Driving

Driving, especially on your own, can be an expensive way to travel.

However, there are steps that you can take to 'drive smarter' so that you can lessen the blow to your pocket and to the environment.

In this section, we look at how you can make better choices about your driving, including how you can take steps to save money, reduce your emissions, and even help to cut congestion.

Car sharing

Car sharing simply means taking one or more passengers with you in your own car for certain journeys. It's a great way to cut your travel costs, reduce your CO2 emissions and improve your social life! If you don’t have a car, you may be able to get a lift with someone who does and share the fuel costs.

Car sharing can be useful for regular journeys to places like work or college. You can find someone to car share with by asking around your friends. Alternatively you could sign up to find someone on the Car Share Somerset Website.

On the Car Share Somerset website, there are over 2000 people signed up to share lifts to and from hundreds of destinations in and around Somerset.

The service is absolutely free to use and makes lift sharing simple. All you need to do is complete a few details about yourself and your journey and the system will look for possible matches. 

Cars

For further information about buying a car, safe and economical driving and reducing the amount you drive, go to the our dedicated page on Cars.