution by parties in previous discussions, the RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport Union; who in this case represent train guards) will start 24hrs of strike action on 23rd…
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A recent issue of Local Transport Today magazine focused in on the issue of security concerns restricting travel choices for women; and Liftshare was mentioned. So how safe are Liftshare and other car sharing sites for women?
It seems that in lots of circumstances, security concerns really are narrowing travel choices for women, as perceptions of personal safety change and night-time…
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New Year, New Me or New Year, Same Old Me? Either way, the first few months of a new year can be tight; and driving around to get errands done can add to the bill. We’ve compiled 7 tips for you to try to help slash your motoring bill for the year ahead.
Liftshare
Well, we couldn’t not mention it, could…
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Petrol prices have hit an 18 month high in the UK, following a 3p a litre increase last month alone.
The average cost of unleaded petrol 117.23p at the end of 2016, and petrol hit 119.63p, according to the RAC.
Work out how much you could save from your petrol bill using the Liftshare Savings Calculator!
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Faraday Future have revealed their new FF91 electric car – and it’s capable of 0-60mph in 2.39 seconds!
Unveiled at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics show this week, the car tops the world’s current fastest; the Tesla Model S.
Faraday Future is a tech start-up backed by billionaire Jia Yueting. Company Vice President Nick Sampson said at the…
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Liftshare has been recommended by Southern Rail as an alternative form of transport during strikes and ongoing disruption affecting their services.
Offer or request a lift now at Liftshare.com!
Southern Rail services have been subject to numerous interruptions due to ongoing disputes with rail workers’ unions ASLEF and the RMT. Workers from both unions will strike next week on…
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The weather’s getting colder, and there never seems enough time in the mornings to get everything done before going out to defrost the car windscreen. The dashes to and from the kettle aren’t just time-consuming – they’re risky, and using hot water on cold glass can very easily crack it.
To make a simple solution that’ll spray onto your car’s…
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Dashcam footage from a Tesla vehicle appears to show the car’s autopilot predict a crash seconds before it happens – but is this really the case?
The video, which was uploaded to Twitter by Hans Noordsij, a Dutch motorist, shows a group of cars travelling down the A2 highway in the Netherlands. His car’s ‘forward collision warning’ beeps, and an…
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A new study into the travel behaviours of the British public has shown some real differences between generations, seeing historic correlations between incomes, costs and travels weakening.
Dr Matthew Niblett, director of the Independent Travel Commission, who conducted the survey, says “For young adults, cars are increasingly viewed as utilitarian appliances, rather than aspirational goods. And there are…
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This blog post has been written by an external writer, Nate Vickery. If you’re a Liftshare member, and would be interested in writing a blog for us, get in touch with Lex at Liftshare HQ.
Whenever we read about, or hear about, people confidently presenting their vision of any kind of future trends, we, of course, need to…
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Beverage company Diageo continue to lead by example in corporate social responsibility, successfully managing an outstanding performing Liftshare scheme for their staff based in Leven, Fife. The company is now featured as a Liftshare case study, as an example of an exemplary corporate scheme.
Sustainable travel forms an important part of the company’s CSR commitment, which includes tough targets for environmental…
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The looming threat of strike action and ongoing disruption looms over most of the country as Unions and rail franchises continue to butt heads over a range of issues. This, combined with the hectic festive period and extensive maintenance work taking place on rail lines in London (to make way for the Crossrail project), many will find it difficult…
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Thousands of people use Liftshare every day – we now facilitate over 1,000,000 shared trips a month!
As the first car sharing service in the world to be awarded the Sharing Economy TrustSeal, we’re seen to represent the best practice possible in trust and safety. So, what safety measures are in place for those offering or taking a lift? Read…
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Hawaiian pop superstar Bruno Mars is the latest celeb to join James Corden on The Late Late Show’s Carpool Karaoke slot… and it feels like a tropical burst of sunshine just in time for Christmas!
Liftsharing to the CBS studios in time for the show, Bruno and James talk starting off in showbiz (did you know Bruno used to be an…
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The average cost for an hour’s parking in London is now more than the newly increased National Living Wage – now at £8.84 per sixty minute stint! The Living Wage currently sits at £7.20, and is due to increase to £7.50 in April 2017.
Even those with parking permits in the capital were found to be paying a premium – with…
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Peter Kay has a Christmas surprise for Car Share fans – a new clip just in time for the big day!
BBC1 have yet to publicly comment on rumours, but a source has revealed to the press that a new clip of supermarket assistant manager John and his colleague Kayleigh will be aired during Peter Kay’s Comedy Shuffle, which is…
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The Queen of Pop, that is!
James Corden has been driving around New York, and not knowing the city overly well, he invited Madonna along to liftshare with and act as Tour Guide.
A celebrity car share full of dancing, splits and twerking, the 58-year old superstar gives a classic carpool karaoke performance that’s as much about the moves as it…
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Plenty of us liftshare to and from the office on a daily basis, but how can the journey actually increase your performance once you arrive? Easy. Put down the coffee and keep these tips in mind next time you hop into your shared commute…
1 Don’t just chat, network!
If your sharer is from a different department, company, or team, your…
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Rail passengers have been warned by the boss of Network Rail of severe disruption to travel over the Christmas period, with record levels of maintenance and work taking place for the third year running.
Preparations to complete both the Crossrail and Thameslink projects form part of the biggest ever programme of work undertaken by Network Rail. It will see Paddington,…
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The University of Exeter have made the top 20 of the official People & Planet University Sustainability League, snagging 16th place out of 150!
A long-term Liftshare client, the University have a successful scheme for both staff and students, they scored 50 out of 50 for the category including sustainable transport!
