April sees the start of Sustainable Crediton's campaign to Get
Crediton Carsharing. Of course this is for all outlying villages
too. With the price of petrol rising there couldn't be a better
time to start carsharing. It's good for the environment, the
community and the people who take part. Devon County Council have a
Devon wide Carsharing community with the company Lift share. To get
started go to carsharedevon.com then
just follow the instructions. Be sure to follow the instruction to
activate your account through your email. If you prefer you can get
the Liftshare app on your phone. It's called Liftshare Companion in
your app store and it's free. You can then join Carshare Devon
through the app. There are even separate communities for certain
places of work like the RD&E. It can be used for both regular
and one off journeys. You can have message conversations with
potential matches to make arrangements or to get a sense if you
feel good about sharing a car with this person. You could even meet
up beforehand if you want.
The website and app have lots of FAQs to answer your questions
and help you get started. It's worth putting in your journey
multiple times because the algorithm's brain is limited and won't
pick up that you would travel through somewhere. For example if you
live in Crediton and are offering a lift to Exeter you might also
put in Newton St Cyres to Exeter to pick up lifts. Conversely if
you are looking for a lift also put in Copplestone ,Bow and Lapford
to Exeter.
Be patient you might not at first get a match. The more people
who join the better it works. Hopefully you will see posters about
and flyers with more information will be handed out and available
from the library and other venues. If you would like a poster of
some flyers for your place of work or any other appropriate venue
get in touch at info@sustainablecrediton.org.uk . We would love to
hear other success stories or indeed get in touch is you need
support.
If you would like flyers about Carsharing for your place of work
or other venues contact us and we will get them to you.
Christina Dymond