Sunday, 18 November 2007

I've been clubbing this morning

Today was my first time using the City Car Club. It's a great scheme in Edinburgh (and a few other locations around the UK). For a one-off membership set-up cost of £75, and a monthly fee of £15, I can now hire a car for about £3 an hour. The charges include all insurance, as well as petrol for up to 50 miles. Of course, I don't have to pay road tax, car depreciation, recovery service, MOTs, servicing or repairs either. And the great thing is that cars are situated all over the city, with dedicated parking spaces available, and can be be reserved online around the clock. There's a car just round the corner from my apartment, so the whole thing is really convenient. You use a smart card to enter the vehicle, tap in a PIN into the onboard computer, and away you go. And the great thing is that the onboard computer sends you messages as your reserved time is running out, so that you can avoid paying any penalties for returning the car late.
For anybody reading this Blog, who does not wish to run a car themselves, and lives in any of the following locations, I definitely recommend this brilliant scheme: London, Bath, Bristol, Poole, Reading, Brighton, Norwich, Portsmouth, Camberley. Just check it out at http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/

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