Whilst travelling to work might be difficult on the Isle of Wight during the current winter weather, you may wish to consider the benefits of car sharing.  Carshare Wight  is part of the number one online car-share network – liftshare to enable people to find a car-share match.

The facility is completely free; simply register on our site www.carsharewight.com to register yourself and your journey, activate your account, search for a match and make contact to arrange to share with the most suitable matches!

As posted in March 2009 on Island Pulse: Car Share On Wight.

In an effort to make the Isle of  Wight a little greener, the Council in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and IW College have introduced an Island-wide car sharing scheme and launched a brand new website www.carsharewight.com 

In an effort to reduce carbon emissions and congestion, the new car sharing scheme will enable Island residents to share their regular trips. With uncertainty over the cost of fuel, the scheme will not only bring environmental benefits to the Island but could also bring significant financial savings to those taking part.

A brand new website www.carsharewight.com has been launched by the council and its partners, where residents can register their interest and the website will match them with others doing the same journey.

Island businesses are encouraged to get involved in the scheme and promote it within their workplace.

Tim Hunter-Henderson, Cabinet member for environment and transport said:

“The introduction of our new car share scheme will be of environmental benefit to the Island and enable residents to share the costs of regular journeys. A number of local authorities across the UK have introduced similar schemes with great success and I am confident that ours will be well used by Islanders who wish to save money and reduce their carbon emissions at the same time.”