A Car Club for Oxford

We're a group of local residents wanting to see the benefits of a car club in our area (East Oxford/Florence Park).

• Car clubs give access to cars without the burden of expense of ownership.
• The car gets a guaranteed space to park.
• Pavements freed up for pedestrians

Loads of cities in the UK have them.

Car clubs are about shared use of a fleet of cars. As a member you get access to a variety of vehicles, kept in marked car club parking bays, a few minutes walk from your home.

• You just book the car - most clubs allow you to do this online, on the phone or by text, several months, days or just a few minutes in advance

• Pick it up - with your own smart card to open and start the car

• Use it - for as little as half an hour

• Return it - and just forget about it until you need one again
  

There are car clubs throughout London and in about 42 other locations all over the UK (12 locations in the South East including Brighton, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Southampton, St. Albans, Reading, and Winchester).*

We'd like to know what you think. If you're interested we've got a quick survey online survey online.

There are lots of benefits

Easier:

• Access to a car when you need one.
• A guaranteed parking space in a street near you.
• None of the hassle of ownership.

Cheaper: *

• You're only paying for the car when you use it. No tax, no insurance, no resident permit costs, no service bills.

• For example, if you drive less than 6,000 miles per year a car club could save you over £1000 a year. If you replace a second family car with car club membership you could save even more.

See how much you could save - www.carclubs.org.uk/ costcalculator

Greener:*

• Joining a car club, instead of running your own car, is a big step towards improving your environmental footprint - car club cars are more environmentally friendly and are used more efficiently. One car club car replaces between 10 and 20 private cars - less traffic and lots more free parking spaces. You can cut your contribution to congestion, pollution and the clutter on your street.
  
• We think a Car club in East Oxford could make a real difference to our streets: ease our congestion, give residents cheaper access to cars, allow the Controlled Parking Zone to keep more pavements free of parked cars.

We'd like to know what you think. If you're interested we've got a quick survey online survey online, and one of us may knock on your door in the next couple of days.

* Thanks to www.carclubs.org.uk for the information. Have a look at their site to find out more.

And do contact us if you want to know more about our campaign - please email info@oxcar.org. uk