Join a club that can help drive down the cost of car ownership

Increased insurance premiums and rising congestion levels can make owning a car increasingly costly. We look at a growing alternative

When Dirk Mürlebach moved from Margate in Kent to Poplar in London he got an unwelcome surprise. On his arrival in the capital, he was told that his car insurance premium was rising from £435 to almost £2,000. “I thought ‘right, I’m getting rid of the car’,” he said.

Instead of spending his days navigating public transport in the absence of his own vehicle, Mürlebach signed up for the same service that a growing number of British drivers are using – car clubs, where you can pay to drive by the hour.

We calculate that joining a club in London alone has taken 25,000 cars off the road

If you rely on a car on a regular basis, and need access to it all the time, you may not experience the benefits

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