Car sharing
If everyone who drives to work were to car share with someone just once a week, the number of commuting car journeys would be reduced by 20 per cent, as well as saving drivers money. This also helps to cut congestion and reduce CO2 emissions.
Online databases help to match drivers who are going the same way with each other. For more information and to register for free visit the London liftshare website.
The benefits of the scheme are considerable, and include:
Reduced travel costs
Meet new people
Reduced congestion
Reduced pollution
Less pressure on the car park
Council employees
We have established a car share scheme specifically for our staff. This has been designed to help towards reducing daily travel costs while also acting to reduce CO2 emissions.
The scheme is available to all - drivers and non-drivers alike, and offers the opportunity to make traveling to and from work easier, cheaper and more sociable.
You must be an employee of the London Borough of Hounslow to register for this car sharing group.
For more information, and to register visit: http://www.liftshare.org/default.asp?sub=437
Car clubs (pay-as-you-go cars)
Streetcar’s popular pay-as you-go car club, the “green” alternative to buying a car, now has more than 85,000 members using 1,500 vehicles across the capital at 1,200 locations.
The scheme works on a short-term, pay-as-you-go basis, and is particularly suitable for people who use cars for short journeys. The cars are available 24/7, and can be rented by the hour, day, week or month.
Member benefits include the use of modern and reliable cars. Streetcar provides users with new Volkswagen Golfs and BMWs, in convenient locations, without the hassle of servicing or maintenance costs.
In the London Borough of Hounslow area, the following cars are available at these locations:
Brentford
Brentford Fountain Leisure Centre (1 car)
Brentford, Albany Parade car park (1 car)
Brentford, The Butts (2 cars)
Boston Manor Road, near the Ride (2 cars)
Chiswick
Chiswick Common Road car park (2 cars)
Chiswick, Essex Road (1 car)
Chiswick Business Park, Gunnersbury (2 cars)
Chiswick, Netheravon Road (2 cars)
Chiswick Station, Sutton Court Road (2 cars)
Feltham
Feltham, New Road car park near the Station (1 car)
Hounslow
Hounslow West, Solway Close off Bath Road (1 car)
Isleworth
Isleworth, South Street car park (1 car)
Osterley
Osterley, Penwerris Avenue by Great West Road (2 cars)
Osterley, Ridgeway Road (2 cars)
Osterley, Thornbury Avenue (2 cars)
Costs of joining and using Streetcar vehicles can be found at Streetcar website, see top right of this page, under external links.
Streetcar is keen to expand its network across the borough, so if you would like a vehicle near your home or place of work, register your details on the Streetcar website.
For more information, membership details and a full list of locations in Greater London and around the UK, visit the Streetcar website or call 0845 644 8475