The league table is ranked by analysing a number…
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Members of train driver union ASLEF have backed walk-outs on Southern Rail services by 87%, sparking fresh travel misery for rail commuters, with commuters in Ashford and Tonbridge will be the most affected.
The strikes are due to take place on December 13th, 14th and 16th, and between January 9th and 14th. These are separate to and as well as…
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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 consequences of air pollution in the UK at the moment; and what can be done to help tackle the problem? We investigate…
Why is this an issue now?
The British government…
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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 HQ.
Although the autumn drop in temperatures can be a welcome change after the summer months, the new season also brings a new set of driving challenges. From shorter…
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Heriot-Watt University has long promoted sustainability initiatives including liftsharing to and from campus, and last week, their community group Transition Heriot-Watt
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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 (National Car Parks) have amended bay size in pay and display car parks across London, Manchester and Bournemouth to fit wider vehicles, and say of their future plans: “Going forward, it…
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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 new ways to help cars to talk to their drivers, it seems that their efforts may be falling on deaf ears.
Research by GoCompare shows that actually, we don’t all know our cars…
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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 £40 a year for most motorists.
If put into place successfully, millions of motorists across the UK would benefit from the lowered claim levels, as insurers promise to pass on…
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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 the highest overall public satisfaction score nationally for the third time, Nottingham beat 105 other local authority areas to scoop the accolade. The city was rated on several aspects of transport -…
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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 banners and signs put up around both our client sites and by our Liftshare.com Champions up and down the UK.
Liftshare events were held at workplace sites, and we hosted two nationwide…
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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 change from the existing rules – where points can often be avoided by attending a remedial driving course. However, ministers believe that this isn’t a tough enough measure and…
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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 Rock Valley College Youth Summit for Catholic teens across the pond in the US of A. With Rev. Keith Romke of St Bridget Catholic Church driving, and Rev. Kyle Mano of…
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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 report also sets out a series of measures to help combat pollution; suggesting imposing charges on all diesel cars, banning deiesel taxis, and increasing limits on trucks and buses.
Scientists at King’s…
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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 along with how many people belong to them, and the avatars of the latest registrations.
Remember our previous blog on our Tech Team A/B testing new features? This was one of…
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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 will see Admiral use an algorithm to examine social media pages to determine whether or not the customer is likely to be a careful driver. A ‘snapshot’ of their social media…
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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 alongside other employment benefits. Uber will appeal the judgment.
James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam brought the case to tribunal on behalf of a group of 19 drivers, arguing that they were…
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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 scheme as a result of the campaign!
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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.
The latest British Insurance Premium Index shows that typical premium quotes have risen by 16.3% over the last year. The AA attribute this upsurge to three main factors; two increases in Insurance…
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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 some of the lessons learnt from our Chief Product Officer, Sergio.
In case you’re not familiar with the term, according to Optimizely, A/B testing (also known as split…
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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.
For the first time in the car sharing series, James gives up the driving seat and lets his guest drive – albeit not for very long, as Gaga only passed her…
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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,…
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It is been revealed in a high court hearing that the Treasury blocked other UK government departments from charging diesel cars to enter polluted towns and cities.
Non-governmental organisation ClientEarth are challenging the government’s current pollution plan in the courts; particularly that plans should cut illegal levels of nitrogen oxide in the “shortest time possible”. The government’s own statistics already show…
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Apple’s Project Titan, which was launched two years ago to release an entirely autonomous car around 2020, has been scaled back substantially – and will now just focus on self-driving software rather than vehicles themselves.
Apple’s COO Jeff Williams said back in 2015: “The car is the ultimate mobile device, isn’t it?”. Yet now, Bloomberg have released an extensive report…
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The last seven days has seen the average price of petrol jump 1.22% to 113.72p a litre, and diesel 1.39% to 116p a litre – the biggest weekly increase in fuel prices since January 2011.
RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams said the price rise was due to a “perfect storm” of factors, which we covered off in our last…
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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…
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It’s not even the end of the year, and we’ve only just hopped out of our liftshare home from the 2016 festival circuit, but alas, tickets have ALREADY sold out for Glasto 2017. Worthy Farm re-opens its doors on 22nd June, but are there still ways to get tickets? Thankfully, there are, and we’re going to tell you…
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Following our blog last week on petrol prices predicted to reach a 2016 high, the ‘flash crash’ in the pound combined with rising Brent crude oil prices has now seen the Petrol Retailer’s Association (PRA) warn of a price rise of 5p – within the next few weeks.
Brian Madderson, chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA), warned: “Motorists…
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Heathrow Airport is now one of Liftshare’s largest corporate car sharing schemes, with over 2,250 colleagues sharing their journeys on a daily basis.
Heathrow currently employs 76,000 staff,
who work across three shift patterns over a 24-hour period. Around half of these employees drive to work, which generates excess traffic and emissions in the area, as well as the need to set…
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Big Lemon, the Community Interest Company who run buses in Brighton on waste cooking oil from local restaurants, has announced its next step – launching a fleet of solar-powered buses that are charged within the bus station.
Solar panels will be installed onto the roof of the company’s east Brighton bus depot. storing energy in batteries and then charging the…
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Post-BBC Top Gear drama but pre-Amazon’s The Grand Tour launch, The Late Late Show with James Corden has teamed up with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May for a Carpool Karaoke with a twist!
James quizzes each of the presenters as they make their way around a desert race course, covering geography, film, politics and general knowledge. There’s no…
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The RAC’s Fuel Watch report for September has been released – and it’s not happy reading for motorists.
The average cost of a litre of petrol hit 112.07p at the end of the month, marking a half-penny increase within 30 days; and falling just short of the 112.33p high for the year. It was bad news for those with diesel…
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Plans proposed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan could see up to 35,000 lorries banned from the capital, to aid the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and other road users.
