What is a car club or car sharing?
11 June 2021
LIVE in a big city and want the flexibility of having a car only when you need one but without the expense of buying your own or paying tax on
Zipcar membership boosted to a quarter of a million
21 February 2019
Membership grew by 33% last year to 250,000 with the number of vehicles in the UK now at 2,600. Free-floating service Zipcar Flex is now available in 10 London boroughs,
Westminster adds Zipcar one-way car sharing
26 June 2018
THERE’S greater choice for car sharing in London’s home to parliament: Westminster. Westminster City Council is broadening its agreement with Zipcar to offer one-way car sharing. Available from early July,
Zipcar orders 325 electric VW Golfs for London
29 May 2018
Car sharing company Zipcar has ordered 325 all-electric e-Golfs from Volkswagen to provide emission free motoring around London. The deal extends the relationship started in 2016 between the two companies
Zipcar expands car sharing service with Madrid launch
30 October 2014
THE car sharing firm Zipcar is getting more European in flavour. The car sharing firm has launched in the Spanish capital using the Avancar brand. The expansion builds on the success of
Zipcar wants your (small) business
11 June 2013
CAR sharing: is it for you and your small or SME-sized business? A little radical maybe? But then small businesses have always been swift on their feet and able to
Zipcar expands car sharing into City Airport
28 May 2013
ZIPCAR, the car sharing club, is expanding its horizons with a landing slot at London’s City Airport. And that’s just the start of Zipcar’s plans to spread its wings. Zipcar,
Zipcar adds business friendly cars to pay-as-you-drive range
22 May 2013
FANCY driving the all-new VW Golf on business? Or how about a VW Up! Or the latest Vauxhall Corsa? Now you can try them out – without even committing to
Could you save money using car sharing?
12 March 2013
ZIPCAR, the UK’s largest pay-as-you-drive car network, has just launched its new Business Calculator. The Zipcar Business Calculator is a tool that enables SMEs to better understand their transport requirements
Avis buys Zipcar car sharing club
3 January 2013
Avis has bought the car-sharing business Zipcar for US$ 500 million. SME’s should look at car-sharing as another route to flexible business car access.
Ampera turns a corner for city commuters
21 May 2012
Author: ROBIN ROBERTS The range extending Vauxhall Ampera has turned a corner in the capital. Zipcar, has launched a pilot partnership with Vauxhall, that sees Ampera join its fleet of
UK’s biggest car club expands B2B offering
24 January 2011
ZIPCAR, which bought out rival Streetcar last year, plans to increase the awareness of its business car offering to small and medium sized businesses.
Car clubs provide pay on use motoring
547 – Visit to Streetcar car club
24 January 2011
FUNNY how Christmas parties can throw up all sorts of unexpected connections. Along with Alison – my wife and co director of Business Car Manager – we were invited to
You and your business: Zipcar
22 April 2009
Paul McLoughlin, who heads up car club Zipcar in the UK, explains to editor Ralph Morton why car clubs are big news for small businesses. Zipcar is a car club.
106 – Zipcar meeting
13 January 2009
Car clubs. I’ve kept my eye on them. But I’ve not been sure whether these were just a passing fad – the idealism of a local community that would fizzle
85 – Optimising car parking availability
21 November 2008
Laura Abrar from Zipcar writes: I read your interesting blog post from 05 November based on your conversation with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Transport Committee chairman Chris Glen
Zipcar buys out Streetcar car club
30 November 1999
THE car club Zipcar has bought out rival Streetcar to become world’s largest car sharing service.
UK’s biggest car club expands B2B offering
30 November 1999
ZIPCAR, which bought out rival Streetcar last year, plans to increase the awareness of its business car offering to small and medium sized businesses.
Car clubs provide pay on use motoring
Exclusive: Zipcar launches vans by the hour
30 November 1999
London-based Zipcar car club is moving into vans by the hour this spring with VW Caddy and Transporter vans.
