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Print articleThe new web-based car sharing scheme www.angusliftshare.com is to be launched on Thursday, 14 June, National Liftshare Day.
The Angus scheme is part of Tayside and Central Transport Partnership's (Tactran) regional car sharing database, www.tactranliftshare.com. The site, funded by the Scottish Executive, forms an umbrella site for the four local authority liftsharing sites.
The website is designed to help people find lifts through a database which matches journeys and times of people who live or work in the region. Tactranliftshare is supporting the service as part of its drive to encourage sustainable transport and reduce the number of commuter journeys where only one person is in a car.
The safety aspect of the project is of paramount importance, and users cannot look at the personal or journey details of others. Journeys are simply registered and suitable matches are emailed to the recipient with minimal information. This whole process is facilitated through www.angusliftshare.com. People are not even required to have a car to register for a match.
With the extensive movement of commuters across the region for work, study and leisure, the introduction of tactranliftshare will benefit many from Angus, Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and beyond. Anyone can register a journey, whether it is for a daily commute or a one-off journey.
Liftshare, based in Norfolk, recently won the 'Best Environmental Product' at the Business Commitment to the Environment Awards for their national online route matching system. The whole Liftshare network has nearly 1000 active schemes running nationwide, which is growing on a daily basis.
