Assembly calls for the expansion of car clubs

According to CoMoUK’s 2020 London Car Club Annual Report, each car club vehicle in London takes 23.5 vehicles off the road.

The London Assembly has today called on the Mayor to work with TfL and London’s Boroughs to work together to expand their use.

Shaun Bailey AM, who proposed the motion said:

“Car clubs tackle congestion reduce demand for parking, and improve air quality, but we are not doing enough to encourage them. The Mayor and Transport for London need to look again at facilitating car clubs across the capital.

“Any review should consider expanding the number of car club parking spaces, rolling out rapid charging points, and ensuring new developments have access to the service. If we can make it easier and more accessible, then more people and businesses will be able to reduce their private car use and save money, easing pollution and congestion on London’s roads.”

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM, who seconded the motion said:

“While car clubs are not the answer to all of London’s transport challenges, they have a critical role to play in terms of making our roads a better place.”

“By giving people a real alternative to traditional car ownership they have been shown to dramatically reduce parked cars on our roads.

“And by using newer and less polluting vehicles they can play a key role in reducing pollution in the capital.”

The full text of the motion is:

This Assembly is strongly supportive of car clubs and recognises the role they play in helping to improve air quality and reduce congestion.

This Assembly notes that CoMoUK’s 2020 London Car Club Annual Report found that each car club vehicle in London takes 23.5 vehicles off the road.

This Assembly would therefore like to see the expansion of car club use in London and calls on the Mayor to work with TfL and London’s boroughs to assess what blocks are preventing their expansion and to work together to remove them.