Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that the Government would be scrapping the policy of “compulsory car sharing if you drive to work”, citing that it was not fair to impose such costs on people who are already struggling financially. Mobilityways, the Climate Tech company behind the UK’s largest carsharing platform, Liftshare, reacted to the news with surprise.
Julie Furnell, Managing Director of Mobilityways said: “It was a surprise to us that the Government was pursusing a policy of mandatory carsharing. It would appear that the Prime Minister has just killed a policy that no one knew they had. We’re further confused as one of the main reasons people carshare is to save money and to help them make ends meet.”
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Liftshare, founded by Ali Clabburn in 1998 when he was unable to find a ride home from university. In the years since, the company has saved 1 billion miles from UK roads, as well as having their best ever summer for new members, without any mandatory policies from the Government.
Clabburn, Founder and Chairman of Mobilityways, said: “We work with hundreds of large UK employers by helping them measure, reduce and report their commuter emissions. This not only helps them to achieve their net zero goals, but also solves their operational challenges, such as recruitment, retention and parking constraints.”
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