The new proposals include a rating system for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGCs) based on the driver’s level of vision from the cab. The ratings would see an initial 35,000 vehicles banned by…
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Following the success of badges for pregnant and disabled customers, a commuter has launched ‘Tube Chat’ pins and is handing them out to Underground travellers – but receiving a mixed response.
Londoners, who are stereotyped as quiet toward each other whilst travelling on the Underground, have proved a tougher audience for Jonathan Dunne, the man behind the idea, than…
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3rd-9th October is Liftshare Week, our annual celebration of all things car sharing, and the best time of the year to get involved and start sharing yourself!
In addition to the usual cost saving, carbon saving and social benefits, there’s another incentive to give liftsharing a try: we’re offering up £250 in a prize draw to anyone who sends a message…
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Sharing Economy UK, the trade body for sharing economy companies, has awarded Liftshare with their TrustSeal – to accredit how trusted and safe the platform is for sharers.
Just 4 companies have been awarded the accreditation in its first round, with Liftshare making the grade alongside Grub Club, Under the Doormat and MyShowcase.
The TrustSeal stamp of approval is the world’s…
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An ‘automated garage’ has opened in the city of West Hollywood, California, that parks cars itself.
The garage and community plaza uses automated parking technology as a way of increasing parking capacity for a growing city. The garage requires a much smaller physical footprint than a conventional parking structure would, and the space saved has allowed for a 7,000 sq…
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The Chinese ride sharing service Didi Chuxing, who last month bought Uber’s operations in the country, have announced an investment of “tens of millions of dollars” in a bike sharing platform.
Looking to expand and offer their customers more than just on-demand rides in cars, the company have invested in Peking start-up ofo, who specialise in bike sharing.
It’s now expected that Didi…
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Following our blog on mobile phone use in cars reaching ‘epidemic proportions’ amongst the British public, we held a poll on Twitter to see how our followers’ views compared. And how did they?
63% said it was never acceptable to use a mobile phone whilst driving, with the other 38% agreeing it…
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A survey conducted by Public Health England has found that over three quarters of people (77%) are in favour of drink driving laws being changed to reduce the allowed alcohol limit.
Following reports back in February that ministers were considering lowering England’s drink drive limit to match that of Scotland, it seems now that public opinion is definitely in their…
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A 2 year design partnership between Spanish car manufacturer SEAT and international fashion magazine Cosmopolitan has come to a head as they’ve revealed their new jointly-designed ‘car for women’; the SEAT Mii.
Launched in time to drive down the runway at London Fashion Week, the car’s design was crowdsourced from focus groups and surveys conducted with Cosmopolitan readers across the globe,…
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A report released by the RAC describes the illegal use of mobile phones as at ‘epidemic proportions’, as an estimated 11 million motorists admit to making or receiving a call without a hands-free system while driving within the last 12 months. A further 5 million say they’ve taken photos or videos whilst driving.
The Report on Motoring 2016 reveals that…
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In an unexpected move, car giant Ford has moved into the bike sharing sector, working in partnership with hire operator Motivate. The new hire product, named Ford GoBike, will launch next year in the US and will start with a fleet of 7,000 bicycles.
This, along with a new team working to overcome localised transport challenges, and the acquisition of a…
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In an enviable summer press stunt, UberPOOL are opening an actual swimming pool in London to promote their carpooling option for Uber users.
Set to be wedged between Shoreditch station and shipping-crate-shopping-mall Boxpark, the swimming pool will be open on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th September for users to book in private pool parties with up to 10 of their…
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The British government’s Environmental Minister, Therese Coffey, and Minister for exiting the European Union, Robin Walker, have both refused to commit to retaining EU air quality limits post-Brexit.
Under questioning from the cross-party group of MPs who form the Environmental Audit Commitee, the pair were asked seven times if they would retain the air quality levels put in place by…
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Swansea University has published new research challenging the idea that older people are more dangerous drivers.
An analysis of vehicle accidents showed that drivers aged 70+ were actually involved in 3-4 times fewer accidents than those in the 17-21 age bracket.
Older drivers were shown to make most mistakes with right turns and overtaking resulting in small impact collisions, but those…
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A new start-up has launched in New York, aiming to take the ridesharing sector and turn it on its head – by offering full worker’s rights and shares for employees; in direct contrast to the negative press Uber has received.
Juno is taking on the status quo of the existing on-demand taxi app sector by offering fair pay, shares for…
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Research presented to the Royal Geographic Society says that the issue of traffic pollution is neglected by government departments because they prioritise road safety and economic growth over it.
The research, carried out by the University of the West of England, found that cars, buses and lorries were the main cause of air pollution in 95% of UK cities where the air…
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A company called nuTonomy has launched the world’s first self-driving taxis in Singapore, and they’re already on the roads picking up passengers!
nuTonomy’s vehicles have been undergoing trials for almost a year, and last week launched in a business and residential district; albeit with limited pick-up and drop-off locations.
At present members of the public require an invitation from nuTonomy to…
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Google is expanding its ridesharing app, Waze, across San Francisco – and will undercut market leaders Uber and Lyft!
Waze gives users traffic conditions and real-time driving directions across maps. An extension to the app offering carpooling matching was launched in May as a pilot, and connects drivers and passengers through the app, similarly to UberPOOL. This pilot will…
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Transport for London are to trial badges for travellers with disabilities or hidden ailments to urge other passengers to give up their seat for them.
The new accessories, in the style of the current ‘Baby On Board’ badges issued to pregnant women, are being introduced as a result of complaints from those who commonly struggle to find a seat but…
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No prizes for guessing who the latest celeb to hop into James Corden’s ride to work is – it’s none other than Britney Spears!
