Scheme gives a lift to car-sharing drive

People can now check out a special website linked to the UK’s biggest ‘liftshare’ database.

The plan is to match up drivers with passengers who need a lift.

That way, they can share journeys and cut travel costs.

Leading councillors and senior officers from Central Beds Council and Luton Borough Council used car-sharing to travel to the launch event, sponsored by Vauxhall.

They met up at the Central Beds offices in Dunstable on Thursday, September 1 to get the scheme on the road.

Passengers and drivers are teamed up through the database for all kinds of journeys.

Central Beds councillor Ken Matthews said: “With petrol prices hitting an all-time high, it is great to be launching a free scheme which will not only help residents to cut fuel costs, but reduce emissions and cut congestion.

“The more residents who take part in Central Beds and Luton Liftshare, the greater the benefit to all road users throughout the area, so make sure you sign up today.”

To register with the scheme, free of charge, check out www.centralbedsandluton.liftshare.com.