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The alternative of joining a car club is purchasing your own private car (or public transport). A look at the various costs and savings (financial & non-financial) of joining a car club are shown below.

Financial Benefits of Car Clubs
	The main reason for joining a car club is the financial savings. The AA calculates owning a car in the UK cost £2,749 p.a. By joining a car club you save on: * No Road tax (£30 to £210) * No insurance costs (typically £400) and breakdown insurance (£39) * No servicing costs & MOT (typically £300) * No maintenance costs when thing go wrong * No fuel costs (typically £360 p.a) * No cleaning costs * No London Congestion Charge (Depending on vehicle and car club) * No finance cost (Bank loans or lease hire) * No Depreciation Costs (Between £1,500 and £15,000) * No Residents parking permits

Financial Costs of Car Clubs*

	City Car Club	Street Car	Whizz Go	Zip Car
Joining Cost:	£50 includes first years membership	£39.50 to register plus £10 smartcard fee.	£49.50 includes first years membership	£25.00 includes first years membership
Membership Renewal:	£50	£49.50	£49.50	£25.00
Additional Partners:	£25 per annum	£9.50 per day	TBC	£10.00
Rental:	Standard cars 1 hour: £4.95 24 hours: £49.50 7 days: from £245 Larger cars 1 hour: £5.95 24 hours: £59.50 7 days: from £245	Volkswagen Golf 1 hour: £5.95 24 hours: £49.50 7 days: £195 30 days: £695 VW Polo Bluemotion 1 hour: £3.95 24 hours: £39.50 7 days: £165 30 days: £635	Citroen C1 (L'don & B'ham) 1 hour: £5.65 (£5.65) 24 hours: £37 (£44 - £55) 7 days: £197 (£217) Citroen C3 (L'don & B'ham) 1 hour: £5.15 (£5.15) 24 hours: £40 (£42 - £55) 7 days: £197 (£217)	Small Car: Wkday/(Wkend) 1 hour: from £3.95 (from £4.95) 24 hours: from £29.00 (from £45.00)
Benefits:	50 miles free fuel per day	30 miles free fuel per day	30 miles free fuel per day	60* miles free fuel per day
Additional Miles:	24p per mile	23p per mile	21p per mile	23p to 33p per mile depending on car
Insurance:	Fully comprehensive insurance (standard £500 excess). Reduced excess option to £100: £5.00 per month. Drivers aged 19-20: compulsory £10 per month insurance fee, which comes with a reduced excess of only £250.	Fully comprehensive insurance (standard £500 excess). You can reduce this excess on a per-trip basis for £9.50 per day, or on a monthly basis from just £3.95 per month to £250 or £9.95 a month to reduce to £0.	Fully comprehensive insurance (standard £500 excess). For extra peace of mind members can reduce their insurance excess to £250 for a 5% premium on usage costs, or down to just £50 by paying a 10% premium.	TBC
Other:	Discount Card available £12.50 pcm which gives additional savings.	StreetVan membership for free in year 1. 3 month money back guarantee.	Value packages available. Value packs include 60 miles allowance per day plus free weekend extensions. £50 value pack gives 5% hourly rate discount, £100 (10% discount) & £250 (15% discount).	Congestion Charge Included Free. Value plans are available. £50 per month (5% discount), £100 (10% discount) and £250 (15% discount).

*(Price above are as a guide only and you should refer to each Car Club for full details, offers, other charges and terms & conditions)

Non Financial Benefits of Car Clubs
	You have a car when you need it but unlike public transport, you can go exactly where you want, with all the creature comforts of a car such as radio and air conditioning*. You can go about your business without constraints such as waiting for trains, have access 24 hours a day and you can change your route as necessary. They are especially useful if you have children or need to drive to do the weekly shop. There are many environmental benefits too. For a start it reduces the number of vehicles on the road. It is estimated between 6 and 15 cars are taken off the road for every 1 car shared. This is because car club members often sell their car when they join up or put off car purchases. Car clubs are especially effective for households with 2 cars looking to have just one car. Club cars tend to be newer with more stringent pollution controls and therefore more fuel efficient. This reduces carbon emission. In addition, the majority of car clubs now have hybrid cars available to users which utilise electric motors to power the car as well as petrol.

Non Financial Costs of Car Clubs
	Some flexibility is lost with Car Clubs. For example, the cars need to be collected from a designated parking space which could be some walk away depending on your location, especially the further out of London you go. Car clubs continue to expand, and now there are more locations than ever with many more planned. Cars need to be reserved. Although this can be done online or over the phone, some notice does need to be given and there is no guarantee a car will be available at your preferred location. There are also sometimes charges for the late return of a vehicle so you do need to be time conscious. You are also limited by the choice of cars available. Although most clubs have a choice of cars available you may find the comfort or driving position, for example if you are tall not to your liking. Some Car Clubs also have advertisement on their cars. This is great if you want to shout your green credentials but may not be suited everyone. In addition, some restrictions do apply such as age restrictions (min & max) apply, licence restrictions (eg. points and convictions) plus smoking and carrying of pets are prohibited.

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