Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer commuting guidance for commuters and workplaces

The government, in consultation with industry, has produced guidance to help ensure commuters and workplaces are as safe as possible. Following on from that advice, we have updated our guidelines and included a series of illustrations to show our members how to share responsibly. Find our guidance for commuters here and for workplaces here.

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Commuting by car set to grow

Recent figures from the Department of Transport (DFT) showed that car usage to work is on the rise. Last year vehicles covered a total of 316.7bn miles on the… read more

10 reasons why car-sharing can benefit your business

Tesco, BBC and Jaguar Land Rover are doing it, but why are businesses investing time and money in encouraging their employees to car-share? We’ve listed our top 10 business… read more

With more than one in 10 trains arriving late, isn’t it time your business considered setting up an employee car share scheme?

According to documents from the Office of Rail and Road commuters travelling by train have seen some of the worst delays in eight years. Train delays have been on… read more

Liftshare members use car-sharing to engender moral and reduce the stress of their daily commute

There are many benefits to car-sharing and with research revealing that 37% of employees had taken time off because of stress, low mood or poor mental health, two Liftshare… read more

The average commuter driving to and from work wasted five days stuck in traffic during 2015

The average commuter spent 127 hours of 2015 sitting in congested traffic according to the annual Traffic Index from TomTom. The report also revealed that traffic congestion in the… read more

Liftshare supports Seagate Technology in achieving its ISO 14001 accreditation

Seagate Technology (Ireland) is accredited to the ISO 14001 standard. Transportation is just one such aspect addressed within the ISO 14001 management system. In an effort to tackle the… read more

Liftshare solves parking problems for Think Money Group – saving the need to purchase an additional 250 car parking spaces

Think Money Group took a strategic decision to relocate its Manchester offices to one site based at Trafford Park. The new location had limited on-site parking and there was a… read more

Scottish residents use Liftshare to reduce congestion whist major bridge faced repairs

A three year project set up in the Black Isle in Scotland called Million Miles, has exceeded its target to reduce the number of car miles on the local… read more

Staff wanting to car-share doubles for NHS Borders Thanks to Liftshare

The introduction of a Liftshare scheme for NHS Borders has seen a positive change in employees travel behaviours, with almost double the number of car-sharers registering compared to the… read more

Whilst Liftshare continues to solve parking problems, new technology has been created to overcome the ‘badly parked’ office chair

For 17 years Liftshare have been helping businesses overcome car park problems with its car-sharing platform. Okamura has taken this to the next level by coming up with a… read more

Old Mutual Wealth achieves ISO14001 certification using data achieved through its Liftshare scheme

In 2014 Old Mutual Wealth gained its ISO14001 environmental management standard using data achieved through its Liftshare scheme. The business chose Liftshare based on its software which provides easy… read more

NHS hospital steers staff to Liftshare to reduce car parking issues

The opening of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospitals campus in Glasgow presented an opportunity for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board to boost the number of staff car-sharing, a… read more

Lack of parking spaces is a long-running issue

A recent study commissioned by The AA motoring group, revealed that almost a fifth of motorists nationally have claimed that they ‘worry’ they will be unable to park as… read more

Diageo saves 57.3 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually through its Liftshare scheme

In 2011 Diageo launched a car-sharing scheme through Liftshare, as a solution to reduce the business’s carbon footprint by promoting sustainable travel to its workforce. Liftshare’s system enables Diageo… read more

Are your employees paying £5000 to get to work?

A recent report from Protecting.co.uk revealed that the average British worker spends £5,000 per year just getting to work and buying work-related items, before they even get through the front… read more

Liftshare solves hospital parking problems for NHS Trusts

Following recent reports that some NHS hospital trusts across England were making more than £3 million a year through car park charges, parking at NHS hospitals has come under… read more

Liftshare provides a solution to car parking issues for Johnson Matthey

As Johnson Matthey continues to grow, its car parking infrastructure has come under significance strain – which has a negative impact on employees, neighbouring residents and businesses. To help protect… read more

‘Million Miles’ promotes sustainable travel with the support of Liftshare

A three year project set up in the Black Isle in Scotland called Million Miles, has exceeded its target to reduce the number of car miles on the local… read more

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