Car Clubs To Beat Credit Crunch? |
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17 April 09 |
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A third of motorists consider car clubs a viable alternative to car ownership, according to a recent survey by TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk.
This figure shows the extent to which the schemes have successfully grown with the motor trade over the past nine years.
According to CarPlus.org.uk there are currently 42 car clubs, running in 37 towns and cities across the UK, representing over 64,177 members using around 1,402 cars, compared to just 250 car club members in 2000.
Despite the economic downturn boosting these businesses, however, car clubs are still being held back by the lack of availability of their cars within some areas.
This means that for many people, they cannot so far offer a serious alternative to car ownership.
London has the highest concentration of car clubs, with 75 per cent of all car club vehicles located in the capital, while the availability of car club vehicles has lagged behind in other areas.
TheGreenCarWebsite's editor, Faye Sunderlandn said: "With almost a third saying they would consider giving up their car to join a car club, this is a truly impressive result for the car clubs and probably a big improvement on the result we would have seen a couple of years ago.
"Hopefully, as people focus more on money-saving, the established car clubs will be given a fillip to advance their network of vehicles."
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