Singing along to her greatest hits and talking love, lust and lyrics, Britney gets James to the CBS studio on the carpool lanes in plenty of time to film The Late Late Show.
Britney is currently performing…
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Hi! I’m Laura, and I’m a member of the Client Engagement Management team. I think it’s fair to say that everyone’s job at Liftshare is a diverse one, but I think that CEM’s is probably the most diverse. Our job requires us to meet with corporate car sharing clients face to face, so when we’re not in the office,…
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Just 5 months after announcing it, Lyft is pulling its ‘Carpool Commute’ option in San Francisco.
Uber-rival Lyft announced the move into shared trips back in March, where customers could earn up to $10 per ride by picking up others heading in the same direction. However, the feature appears to have not been as popular as expected, and it is…
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The EU funded CHUMS (Changing Habits for Urban Mobility Solutions) project that Liftshare has been working on for the last two years comes to an end this month.
The project’s aim was to attract more people to car share, and then match and retain them once in the habit. The approach saw cities across Europe implement a structured methodology…
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The Spice Girls were in the charts, Tony Blair was Prime Minister, Armageddon was the top blockbuster, and the iMac was the cream of the computer crop. Things have changed since 1998 – but have Liftshare?
Liftshare launched in 1998. Our mission then was as it is now; to ensure that everyone has someone to share a car with. The…
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Uber have filed official court papers against Transport For London’s private hire regulations this week.
The new regulations were introduced earlier this year after a wide-ranging consultation with taxi and minicab firms. It was the first major change to private hire rules since they were introduced, and were aimed at ending the long-standing feud between the ridesharing firm and London’s black…
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Taking inspiration from James Corden’s now infamous Carpool Karaoke series, 80 year old Alzheimers sufferer Teddy McDermott and his son Simon have filmed their own videos of the same ilk – and raised over £75,000 for charity in doing so!
Teddy has been a singer all of his life, and is a former Butlins Red Coat. Known as the ‘Songaminute…
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As we reported back in March, James Corden’s Late Late Show skit ‘Carpool Karaoke’ is set for its own series following viral success online.
The exclusive licensing agreement has been officially handed to streaming service Apple Music, which will host the new show on its platform.
A host and premier date are yet to be announced, but we do know…
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James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke is one of the longest running and most successful skits on The Late Late Show; inspiring sharers everywhere to sing on their trips, and racking up over 830 million YouTube views! The series has seen Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Justin Bieber, and even the First Lady of the United States hop…
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Hi! I’m Emma, Liftshare’s Community Manager. My job is to make sure all 500,000 of you have a great experience with Liftshare and are happy sharers 24/7… so no pressure! Here’s my day in the office:
6:30am
I’m an early riser. I prepare myself for a busy day at work with a run or…
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham are set to reveal an issue with the keyless entry system of Volkswagen cars that allows hackers to start the ignition – and it applies to almost every car produced by the German manufacturer since 1995!
There are two flaws that can be manipulated that allow thieves access to the cars. Both will be revealed…
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It’s not long until the final bank holiday of the summer, and we’ll all be skipping out of the office on the Friday for a glorious three-day weekend. There’s loads on across the country, so if you haven’t already, now’s the time to get planning for your final summer adventure. With drivers and passengers alike ready to share, get…
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A new analysis of Department of Transport spending highlights more of a North-South divide than ever – revealing that more money has been spent on London’s new ‘Elizabeth’ Underground line than on all the projects in Northern England combined.
Over the next four years of Conservative government, the DfT is set to spend £280 per person in the North; compared…
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Hi! I’m Lex, the Marketing Manager for Liftshare.
If you read the Liftshare blog articles or social media, then you actually have already seen my work in practice, but probably not realised it. So let’s consider this a formal introduction, and here’s a bit more information on what I do.
7:00am
I start my day in…
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Remember back when we reported designs for a bus that drove over the top of traffic to beat congestion? Well, that was in May, and less than three months later, it’s official: the bus has been made, and it’s now in action!
In an amazing feat of technological development, the bus has completed its test run in Qinhuangdao City,…
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The ESP Group has carried out a survey across 33 cities in the UK to identify travel habits around the country,and the results make for interesting reading!
The 10 worst cities to travel in have been revealed as:
1 Bristol
Out in the West Country, over half of those surveyed criticised the timetabling of buses and trains around the city – and…
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London Underground stations are set to be powered by low and zero carbon energy generators under a new scheme being introduced by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Energy regulator Ofgem have given the go-ahead for the new deal, which means the Greater London Authority can now look to buy clean energy from a generator panel. The panel includes 5 London boroughs, a social…
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SocialCar is a research and innovation project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 project, aiming at producing a continent-wide journey-planning app which includes liftsharing options.
Working alongside engineer and public authorities and representatives from Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Switzerland, FYR Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Spain and Belgium, Liftshare is lending its expert knowledge and experience to help…
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At the beginning of the summer, we hosted a competition for Liftshare members to win a pair of tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival by joining the festival’s own Liftshare scheme. IOW offer priority parking for those liftsharing to and from the event, so it’s always…
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Despite Uber having operated in China for years, the country passed a new law today officially sanctioning the company’s practices; alongside other similar ridesharing companies.
The law gives the official go-ahead to such platforms, but changes the requirements under which they must operate. Drivers must have three years experience, no criminal record, and a valid license from a local taxi…
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This blog post has been written by an external company, Citygate. If you’d be interested in writing a blog for us, get in touch with Lex at Liftshare HQ.
With the sun finally making an appearance, many of us are looking for any excuse to hit the open road in search of adventure. If you’re getting excited about planning…
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James Corden was joined by his most famous Carpool Karaoke guest ever on The Late Late Show yesterday – The First Lady, Michelle Obama!
