Car Clubs are a new way to use a vehicle without owning it. No more need to worry about servicing or maintenance, no need to pay for insurance or tax, all this is dealt with by the car club. Even the petrol costs are covered, you get to drive one of a range of modern vehicles when you want and for as long as you want.

Add to all this convenience the money you will save and its easy to see why car clubs are the new way to drive! Join your local car club and you will then be able to use one of their locally parked vehicles on an hourly basis.

Some people use car clubs as their main car, others as a handy second or backup vehicle. Whatever your situation car clubs can benefit you and bring a bit of extra mobility into your life!

How it works

• book a car either via the internet or by telephone
• using your smartcard to get in, pick up the car from a local parking bay
• return the car when you've finished
• monthly bills for easy payment

Car clubs usually charge an annual fee typically ranging from £100 to £200 and have vehicle usage charges of about £4-5 for the first hour and £2-3 for subsequent hours. Mileage charges are low for a typical urban journey, usually 15-20p a mile. Some clubs also make a booking charge.

On top of all of these personal benefits there are significant environmental benefits with reduced congestion and pollution being the most obvious. Experience in Europe and North America shows that car club members use public transport and other transport means more and cut car mileage by half - no need to make unnecessary journeys to justify all that outlay!

Car Clubs are best for:

• people with difficult parking locally
• people who need a second car
• people who are feed up with the hassle of owning a car in London!

There are now four main car club operators in London (with the arrival of zipcar from America). Click on the operators logos to visit their websites.


0845 330 1234



0845 644 8475



0870 446 6000


0800 011 2555