UK offices have yet to become accustomed to the idea of car pooling and how it can provide excellent solutions to commuting such as cutting down on CO2 emissions and saving cash for the members of the initiative.
Car pooling is when company employees share car journeys by joining up with another staff member who travels the same way to work and sharing the fuel costs between them with some even opting to share the cost of the car too.
Not only will car pooling help to save the planet, but say you work in Docklands then it could prevent your wallet from feeling so light. What better reason to get into a car pool scheme?
Not convinced? Well here is a list of benefits, thanks to Office Space Finders.
1) Governments and councils sometimes offer initiatives to car poolers. The council may lend you a private car so that you can commute to and from work with a colleague and lessen the pressure on your Docklands bus companies. There may be no need to spend the entire trip with another traveller as if you pick someone up en route to the office which means that for very little extra effort you can make a big difference. This makes car pooling to your Docklands office a no-lose situation!
2) Other ways that you can kick off your car pooling include checking out Docklands car pooling sites which is cost-effective and could find you someone quickly without the hassle of going through Docklands newspapers. If the people you work with are eager to try car pooling it might help things along to talk to your managers who might wish to garner further support within the company thus making it easy to get your car pooling idea off the ground.
3) When starting out your car share you'll want to decide how you're actually going to get to work and which route to Docklands is acceptable for both parties so that you don't overshoot your drive and miss the point. This is important, as cutting back on fuel is the goal so be sure to choose the shortest Docklands route available and figure out the journey before you leave for your trip confirming with your passenger where the pickup point is.
4) In 2003, our company chose to move to Docklands office space that was found on Office Space Finders my bosses took it upon themselves to start an initiative for the whole company of car pooling to ensure that colleagues weren't affected by the new commute. Colleagues that embraced the initiative were able to put aside money that, otherwise, would have gone on Docklands transport such as buses or taxis were it not for the car sharing scheme - enabling colleagues to mix outside of work.
5) If you're keen to take your car pooling to the next level and you travel considerable distances on your way to Docklands you may wish to allow non-colleague locals to participate and they would pay only for their portion of the costs. Don't forget to approach car sharing with safety in mind and you must be aware when you are inviting strangers to share your car - why not take a colleague along with you for support when you leave to collect your new car pooling buddy.
So if you're eager to become more eco-friendly and you'd like to lessen the pressure of your fuel bills as well as doing a fellow colleague a huge favour then car pooling to Docklands could well be your answer!
