7 of the best sharing economy platforms available in the UK
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…
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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,
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…
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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,…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“If only there were a way to make your commute quicker, cheaper – and perhaps even a little more fun, too?” says Inchcape, in their recent report. Both Inchcape and Liftshare know there is one simple answer – car sharing. And with 18.6 million drivers in the UK commuting alone, there is certainly potential to share.
The report and…
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The Football League and Liftshare recently signed a partnership deal to help get football fans across the UK travelling to home and away games for less.
It’s predicted that fans will collectively travel 450,000 miles throughout season 15/16, and that means a lot of train tickets, petrol bills and other travel expenses supporters will need to…
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Liftshare is all about helping people across the UK save a great deal of money on everyday travel – be it car sharing to a place of business, carpooling with classmates to university, or simply helping drivers drastically reduce their vehicle outgoings every month. In fact, if you’re a regular commuter splitting petrol costs with a car full of…
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Happy Friday to all you sharing, caring people out there! We’re back with another case study interview with real members of our growing community. Liftshare loves hearing from its members about great road trip experiences, times car sharing helped get you out of a jam, or simple tales of saving money and meeting amazing new people on…
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Global Sharing Week takes place June 7-13 and it sees the world’s sharing companies getting together to show how, with a few lifestyle tweaks, anyone can save serious money, help the environment or improve their social situation by sharing with others.
Liftshare has been around since 1998, but it still warms our hearts to see car owners sharing their vehicle’s…
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Liftshare launched its official iOS and Android apps earlier this year, and they were quickly named the Guardian’s top travel app for February 2015. A few months later, and we’ve just been named the top must-have travel app again – this time by The Carloan Warehouse.
The team praised our apps highly, and added, “Liftshare is a…
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Liftshare feels like a new – even radical – concept to a lot of people, but times are changing thanks to younger people embracing the sharing economy’s ethos of ‘access versus ownership.’
For example, some of still won’t sign up to the likes of Spotify or Netflix because we’re still fond of having physical albums or movies, while younger generations…
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One of Liftshare’s biggest draws is the way our site empowers every day people to save a great deal of money through shared travel. We thrive on helping you save because we’re nice like that.
We recently came across a money-saving site that we simply had to share with you. It’s called
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The British Government unveiled its latest Budget yesterday, and among the many changes and recommendations released, the sharing economy was billed as an advised means of saving money.
This includes car sharing, share apps, and Liftshare also received a mention in a Telegraph report yesterday as a key sharing firm in the UK.
The paper’s report states Chancellor George Osborne advised civil…
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Happy new year Liftsharers and fans of money-saving alike!
The new year is upon us and it’s likely many of you will have added ‘save more money’ to your resolution list. Let’s be honest; the cost of living isn’t going down any time soon, but that doesn’t mean you can’t break old habits, trim back on non-essential spending and put…
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