Michelle hopped in James’ passenger seat for a quick tourist tour of the White House, and the results may have just made the best skit yet. Discussing the Obamas upcoming departure from the presidency, what they’d…
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The new transport secretary, Chris Grayling, says he does not intend to scrap the high-speed HS2 rail project.
The Stop HS2 campaign group had called on Mr Grayling to urgently review the project on cost grounds, and the effect on towns and cities near the route. The initial plan is for a new line from London to Birmingham, with…
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Mercedes-Benz and its parent company, Daimler, claim another self-driving first this week – as they launch the world’s first self-driving bus on a public road.
The Mercedez Future Bus with CityPilot has driven autonomously along a 20km route in Amsterdam; obeying traffic light signals, avoiding pedestrians, navigating bends and tunnels, and travelling at up to 70 kmph. It has even…
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Dutch artist Daniel Disselkoen has come up with a great way of passing the time on tram journeys around Amsterdam – a seriously augmented reality game that simply requires you to move your head up and down.
Collaborating with GVB, the transport operator for Amsterdam, small stickers have been added into every tram in the city; the tool for commuters…
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In a first for the European Union, Uber has suspended operations in Hungary, blaming new legislation that makes the company ‘impossible to operate’ in the country.
A new law comes into force this week that allows Hungarian authorities to block ‘providers of taxi services operating without a proper dispatch centre’ for up to a year at a time. Parliament passed…
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The Mayor of London’s office has announced that Oxford Street, one of the busiest in the capital, will be pedestrianised by 2020.
Visited by more than four million people a week, the street is bustling and world-famous for shopping.
The latest in Sadiq Khan’s plan to combat air pollution will see the road made car-free in two stages – from the…
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OK, so this isn’t quite the proverb that ‘gold’ makes it, but it’s greener! Or browner, as the case may be.
Scientists at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University have found that pig manure could be an alternative to asphalt concrete for roads – as it’s oil rich, serves as a petroleum subsitute and is, well, abundant. Tarmac…
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Engineering company Siemens and truck manufacturer Scania have launched a joint venture to create the world’s first eHighway – a 2km stretch of road that powers vehicles electronically.
The road is open for trials now and works as trucks ‘clip in’ to cables in the same way trains or trams would. This in turn switches their power from diesel to…
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The Labour Party Youth Officer for Suffolk has warned of a shocking disparity in transport funding for students – that is putting those aged 16 and over at financial risk.
Suffolk County Council offer free travel to schools for those under 16, but with the Government now requiring all young people to stay in training or education until 18, there’s…
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London’s new mayor Sadiq Khan has laid out new plans to combat air pollution in the capital, including an additional pollution charge and an expansion of the planned ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zones).
The new charge will sit on top of the £11.50 per day congestion charge, and will cost £10 more from 2017 for all cars sold before 2005.
“With nearly…
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New research suggests that some of the most popular diesel cars pollute more when the temperature is below 18c.
Emissions Analytics, a pollution and air quality testing company, have said that they’ve measured a significant rise in the emissions of poisonous gas from certain car models in cooler temperatures.
The company tested 213 models of diesel cars, spanning…
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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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When we launched our competition for Liftshare members to win tickets to Download, we didn’t expect poetry. But when submitting her entry to let us know why she should win the tickets, Emma delivered just that, and wrote the following:
Hey there Liftshare, nice to meet you, I’ve got…
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You’ve bought your ticket, dug out your old tent, and bought new wellies. Now it’s time to sort actually getting to and from the site. It probably won’t shock you that we think you should liftshare to your next event. And here’s why, as explained by the citizens of Springfield…
1 Priority parking, free giveaways, surprise upgrades…
With more and more festivals…
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James Corden fills his car for his route to work this week, with all 4 spare seats occupied – by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers!
Anthony Kiedis and Flea are undoubtedly the stars of the show, with some singalongs (not just to their own tunes either…), garden wrestling, some questionable dance moves, and even some undressing.
Watch the latest Carpool Karaoke…
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We’re called Liftshare, and obviously we promote shared journeys by car; but that’s not all we do!
We also provide end-to-end personal travel plans for lots of business’ employees, so that when they set out to get to and from work, or on business road trips, they can see all of their travel options laid out next to each…
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Residents of London borough Hackney are signing up to a new scheme allowing them to carry radar speed guns and catch reckless drivers red-handed.
The east London borough is the latest to launch the Community Roadwatch Scheme, run by Transport for London. Those who sign up to the scheme are trained by Police Community…
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She’s stolen the nation’s hearts as Kayleigh in Peter Kay’s Car Share series, and now she’s even won a BAFTA for her part in the script-writing of it – but who is Sian Gibson, and why hadn’t you heard of her before Car Share? Well, it turns out that there’s no reason you would have recognised her from other acting…
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The BBC have announced the return of Peter Kay’s hit Car Share TV show for a second series.
The brilliant comedy series saw supermarket workers John and Kayleigh meet as a result of a company carshare scheme and get to know each other during their shared trips with hilarious results… all to the soundtrack of the fictional Forever FM.
Charlotte Moore,…
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In an attempt to placate some of the ongoing issues with their drivers, Uber are introducing new features to benefit those driving for them – including the ability to fine passengers who are more than two minutes late!
In order to attract new drivers and ease the workload for those who already work for them, Uber have announced a raft of…
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James Corden has been announced as the host of this year’s Tony Awards – the highlight of the American theatre scene’s year.
To make sure he gets to rehearsals on time, he picks up some friends en route to liftshare the journey in high-occupancy-vehicle lanes… and those friends just happen to be Hamilton star and Grammy-award-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tony Award…
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The European Union has released new guidelines on the sharing economy, encouraging member states to support businesses in the space by recommending new policies to give greater consistency for consumers.
