Bath & North East Somerset Council

Car Sharing

2carshare.com

Car Sharing is when two or more people travel together in the same car for all or part of their journey.

2Carshare.com is a free web-based service to help you find your perfect car sharing match.
It is owned by the four local authorities; Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset and is operated by Liftshare.com, the largest national car sharing scheme.

Every time a new person registers their journey with 2CarShare.com their details are added to a database.
These journeys can be anything from a regular commute to work, to a one off event. As a member you can search this database to find potential matches in your area.

Go to 2CarShare.com and click on All New Users
If your company is registered then click on the company name under Private Group, if not then click on your local authority area.
Then click on the ‘Please Register’ button and follow the instructions.
After registering click on the ‘Register a journey’ button and follow the instructions.
Once registration is complete you will receive an email from Liftshare. Please follow the instructions to confirm your registration
Find your perfect car sharing partner and start car sharing!
Log on to 2CarShare.com with your email address and password and click on the ‘Search matches’ button to see if there are people in your area you can car share with. When a match if found email or phone the contact to arrange your first meeting.

There are 10 million empty seats on the UK’s roads every day – DETR
If half of UK motorists received a lift one day a week, congestion and pollution would be reduced by 10% and traffic jams by 20%. - liftshare
British business of traffic congestion and pollution is estimated to be £19 billion a year. That's about £325 per man, woman and child! - CBI

For more information, including frequently ask questions and to find out whether anyone is going your way, log onto the Car Share website and register free at www.2carshare.com