04 October 2011 11:39

Motoring

Cut fuel costs and car share

TravelLincs.com, a website that brings together people who want to car share in the Northern Lincolnshire region, is already saving its 600-plus members £100,000 per year.

Most people commute to work by car. The average worker in the UK commutes over 4,000 miles a year, which equates to an average annual fuel cost of over £700.

To help residents to cut fuel costs and travel more sustainably, North and North East Lincolnshire Council in partnership with Balfour Beatty have teamed-up with Liftshare, the largest operator of car-sharing systems in the UK, to provide a way to register and match up with other car sharers.

The TravelLincs Scheme covers an areas from Crowle in the west to Grimsby and Cleethorpes in the east. It goes as far north as Barton, Winterton and Immingham and as far south as Ashby, Bottesford and Messingham. It also covers central locations including Scunthorpe, Brigg and the Wolds area.

Car sharing is a really simple way of saving money, reducing the number of cars on the road - and it is a way of doing your bit for the environment at the same time.

On average there are over 31,000 cars entering Grimsby town centre between 8am and 9am each morning, but remarkably these cars have almost 90,000 empty seats. So car sharing could make the roads almost three quarters quieter.

As well as reducing congestion, less cars equals less noise and better air quality. However, one of the biggest barriers to car sharing is actually finding someone to share with. And that's where Travellincs.com comes in.

To find someone to car share with, or for more information visit TravelLincs.com.

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