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GoCar: A car… Without the hassle of owning one!

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GoCar, a car-sharing club for Cork

Cork City Council, Traffic Division is proud to announce the imminent arrival in Cork of GoCar, the first Irish car-sharing club of its generation.

Following the feasibility study undertaken last year and the successful public conference organised at the Imperial Hotel in September 2007 during European Mobility Week, GoCar will finally be established and available for Cork dwellers in July 2008.

What is a car-sharing club?

Car-sharing in urban areas is a cost-effective alternative to owning your own car. It allows people access to a car when they need it, from a place near their home or workplace. The car can be used for short trips lasting as little as an hour or booked for a few days. You only pay for the hours you keep the car and the distance you drive.

Car-sharing clubs have been successfully implemented in various European countries such as Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Britain. They are known as “car clubs” in the UK and “car-sharing services” or simply “car-sharing” in continental Europe.

The advantages of a car-sharing club are numerous:

  • Affordable: a lot cheaper than owning a car as you just pay for the time the car is in use and the distance driven.
  • Easy to use: after registration you just book it, jump in the car and drive away.
  • Flexible: book a car for as little as an hour, on-line or calling a booking centre.
  • Planet-friendly: car-sharing globally reduces parking pressure and car use, helping to combat pollution and climate change.
  • Reserved parking: cars are conveniently located in reserved places close to where you live or work.

GoCar: the first Irish CarSharing service

Mendes GoCar Limited, a small Irish consultancy specialising in sustainable and accessible local passenger transport operations, research and training, is in the process of setting up a national CarSharing service under the name GoCar.

Mendes GoCar Limited offered to implement CarSharing in Cork and the City Council has agreed to this offer. The city of Cork will be the first location in Ireland where GoCar will be established, starting in July 2008.

GoCar is being implemented in partnership with cambio CarSharing, which operates and supports CarSharing in nine German and 13 Belgian cities and has nearly 20 years experience of CarSharing.

The initial GoCar fleet consists of 8 vehicles, 6 Ford Fiestas, 1 Ford Focus and 1 Ford Transit Connect van.  They will be spread across 3 GoBases (dedicated parking stations) near City Hall (Anglesea Street), near UCC (College View) and by Clark’s Bridge (Wandesford Quay).

The following leaflets present details of GoCar and offer you the possibility to calculate your own car costs:

GoCar Presentation

“Calculate Your Car Costs” Tool (PDF 172 KB)

Contact us for more information

If you are a resident, a company or a developer interested in seeing car-sharing club services developed in your area don’t hesitate to get in touch with Traffic Division and GoCar to get more information or to give your opinion:

Noel Tummon, Traffic Division, Cork City Council
City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork.
Tel: 021 492 4452
Email: traffic@corkcity.ie

GoCar
LoCall : 1890 446 227
Email : info@gocar.ie 
Website : www.gocar.ie

Ro ads & Transportation Directorate, Cork City Council, City Hall, Cork .
Tel. Nos: Parking Services 4924555  |  Customer Service 4924189 / 4924758 

Roads Control 4924072 / 4924420 | Roads Maintenance 4924658 / 4924660 

Roads Traffic 4924452  | Roads Design 4924151 / 4924671

Fax: 4924515  |  E-mail: roads@corkcity.ie

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