Car clubs?
Is anyone a member of a car club in London? Which one is the best value for money or most cost effective?
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879MikeGG1 postedMarisa
The answer would depend on what you want to get out of joining one and what car you drive.
I suggest you will get more help if you post here:
http://boards.fool.co.uk/Messages.asp?bid=51195
It is on the companion site to this one.
Mike
Posted on 20 January 2010 |
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14GrandJury posted
Make sure you look at availability local to where you're going to start your journey from most often. Different London boroughs seem to have more of Zipcar than Streetcar and the other way around.
I like Zipcar because they have the most cars close to my house and the annual commitment is lower.
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32ben posted
TFL lists one called City Car Club as well (http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/).
My borough council have some sort of deal with Streetcar though I'm not sure of whether it gives you any reductions etc. but something to investigate maybe.
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114ThatLindseyGuy posted
I'm a Streetcar member and (agreeing with GrandJury) it's a good idea to shop around for what will work best for you.
Streetcar is very handy for short bookings (i.e. a couple of hours) or if you need a car at the very last minute. But I tend to find that if you need a car for a couple of days or longer and can give plenty of notice, it tends to be far cheaper to use a traditional car hire company.
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14GrandJury posted
Yeah, good point from ThatLindsayGuy, whichever one you choose only use it for short journeys. If you need a car for longer and especially if you need to take a car out of london, go for a hire car.
That's because the day rate can get quite high and you'll also find that longer distances incur an extra mileage charge.
I actually have a conspiracy theory that Zipcar is only found in Tory boroughs and Streetcar is only found in Labour boroughs. Either way, if you check your local borough website you might find a slight discount on the joining fees.
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17marisa posted
Thanks for all your responses everyone, all very useful. I have now joined up with Streetcar as they have the most cars in my area. I checked my council (Hammersmith & Fulham) but unfortunately there was no discount available.
I did manage to get £10 credit on my account as I mentioned that I knew someone else who was a member of Streetcar so we both got £10. That was a nice surprise.
Posted on 22 January 2010 | Love 0 loves
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