Hi all,

I am not in London but am going to be selling my car at the end of the month to sort out closing off any finance/insurance, etc on the car.

I’ll be getting a new car at the end of September I think, but between august and September I’m not going to have a car.

I was looking at the enterprise car club as an option, as I may need a car once per week in September to get to Milton Keynes, I wasn’t sure if there were other similar schemes that you all would recommend?

Specified earlier I’m not in London as it doesn’t appear Zipcar operates in my town, so that is for sure out but open to suggestions on short term coverage! :)

Thanks

  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
    2·
    1 year ago

    I suppose it might depend on mileage - they reckon it’s as cheap to get an Uber as to run your own car (source: Uber, probably).

    • KumaLumaJumaOP
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      1 year ago

      I hadn’t thought of Uber but if car club is like £10 per hour then I think it would work out cheaper as I’d need the car for about 3 hours once a week… I’m going about 24 miles and I think an Uber would be £20is each way…. If it were closer it wouldn’t be a bad shout though.

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yes, cost probably balances out at those medium distances.

        Have you checked local car pools and the like?

        • KumaLumaJumaOP
          1·
          1 year ago

          Sorry what do you mean by car pool? Like people going to the same place? Unfortunately I’m going at an odd time (7-9pm on a night once a week) so it’s not quite a normal journey.

          • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
            2·
            1 year ago

            Ah yeah, that probably won’t work.

            What I mean is there are ride sharing apps and sites, plus more local groups on Facebook or Nextdoor (might have changed its name) where you could see if anyone was making the trip and up for splitting petrol costs.

            • KumaLumaJumaOP
              1·
              1 year ago

              Ah okay that makes sense, will see about next door but I don’t use either of them currently.

              • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
                2·
                1 year ago

                If you aren’t on there it might not be worth your time and effort for any minor savings. Good luck though.

                • KumaLumaJumaOP
                  2·
                  1 year ago

                  Thanks for all the suggestions mate, really appreciate it :)

                  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝A
                    2·
                    1 year ago

                    No worries - it’s a tricky one as it falls between a number of stools and there isn’t an obvious, easy solution.

    • Sheltac@lemmy.world
      2·
      1 year ago

      That cannot be true. The only way that’s true is if the drivers are making literally zero money and living in abject pov—

      Oh wait, that actually doesn’t sound implausible.