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Car Clubs

What are they?

Car clubs are short-term car rental services that allow their members access to locally parked cars which can usually be rented by the hour or day. They offer an alternative to private car ownership for individuals and businesses.

What are the benefits?

  • Saves you money – you don’t pay the cost of tax, repairs, and other associated car ownership costs.
  • Helping the environment – car club cars work out at 27 per cent fewer CO2 emissions than the average UK car (source: CoMoUK) the national charity for shared transport). Many car clubs have electric or hybrid vehicles further reducing the carbon footprint of your journey.
  • Convenience – many car clubs allow you to book with short notice.

Where are they?

Henley – Greener Henley operate a car club including an EV car club with Co-Wheels.

Co-Wheels also operates their own EV car club in our car park in Henley – Greys Road car park (RG9 2AA)- book via Co Wheels website. They also have an EV car club at Wallingford – Cattlemarket car park (OX10 0HF) – book via Co Wheels website. It also has a 24/7 customer service team available to help with any queries. To find other car clubs near you see Co-Wheels- find a car

See this how-to video (made by Abingdon Liveable Streets but is applicable to the set-up at Henley and Wallingford). It gives a great step-by-step guide. Starting with setting up an account, booking a car, unlocking the car and driving an EV car (really useful for those who haven’t driven an EV before) and then returning the vehicle.

More info on how it works on the Co-Wheels site. These fully battery electric vehicles (with a range of 150-250 miles) are available for residents to use on a pay-per-use basis from an hour up to a few days.

How to videos

Peer-to-Peer car sharing

This is where people offer privately-owned vehicles for rent to others via an online platform. This is useful in areas without a car club. Hiyacar and Getaround are examples of carsharing platforms. 

Pic of a Hiya car

How to set up a community car club

Collaborative Mobility UK (CoMoUK) (link) is the national charity dedicated to the social, economic and environmental benefits of shared transport. They have developed some guidance documents and can provide advice, support and share best practice on setting up a community car club.

Contact us - Climate and Biodiversity Team

climateaction@southandvale.gov.uk

South Oxfordshire District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE

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