Westminster takes charge of car club

01 April 2009

Westminster City Council will become the first local authority to manage its own car club, when it launches the scheme this spring.

The council aims to introduce more than 100 dedicated car club parking bays by the end of the year to offer motorists an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective way to rent vehicles by the hour.

According to the local authority, a range of concessions for local residents are being considered for the scheme, including cheaper parking in the borough and happy hour rental rates during off-peak times.

Transport for London has provided the council with almost £50,000 of funding towards the scheme. Transport for London has announced some £1M investment to support the growth of car clubs in the capital over the course of the next two years (Surveyor, 12 March).

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