The EU Commission estimate that €27bn was made in gross revenue from sharing economy platforms in 2015 throughout member states. Their findings indicate that 52% of EU citizens are aware of the…
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All cars registered before 1997 will be banned from Paris as of July 1st, under a new law aimed at combating the French capital’s smog and congestion issues.
Following the monthly car ban at the Champs Elysees, French newspaper Le Monde has reported that all cars dated pre-1997 will be banned from the city centre on weekdays, as well as…
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We think he might be!
Retired Basketball player Shaquille O’Neal took to the streets with Californian cab company Lyft to drive customers this week… but he did it undercover.
He drove a number of Lyft customers to their destinations under the identities of Pierre, Goose and Charles. Along the way they talk basketball, sing, freestyle rap, and discuss his ill-fated movie, Kazaam, before…
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The owner of the London Taxi Company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has raised £275m for the development of greener hybrid taxis that will be made and ready to hit the streets in 2017.
We covered the TX5 black cabs when details were released last year, but now the money has been raised, development and production can begin.
Former Mayor of…
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ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) cameras along with road surveillance cameras now capture up to a whopping 34 million images every day, it has been revealed. Number plate photos are stored in a central police database that can be accessed without a warrant – and there’s currently more than 22 billion photos stored in it!
There are c9,000 surveillance cameras…
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China Central Television have reported on a design for some ground-breaking new technology to ease the country’s transport issues – an elevated bus that travels over traffic to avoid congestion!
The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) was unveiled at a tech expo this week in Beijing and, if actually developed, could be the answer to the major traffic jams that plague the country’s biggest…
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The RMT (Rail, Maritime and Transport) Union members have voted to go on strike over further disputes over the Night Tube service – just 24hrs after new London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed it start date.
The overnight service was due to launch on two lines from August 19th, but it seems the ongoing workers disputes over the new service are…
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James has roped yet more of his friends into his commute to work so he can use the carsharing lanes over in the US – and this time it’s a double-act, with long-term friends and Disney stars Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas hopping in the passenger seats!
The three of them sing along to their biggest hits, as well as DNCE’s latest…
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The answer to that is no… but they could.
Uber’s Head of Economic Research, Keith Chen, has revealed that the company’s app can detect when it’s preparing to go into power saving mode. This happens when a phone’s battery is running low, to conserve power. However, Uber don’t use this to set pricing – just yet.
Chen said that user behaviour…
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Summer 2016 sees a plethora of festivals take place, and more events than ever are encouraging revellers to liftshare there and back – to help keep the sites green, cut back on traffic queues, and extend your journey into a proper road trip!
So, where to go this summer? Allow us to advise…
Isle of Wight Festival – June 9th-12th
Seaclose Park, Isle…
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Festivals are one of the times when Liftshare gets extra busy. There are a load of music fans out there who want to get to their events affordably, and have a fun journey too. Our member Jackson Jones is just one of them.
He lives in Nottingham with his girlfriend, and really…
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The AA have released their Fuel Price Report for May – and it’s not good news for car owners.
The continued increase in world oil price has already pushed prices in the UK up to 109.10p per litre… and unfortunately it doesn’t look like it’ll be decreasing any time soon. Since mid-April, the average price of petrol has risen almost 2p,…
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Every now and again we feature a great organisation or charity when we find one, and for this blog, it’s Kickstart. Kickstart are based in Dereham, Norfolk, and offer moped hire to people needing transport to work. A great service, and one that it seems not many people know about – so here’s some info on them. If you…
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There’s so many buzzwords floating around about shared and sustainable transport options at the moment that it can be difficult to understand exactly what people are talking about. So, we’re going to try and explain each. Here’s our shared transport glossary to try and help:
Carsharing
def. the practice of sharing a car for regular travelling, especially for commuting.
Carsharing is sharing spare…
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Uber users in London are now able to book wheelchair-accessible vehicles through the Uber App for the first time.
The new service UberWAV will offer specially adapted cars to wheelchair users, at the same price as normal UberX services. However, to begin with, the wait times will be longer, with the company admitting that for the first few weeks they expect “average…
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James Corden was joined by Harajuku Girl Gwen Stefani for his latest Carpool Karaoke – until a High Occupancy Vehicle Lane forces him to pick up two more passengers. And who fills the back seats for the road trip? None other than George Clooney and Julia Roberts!
A seriously star-studded liftshare ensues; with some movie line recital, emoji acting, and…
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Here at Liftshare HQ we are always looking for ways to improve the Liftshare experience for you, our community. Right now, we need your help.
We have put together a quick survey to get a glimpse of how you use Liftshare, what’s important to you how we can improve the service for you. The survey only takes 5 minutes…
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Mexico City officials issued a major air pollution alert yesterday – banning 40% of vehicles from their streets today!
The move comes as part of an effort to cut emissions in the city, which houses an urban population of over 20 million people. This alert is the first of its kind within a decade, and will roll out further to include…
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Paris has become the latest European city to cut back on cars – as it’s announced all vehicles will be banned from the Champs-Elysees on the first Sunday of every month, to help alleviate smog levels.
The 2km (that’s 1.2 miles) stretch of road is the most famous boulevard in the city; and anyone’s who visited will know that it’s…
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A European Commission research project has developed a prototype electric car to cater for all. Literally.
Plated with solar panels that feed its electric batteries, the vehicle runs on solar power – and powers a kitchen in the boot. This is the new electric restaurant car, able to travel and cook at the same time, created by IFEVS (Interactive Fully Electric Vehicles).
“We wanted…
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A Devon man who changed his name to Buzz Lightyear has successfully won a battle with the DVLA to have his driving licence changed to his new name!
