What is car sharing?

Car-sharing is where two or more people share a car to travel together.  It can be a very good way of reducing peak time congestion - where two people share the problem is literally halved! And you don't even need a car - if you are just looking for a lift, carsharedorset.com is your answer.

Dorset County Council, Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole have teamed up with Liftshare to set up carsharedorset.com which will make finding matching potential car sharers very easy.

Carsharedorset.com is a free service that links drivers and passengers to share car journeys.  You can give a lift, get a lift or car pool for journeys to work, school, the shops, for leisure or work-related trips anywhere in Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole, and beyond - the system is linked to a national database of journeys.

Benefits of car sharing

• Save money on fuel and parking
• Reduce parking problems
• Help reduce congestion
• Reduce your stress levels
• Help reduce air pollution

Carsharedorset.com is flexible.  You can choose:

• The time of day
• The destination
• Male or female
• Smoker or non-smoker
• The meeting place
• Regular or occasional trips

3 Easy steps:

1. Simply log on to carsharedorset.com or phone the call centre on 08700 11 11 99
2. Enter, or describe your journey details, as many as you like
3. The system will search for all potential companions  and list them for you.  If the system is unable to find a travel companion it will log your journey and contact you as soon as a match is found.

Safety advice

The safety of carsharedorset.com members is priority for us and the website has been made as secure as possible.  Only members intended travel information can be accessed on-line.  When it comes to travelling, every member is responsible for his or her own safety and we recommend following some of these simple security measures:

• Avoid exchanging home addresses with your travelling companion before you meet;
• Arrange to meet in a public place;
• Inform a friend or family member of who you will be travelling with, when and to where;
• Make sure you show each other you ID so you will know you are travelling with the right person;
• There is no obligation to go ahead with the car share.  If you have any doubts about your travelling companion, you should avoid travelling with them;
• Anyone under 18 years of age must obtain parental consent before registering.

Also available on carsharedorset.com...

Information on:

• Public transport
• Parking
• Road safety
• Road works
• Route planning
• Travel plans

For further information about car sharing and carsharedorset.com:

www.carsharedorset.com

email: travelwise@dorsetcc.gov.uk

Telephone: 01305 225085