Car Sharing

[Flocal]

Anyone here tried it, do it, know of any good sites?

 

Ive had a brief look on Google but have been surprised of the lack of good sites with active members.

[Graham Davis]

What exactly do you mean?

 

We are members of "Llanidloes Car Club" which has about 20 members and 3 cars and a van, which we can use. Costs us £100 to join, which is the insurance excess, plus a mileage charge each time we use a car. Saves us having to own 2 cars.

[adam1uk]

More to the point, what's the boating connection?

[Graham Davis]

Perhaps because it would be a way of boaters not needing to actually own a car, but still have the use of one?

[Arthur Brown]

Car sharing is usually where two drivers do the school run alternately. Car Clubs usually own and insure a number of cars which can be driven by any member. Yes I can see a use for car clubs, especially when there is van available. BUT for boaters a car club of lift sharing scheme, rather ties you to a fixed locale.

[Graham Davis]

We need to know exactly what Flocal means.

 

And if you look at our website, it does say we "car share".

[Flocal]

I want to cruise far and beyond the Kennet and Avon but fuel costs restrict me massively.

 

If i could find a car share within certain areas i would be able to go further on the kENNET AND aVON TO READING, up on the Oxford, Grand Union.

 

The sites i have looked at are mainly commuters who share the cost of fuel..

 

I have made arrangements with someone in Bradford on Avon but not East yet.

[Graham Davis]

I'm sure on our website there is a link to other Groups.

 

(sorry at work and can't get onto our site!)

[Grace and Favour]

I want to cruise far and beyond the Kennet and Avon but fuel costs restrict me massively.

 

If i could find a car share within certain areas i would be able to go further on the kENNET AND aVON TO READING, up on the Oxford, Grand Union.

 

The sites i have looked at are mainly commuters who share the cost of fuel..

 

I have made arrangements with someone in Bradford on Avon but not East yet.

 

Do you have a car, and are looking for others to share your journey/fuel

 

Or are you carless, and wish to share others, contributing fuel costs?

[WJM]

I want to cruise far and beyond the Kennet and Avon but fuel costs restrict me massively.

 

If i could find a car share within certain areas i would be able to go further on the kENNET AND aVON TO READING, up on the Oxford, Grand Union.

 

The sites i have looked at are mainly commuters who share the cost of fuel..

 

I have made arrangements with someone in Bradford on Avon but not East yet.

 

 

If you are gong to ask a question, try to ask it in a way that others have some idea what the heck you are on about!

[Paul C]

Surely it doesn't matter about the car, because if you're planning to cruise a canal, you'd do it in a boat?

[saltysplash]

Stelios is advertising this in that there London

 

http://www.easycar.com/car-club/join-car-club.aspx

[mrsmelly]

More to the point, what's the boating connection?

 

Loads and loads of threads on this forum have nowt to do with boats, its all good banter

 

Tim

[luctor et emergo]

Well, the need to stay in one location, and the mention of the K&A did not take long....

 

I propose that mentioning the K&A canal in any discussion, about location, not actually refering to the K&A canal, is deemed similar to Godwins Law.

 

 

 

 

In fact, the K&A has a bonafide link to Hitler, as it was a major defence line in case the Germans had managed to invade.....

[Grace and Favour]

Well, the need to stay in one location, and the mention of the K&A did not take long....

 

I propose that mentioning the K&A canal in any discussion, about location, not actually refering to the K&A canal, is deemed similar to Godwins Law.

 

 

 

 

In fact, the K&A has a bonafide link to Hitler, as it was a major defence line in case the Germans had managed to invade.....

 

But at lest we could have rested easy in that if Herr Hilter had ever got as far as the K&A, he would never managed to move his troops down it . . . . . . . . . unless they waded between the boats

 

 

 

 

 

(Coat)

[JDR]

I was told that a large number of bridges were removed along the K&A at the same time the pillboxes were installed which is one of the reasons there are so many swingbridges? Does anybody know if this is true?

[luctor et emergo]

But at lest we could have rested easy in that if Herr Hilter had ever got as far as the K&A, he would never managed to move his troops down it . . . . . . . . . unless they waded between the boats

 

 

 

 

 

(Coat)

 

There is a little know Fûhrer directive, that explictly forbid General Gudrian from taking the Western route upcountry after the invasion. The lack of movement of the K&A is nothing new...

[Ange]

Surely it doesn't matter about the car, because if you're planning to cruise a canal, you'd do it in a boat?

We cruise the canals extensively but we still need to keep a car with us.

 

You can't get everywhere by boat!

[Bob the welder]

More to the point, what's the boating connection?

not being off. but should it allways be boats 100%. it wood be very dull i like the variety. bob

[adam1uk]

not being off. but should it allways be boats 100%. it wood be very dull i like the variety. bob

 

There's a whole forum for non boating things. It's called the Virtual Pub. This one is called General Boating.

[Filligree Fairy]

Back on topic - Try Zipcar, you have to pay a membership fee and can then access a car locally by pre-booking it. Otherwise, liftshare.com is pretty good for finding people doing the same journey as you. a lot of new residential developments have car share schemes, but they're generally in a fixed place not over a wide area.

[Flocal]

There's a whole forum for non boating things. It's called the Virtual Pub. This one is called General Boating.

 

Does it really matter?

[kiki]

Does it really matter?

 

You are more likely to get a proper answer if you put your question in the right category, you will be taken more seriously. I assume you are new to the site if you don't know this.

[adam1uk]

Does it really matter?

 

If it didn't matter the forum wouldn't have different sections for different topics, would it.

[carlt]

If it didn't matter the forum wouldn't have different sections for different topics, would it.

If you only ever use "View New Content" then the different sections are meaningless.

 

I see all new posts and never look in any "sections".

 

Back on topic though.

 

Cost of my car - £210; cost of insurance - £98 per year; tax - £135 per year; mot - £35; mpg - average 65.

 

so for an initial outlay of £210 and an annual cost of £268 plus petrol I get use of a car all year, round the clock and it isn't worth worrying about if some scrote decides to steal or trash it.

 

I imagine a car club wouldn't be thrilled about some of the places ccers stash their cars, either.