Formerly known as Sam Stephens, 26 year old Mr Lightyear changed his name by deed poll to fundraise for childrens cancer charity CLIC Sargent. He also ran the Brighton marathon…
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Another London Underground strike could be on the horizon as a row ignites between rail trade unions and Transport for London.
A major housing project that’s set to take over the space currently occupied by Earls Court Exhibition Centre may also see the demolition of the Lillie Road tube depot, which sits in the same space. However, TfL have said…
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All new car models sold in the EU will have an automatic emergency call system installed by April 2018, due to a European Parliament vote.
The system, called eCall, detects the change in speed of a vehicle, whether or not an airbag has been inflated, and then sends data to the emergency services; which includes the location, the direction of travel,…
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Research by property agents Savills shows that commuters could be saving £3,000 on property for every minute further out of London they live. But is commuting really saving you money?
The study showed that on average, property prices within half an hour’s train ride of the capital were £458,000, but within inner London, the average jumped to £606,000. Then, for…
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If you’re driving out of the UK and into Europe, how much do you check out on the road laws before you leave?
Lots of us will give our insurance company a quick call to check that we’re covered, but then fill up and drive off. GoCompare carried out a survey that showed just that – that only half of British drivers…
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It seems like a bit silly question, we know, but it’s one posed by an expert in an article written for science journal Nature.
Roger McKinley is a satellite communication consultant and former president of the Royal Institute of Navigation. He believes that over-reliance on navigation aids such as sat nav systems in cars are eroding people’s natural sense of…
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The Late Late Show are back at it – and even the carpool lane proved busy for James Corden on his way to work this morning.
Joined by pop superstar and American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, the duo talk romance, sing Bruno Mars, attempt some Spanish drama, and try out some music video dance moves.
But that’s not all. Once James…
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The four-day weekend is a welcome break for most, and a great excuse to get away – but what does it mean for the UK’s transport infrastucture?
Tens of millions of people will take to the roads, railways and aeroplanes this weekend for what’s estimated to be the busiest bank holiday weekend ever.
Airports are reporting record numbers of booked travellers…
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Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found that those using shortcuts from main roads and routes during rush hours are actually increasing journey times for others.
A report published by both universities, called “Understanding Congested Travel in Urban Areas“, looked into rush hour traffic across five major cities – Boston, San Francisco, Rio…
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As I noted in a recent blog on the growing importance of online trust mechanisms, it has become clear that rating systems are integral to the new digital age.
In light of this, Liftshare is happy to announce that out of all the ratings given by members to members, over the last year, the average member rating is a near perfect 9/10…
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From the simple fact that someone has joined Liftshare, you can be pretty sure they’re a friendly, open-minded person interested in saving a bit of money, helping the planet and meeting new people.
Still, Liftshare already has of over 500,000 users from all over the world, so it becomes tricky to appreciate all the interests, experiences and skills held by members…
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This time two years ago, I felt the concept of community was somewhat outdated. The word community conjured up visuals of poorly attended village fetes with lukewarm tea and wobbly home baked quiches.
In fact, it was my perspective which was wobbly.
In writing this blog about what community is, I tried to stop myself from listing…
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This blog post has been written by a Liftshare member, Zsofi. If you’d be interested in writing a blog for us, get in touch with Lex at Liftshare HQ.
“As a traveller, I’m always interested in listening to random stories of people from all around the world. As a documentary photographer, I am always interested in sharing these stories…
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Oxfam Stewards provide volunteer staff at the UK’s top festivals whilst raising vital funds for famine relief, emergency aid, and injustice causes across the globe.
Today’s the day that volunteer applications open, and the Oxfam Stewards Liftshare Group launches. Stewards will be travelling together and sharing lifts to and from festivals and events all over the country, in order to help…
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Ford have filed a patent for an “autonomous vehicle entertainment system” to be used in their upcoming driverless vehicles. In short, it’ll turn your windscreen into a 50inch (or bigger!) film screen, for you to watch while your hi-tech car drives you wherever it is you want to go.
The mock-up images that the company have included…
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It’s been a viral staple for CBS ever since its launch, and now James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke is set to have its own standalone TV series!
Every video produced by The Late Late Show host has hit the big-time and been watched and shared across the world. But it seems that the sporadic nature of the skits just isn’t enough to…
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Festival season is almost upon us, and revellers everywhere are booking up their Liftshares to get to and from this summer’s best events as easily and cheaply as possible.
But now there’s another way to make your festival experience hassle-free and cut down on the time you spend sorting out your essentials. Enter Camplight – and here’s their…
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Loads of big events and festivals are on-board with Liftshare now, and as a lovely bunch who care about their sites and fans, we like to let you know who they all are and what they’re up to!
We caught up with Olly Purchase, who works at a festival with a difference, Big Church Day Out, to find out…
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The city of Shenzhen in China has started issuing electronic IDs to vehicles; piloting a system that sees 200,000 IDs installed to allow real-time tracking of cars.
The IDs are supplied by a central Government agency, and the first batch have been given to eight specific types of vehicles, including school buses, heavy duty trucks, and anything carrying hazardous materials or waste….
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The World Half Marathon Champions come to Cardiff on 26th March 2016, and it’s set to be the best event yet. But, there’s a lot going on in Wales’ capital, and travel can be tricky with road closures and changed services. So, here’s our full guide to getting around (other than actually during the half-marathon, that’s down to you!).
Road…
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In another big break-through for driverless vehicles following trials in Milton Keynes, convoys of driverless lorries could be taking to motorways in the UK for trials.
Report suggest that Chancelor George Osborne will confirm funding for a project in the upcoming budget announcement; allowing up to 10 autonomous trucks to convoy a few metres apart on Britain’s motorways.
