Ever dreamed of owning a car without having to deal with MOTs, servicing, cleaning, tire inflating, ‘who’s driving’ woes and all the hassle associated to it, let alone ridiculous parking costs?
Where I live in Leeds, UK, I have discovered the local car sharing scheme called [url=http://www.whizzgo.co.uk]WhizzGo [/url]. You pay a monthly £5 membership (for car owners, that’s the price of a monthly car wash), you can use over 40 cars across the city centre and suburbs and just pay by the hour for what you use!
What’s more, it includes petrol and even fully comp insurance so it really is like a time-share car, and really is cheap as chips compared to owning one! For £6 an hour, I can go to the supermarket and back, cheaper than a cab and way cooler.
It’s jut like ZipCar in London, but also operates in many UK cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, York, Southampton, St Albans, Newcastle, Birmingham and of course, London!
If you live around there, give it a try! All cars are low emissions and this kind of initiatives need to be backed up!
What's Driving This Trend
- Car Sharing
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a car sharing platform that offers affordable rates and includes insurance and fuel costs.
- Time-share Cars
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a time-share car ownership model where users pay by the hour for car usage, eliminating the need for traditional car ownership costs.
- Low Emission Initiatives
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement more low emissions car sharing schemes in cities to promote sustainable transportation options.
Who This Affects Most
- Car Sharing Services
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a car sharing service that offers low-cost alternatives to traditional car ownership and includes additional benefits like insurance and fuel.
- Transportation
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transform the transportation industry by promoting time-share car ownership models that reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions.
- Insurance
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative insurance packages specifically tailored for car sharing schemes to meet the unique needs of users.
