The number of parking spaces dedicated to car club vehicles in London is to double to 4,000, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced today.
The Mayor, who is investing £500,000 to set up the new spaces by the end of next March, said: “Car clubs cut Londoners’ costs, help reduce congestion and ease pressure on parking.
“They are a brilliant idea and we must surely have the largest number of users compared with any other European city.”
There are 9,000 car club members in Islington and significant numbers in Westminster, Camden, Southwark and Lambeth.
But the Mayor’s transport adviser, Kulveer Ranger, wants to see car clubs take off in outer London boroughs too.
He said: “The last 12 months saw bays appear in boroughs like Brent and Merton but Richmond stood out in particular where 100 bays were installed… we’re delighted that 19 boroughs have applied for Transport for London funding next year to help them provide the bays, websites and general support that car clubs require.”
Forty per cent of new car club members in the capital sell their car as a result of joining.
You can avoid having to pay high London parking fees and fines by using the Tube and our text service to find free parking near tube stations outside the congestion zone.
Simply text the word Parking plus the name of a tube station OUTSIDE THE CONGESTION ZONE to 80039 and you’ll receive a text back giving you three locations near the tube, or the one closest to it on the same line.