If you work in Leeds city centre you might find it increasingly difficult and expensive to park your car in the New Year, following a recent announcement that seven all-day car parks are to be closed.
From mid-January, around 2,500 car parking spaces will be lost with the aim of reducing the amount of traffic and… Read More »
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Getting rid of your car responsibly when you join City Car Club
It is estimated that one million cars are scrapped illegally every year. As each car can contain as much as twenty two litres of hazardous waste products, thousands of tonnes of toxic waste are not disposed of in the proper manner when drivers choose to ignore regulations set out by the European Union on car… Read More »
Special tube strike membership offer!
Here we go again…
London will be thrown into travel mayhem again from 7pm today as another 24 hour tube strike gets underway. Expect the increasingly familiar sight of snaking queues outside major transport hubs as people jostle to get into packed buses and taxis.
And for those of us that enjoy catching up on all the… Read More »
City Car Club’s Autumn Newsletter available online
Our ‘new look’ Autumn Newsletter went out to all members yesterday, and included the latest club news, location updates, special offers and more. The newsletter is also available to view online.
Do drop us a comment below and let us know what you think of our newsletter – suggestions for new features, changes and general feedback… Read More »
CCC’s Head of Locations tries out the London Cycle Hire
As Head of Locations here at City Car Club, I was in London yesterday for some meetings and also to spend a couple of hours familiarising myself with our car locations around Kensington, Holland Park and Notting Hill.
Starting out on foot I soon realised I needed to be more mobile to get around all… Read More »
Glasgow City Car Club officially launches!
Glasgow is now home to the world’s greenest car club after the official Glasgow City Car Club launched today!
Jon Williams (Managing Director Toyota GB) and Cllr Jim Coleman (Glasgow City Council) joined James Finlayson (City Car Club MD) and Keith Stark (City Car Club Scotland Manager) at the launch this afternoon, which took place at… Read More »
City Car Club expands to Edinburgh Airport with two hybrid cars!
We’ve teamed up with Edinburgh Airport to provide on-site businesses and visitors to the city with 24/7 access to pay-by-the-hour self-service cars.
Launched yesterday, two Toyota Prius hybrid cars are now located in reserved bays in the short-stay car park, directly outside the airport terminal, available to book by the hour, day, or as long as… Read More »
Demo afternoon in a sunny Leeds City Centre
The City Car Club team made their way to the centre of Leeds last week and were on-hand to answer questions, give demos and create awareness of the cars and vans located in and around the city. Thanks to everyone who came along, it was great to meet you all and we look forward to… Read More »
Second-hand car or 8 years car club membership?
Buying a second-hand car costs the same as 8 years car club membership, including over 1,200 hours of driving!
Yesterday’s figures from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) revealed that motorists buying second-hand cars are now spending an average of £425 just to make them roadworthy. And that’s in addition to the initial cost of purchase.
Complaints… Read More »
James’s Blog: The art of tube strike newspaper reading
Whilst packed into an overcrowded tube-strike affected train yesterday, newspaper opened out with origami-style precision, I just about managed to read an article in the London Evening Standard that said private sales of new cars dipped a massive 38% in August, compared to the same period last year. Yes, the scrappage scheme was in full-steam… Read More »
