With the cost of fuel expected to soar even further over the summer, Peterborough City Council's Travelchoice team is encouraging people to buddy-up on their car journeys to save money and protect the environment.
In particular, the team is suggesting work colleagues who live near each other could make great savings on their fuel costs by car-sharing on the commute to and from work.
The Travelchoice team operates the www.carsharepeterborough.com website that helps people find a buddy with which to share regular journeys. You can register with the site to find walking, cycling and taxi buddies too.
There are more than 364,000 journeys registered on the site, which means anyone looking to find a car share partner is in with a good chance of finding someone to split the cost of their journey.
Nicola Francis, Peterborough City Council's Travelchoice team manager said: "Fuel costs are predicted to increase further over the summer. So there seems to be no better time to join our car-share scheme. The typical commuter who car-shares every day can save hundreds of pounds a year.”
"Reducing the number of cars on the road also helps to reduce carbon emissions and help the city build upon its growing reputation as the UK's environment capital."
Finding a car share buddy is any easy way to do your ‘one thing’ for the environment as part of Peterborough Environment City Trust’s Green Festival, which runs from Saturday 29th June – Sunday 6th June.
To find out more about the Green Festival visit http://www.pect.org.uk/green-festival
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