Rise in lift-sharing as fuel prices soar
ROCKETING petrol prices are forcing more commuters to liftshare.
Around 15 per cent more people have pooled their cars in the first eight months of this year — with 30,839 getting in touch with others driving their way on the Liftshare network compared with 26,741 during the same period in 2011.
Around 96 per cent of people who lift-share give saving money as one of their main reasons for sharing.
Petrol prices have been on the up again in the past few months after falling earlier in the year.
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In Swansea forecourt prices have started to top 143p a litre for unleaded petrol and 152p for diesel, but supermarkets are still a few pence lower.
The lowest price within a 20-mile radius of the city centre in the city is 143.9p for diesel, the highest price is 152.9p, and an average of 144.9p.
For unleaded the cheapest you will find is 137.7p, the most expensive is 146.9p, making the average petrol cost 140.8p.
Motorist Ian Phillips said: "I think it's ridiculous filling my car up. It is unacceptable."
Comments
by Dan01
Friday, September 21 2012, 4:13PM
“Something needs to be done to provide out of town parking for workers who meet up to car share. In may areas they are parking in quiet residential streets, pavements and anywhere they can find often annoying residents who lose their parking spaces for up to 9 hours a day. Motorists who are prepared to car share deserve to more support with free or very cheap parking facilities provided. There's plenty of old industrial land lying around te outskirts of swansea to do this.”
by GorsseinonJoe
Friday, September 21 2012, 9:11AM
“There have been initiatives on how to get people to car share for decades, just goes to show that increased prices have more clout than all the arguments about pollution, environment, road safety, sad, but true.”
by Neathboy234
Friday, September 21 2012, 8:41AM
“Fantastic news, just goes to show that rising fuel prices are good for cutting down on pollution. All that i can say is long may they continue, with prices doubling by 2020 and more greener cars coming onto the market we're in a win win situation.”