Minister backs low carbon car clubs

Norman Baker said today (July 1) that an extra £40,000 of Government funding would help to increase the popularity of the clubs.

According to Mr Baker clubs ‘have increased massively’ in popularity with the number of members increasing from just 22,000 in 2007 to more than 127,100 members currently.

Mr Baker said: “We have been clear in our commitment to sustainable travel initiatives such as car clubs to help achieve a greener and more sustainable transport sector.

“The figures speak for themselves – each car club vehicle can result in taking 24 private vehicles off the road and the low carbon vehicles used typically emit about 33% less CO2 than the average car.

“This is why we are supporting the continued growth of car clubs across the country.”

Luke Walsh