Advice on positives of car pooling if your office is in London

UK offices have yet to become accustomed to the process of car pooling and how it can help their business such as working well for the environment and saving cash for the members of the initiative.

Car pooling is when employees share rides by joining forces with another colleague who travels a similar route and sharing the fuel costs between them with some even sharing the costs of the vehicle itself.

Not only does sharing a car between two or more save money, but say you commute to London then it might just help you to cut down on travel expenses. What better reason to get into a car pool scheme?

If you still not convinced then here are some more benefits, compiled by www.officebroker.com.

1) Governments and councils sometimes offer initiatives to car poolers. The council may lend you a private car so that you can get to and from your place of work and relieve pressure on the London transport system. There may not be a passenger in the car with you the entire time as if you pick up your car pooling friend on the way which suggests that some drivers have little to lose and a lot to gain. This makes car pooling to your London office a no-lose situation!

2) A few other ways of trying out car pooling include checking out London car pooling sites which won't cost any extra and you could find someone instantly without the trouble of submitting newspaper adverts in the London paper. If car pooling sparks interest in your London office it might be worthwhile talking to your management staff who might be inclined to incentivise the scheme thus securing the backing of your company.

3) The first thing you'll want to organise when car sharing is to work out what way you will go to work and what route to London you'll need to go via to get your passenger so you're not driving unreasonable amounts more. After all, the whole point of car sharing is to save fuel so be sure to choose the shortest London route available and plan out the roads you will be taking in advance double-checking where exactly your colleague would like to be collected.

4) In 2003, our company chose to move to a London serviced office that was found on www.officebroker.com senior management decided to initiate a company-wide scheme of car pooling so that the commute to work would be made easier. Colleagues that embraced the initiative were able to put aside money that would have otherwise ended up with travel companies or London bus services had the car pooling concept not been implemented - the main benefit is that colleagues get to know each other better.

5) If you want to take your car sharing one step further and you travel considerable distances on your way to London you may even wish to open the invitation to non-colleagues and that would offer you extra petrol money for your journey. Don't forget to approach car sharing with safety in mind and you must be cautious when inviting strangers into your vehicle - why not get a friend, relative or colleague to come with you when the time comes to meet your new car share buddy.

So if you're keen to be kind to the planet and you'd like to cut down your rising petrol bills as well as doing a favour for your fellow workers car pooling to London is an excellent solution!