The M6…
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Yep, you read right. Mercedes new E-class vehicles can overtake other vehicles and steer around bends by itself; completely automated, and even at speeds over 70mph!
The technology is so new that current laws don’t actually allow it on roads, so the manufacturer will have to amend it to be inoperable at the moment. The cars can also stop by…
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Sheffield-based festival Tramlines have announced their biggest line-up yet – and it’s one not to be missed!
Hip-hop heroes Jurassic 5 and pop icon Kelis have been added to its 2016 bill, alongside a whole host of new additions.
The festival, which takes place from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 July across four outdoor spaces and 15 venues across the…
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Mums are great, aren’t they? They deserve their day of luxury once a year – and how better to spend the day than actually with them in person?
Liftsharing can save you heaps of cash compared to public transport. And think of the extra presents you could buy them with the cash you’ve saved! Check out our Mothers Day ideas…
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It’s more than a minor annoyance for anyone driving a car; and as we reported previously, there’s a pothole in every 8 miles of road in the UK! But Ford think they have the answer, and have released details of their new Fusion V6 – which can detect and then adapt to potholes.
The car was actually unveiled back…
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Wychwood Festival takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse in June, with a campsite at the foot of the beautiful Prestbury Hills. They’re a little different to other music festivals, with loads on offer, and are passionate about keeping their site green and healthy. As something we think is worth liftsharing to this summer, we caught up with Festival Director…
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Getting to and from work can be boring if you’re without a liftsharer. And even worse; really expensive! ExpertMarket have compiled the 10 most expensive cities to commute to. Check them out below…
10 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Despite an unlimited day pass for public transport costing just about £4, those working in and around Buenos Aires spent 11% of their…
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Download Festival, the undisputed Home of Rock, has made two big line-up announcements in the last fortnight; almost completing the schedule for this summer’s event. Here’s your guide to the weekend’s festivities…
Line-up
Rammstein, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden headline the newly-named ‘Lemmy Stage’, in honour of the late Motorhead frontman who passed away in December.
Joined by…
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Panic-induced James Corden was set to be late for work, until he bumped into his good friend Australian singer-songwriter Sia and carpooled in the priority sharing lanes all the way to Late Late Show HQ!
This is the first carpool karaoke with an almost-anonymous celeb, as Sia remains in her large wig throughout. It’s also the first of the series to touch…
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Coldplay will headline the infamous Pyramid stage on the Sunday of the 2016 Glastonbury festival, it has been confirmed – making them the first act ever to headline Glasto four times!
The only festival show of the year for the alt-rock four-piece, the performance will be the culmination of their A Head Full Of Dreams tour, which sees them visiting…
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As a sustainable, sharing business ourselves, we like to promote like-minded folk working to make the world a beter place. We last wrote about FRANK Water back in 2015, where we interviewed the charity’s founder, Kate Alcott. Now, the charity are back, and bigger than ever – as you’ll spot them at more festivals than ever before for 2016.
So…
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Last night was The Grammys – arguably the biggest night of the year for the western music industry.
But, parties aside, it was business as usual for James Corden; he still had to head back to CBS Television City to film The Late Late Show and cover all of the action for those at home.
And who better to join him…
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A Department for Transport report has revealed that UK roads are officially moving slower than they have before – due to increasing traffic levels.
There was a whopping 317.8 billion miles covered by vehicles in the UK in 2015 – which is 2.2% up on 2014, and 1.1% up on the previous peak level. 248.6 billion were covered by cars…
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The Masked Ball is set to kick off the summer’s festival line-up in true style. From May 20-22nd, Porthleven in Cornwall will become a festival utopia like no other – with hundreds of performers across 12 curated stages.
This isn’t like any festival that you’ve been to before. It’s a spectacularly themed festival that by its own admission has…
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Ministers are considering lowering the drink driving limits in England and Wales, to match the level set in Scotland.
The current limit in England is 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, compared with 50mg in Scotland – equivalent to a small glass of wine or half a pint for the average woman or a large glass of wine or…
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Is the future finally here?
In a huge legal breakthrough for Google, it looks as though their self-driving test vehicle could be given the same legal definition as a human driver.
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which sets rules and regulations on America’s roads, shared its thoughts in a letter to Google. This indicates for the first…
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It’s rainy Monday morning, and James Corden continues his carsharing trend by having another A-List celeb join him on his drive to work – this time, it’s none other than Elton John!
This arpool Karaoke covers Tiny Dancer, Your Song, Looking Up, Circle of Life, and Don’t Let the Sun Go Down, amongst other classic Elton numbers.
Join the two for…
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A report on the sharing economy and how much it contributes to UK productivity has been released today, launched by Business Secretary Sajid Javid. Written by Diane Coyle, a leading economist, ‘The Sharing Economy in the UK’ focuses on how the economic impact of the sharing economy is measured, and then makes recommendations on how it should be.
The report ties…
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“There will be no such thing as a stranger” said a sharing economy entrepreneur recently. This was not a statement made to grab attention. Rather it was the conclusion to a presentation which laid out how important online trust mechanisms are becoming in our increasingly web based world.
A new market has emerged in which we no longer need to…
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Thanks to Peter Kay and James Corden, liftsharing has gone from being just ‘another type of commute’ to the inspiration behind a hit BBC comedy and a series of viral videos. Certainly, both Kay’s Car Share and Corden’s Carpool Karaoke have given car sharing a fun new façade and a bit of a celebrity status.
Yet a recent…
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1.8 billion each day – that’s not quite our number of liftshares (yet!), but rather the number photos uploaded and shared through social media. That’s a figure to make you shiver.
In many ways ‘sharing’ seems to be a new trend that defines our generation. Yet the wise ones wi