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News ...... Zipcar started operating in London from January 2007. Their aim is to have 300 London based cars and more than 7,000 members by the end of 2007. They expect 80% of their bays to be off-street and 20% on-street.Zipcars are now bookable by mobile phone, providing instant, anywhere access. You can also receive reservation alerts by text telling you when your booking starts, ends and if there is another booking for the car giving you the option to extend your booking. Zipcar have some special offers this Christmas including on day and weekend rates. For more information visit their website or view their faq's (pdf). Latest new - Zipcar have merged with another US based operator - Flexcar. Combined they are the largest operator Worldwide and the significant advantage to UK members will be access to car club cars in many of the US cities.  City Car Club have undergone a number of changes "City Car Club is leading the way with as the first car club operator in the  Whizzgo have won two GreenFleet 2007 awards. WhizzGo was the winner of Private Sector Fleet of the Year.  and the second award for WhizzGo at GreenFleet 2007 was Leasing/Rental Company of the Year. Click here for their newsletter We publish two very useful books; a world-wide review of car clubs and a guide to integrating car clubs into urban planning and management. Both are recommended for travel planners, local authorities etc and can be downloaded as pdf files (see below) or printed versions can be purchased from us for £14.99 each (click here to request details) Click here to download Dr Marcus Enoch's Worldwide Review of city car clubs (pdf file) (moses report) Click here to download David Solman's Integration of Car-sharing (City Car Clubs) into Urban Planning and Management (moses report) The London Car Clubs DVD has been produced to help promote the use of car clubs in London. To receive a copy please send £4.99 to; Life Support Productions Car Club DVD PO Box 2127 London NW1 6RZ email for more info (click here) To see a Quick Time version of this video (Apple Mac) please click here. The Transport Planning Society (TPS) have a range of information of some interest to Travel Planners. Recently they have published a Directory of Training Activities in Transport - produced in conjunction with TfL this provides a comprehensive listing of training providers and events. Westminster are now supporting electrically powered cars by offering free parking and recharging points in addition to their exemption from the congestion charge. - Click here for more details. good going - this is the latest campaign to help persuade people to change the way they travel. We've signed up not least because of the bonuses being offered by some of the car club companies - go to www.goodgoing.co.uk for more details ACT - The Association of Commuter Transport (www.act-uk.com/) are extending their information services with a new webzine which features the latest travel plan stories from across the UK and beyond. They are also conducting an on-going debate about many aspects of travel and transport. The  has issued some interesting guidance notes on car sharing and car clubs including some case study summaries - click here to visit their site. We hope this results in some assistance to local authorities to speed up allocation of car club bays - perhaps the biggest impediment to developing new and existing car clubs. Fuel cell vehicles are starting to appear on the Capital's roads, starting with buses on two routes - 25 and RV1. Click here to download some information (pdf file) |
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