National Liftshare Week is 18-24th September 2023
National Liftshare Week is a great opportunity to get more people involved in sharing lifts.
As we’ve had so many new members join Liftshare this summer – a record 23,000 across July and August! – our aim for this year’s Liftshare Week is to get as many members as possible to add or update their journeys. It’ll mean members turn…
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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…
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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…
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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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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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We thought we’d round-off #liftshareweek with a truly heart-warming community tale in what we’re calling ‘Find a Friend Friday.’ It’s the story of two people – Claire and Eddie – who have been sharing lifts since 2001, and have become the best of friends thanks to their time on the road.
This is just one example of the amazing connections…
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Hello Liftsharers, we hope you’ve been having a great day! Welcome to what we’re calling ‘Thank You Thursday’ – a day for all you drivers and passengers out there to namedrop the community members who have helped you.
By using #Liftshareweek on Twitter and Facebook, or dropping us a line at superheroes@liftshare.com, you can tell us about the…
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Hello everybody and welcome to ‘Way to Work Wednesday’ on Liftshare Week. Today we meet one of our members who used Liftshare to save money on their daily commute, stay mobile with epilepsy and make amazing new connections.
Commuting aside, Liftshare can be used to get to any number of events up and down the UK –…
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Well hello there and welcome to Liftshare Week, the celebration of our wonderful community and the incredible stories they have to tell.
We’ve dubbed today ‘Money-Saving Monday’ because it’s no secret that Liftshare drivers and passengers have been saving a great deal on transport – be it a regular commute, or a long road trip to their favourite sport or…
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Liftshare Week 2014 is all about celebrating the fantastic people who make amazing connections by sharing their car journeys.
Did you know that the average saving is £987 every year! That’s cash that could be spent on anything from little luxuries to daily essentials, like:
795 litres of unleaded petrol
506 cups of…
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So who’s excited?! I know we are! As we hit the one week countdown, here’s a little checklist to see if you’re ready to make the most of Liftshare Week.
This year’s campaign is a clever spin on petrol station advertising and it’s sure to get everyone fired up and gassing! – Sorry, we couldn’t resist!
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Bicester Village? You may think of designer shopping brands such as Gucci and Ralph Lauren, but in October it was all about car-sharing!
Hundreds of organisations around the UK were promoting liftshare Week to their staff from 1-5 October. At Bicester Village, staff were met as they arrived in the car park and encouraged to register their journeys and see…
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As youngsters we’re all told to ‘share and share alike’; toys, bedrooms, clothes are shared nonchalantly. Of course, as we grow up, our possessions become more valuable and personal, and suddenly it’s not quite so easy!
But hard hitting rising fuel costs, increased concerns about the environment and overcrowded motorways, are taking us back to the our youthful mentality. As…
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