Advice on positives of car pooling if you work from Soho

Car pooling is when employees share rides by joining forces with another colleague who travels a similar route and splitting the cost of fuel between the passengers with some colleagues even sharing the vehicle as well.

Not only will car pooling help to save the planet, but say you work in Soho then it could help you to cut down on travel expenses. What more incentives could you ask for?

Not convinced? Well here is a list of benefits.

1) Some authorities and governments can offer incentives to car poolers. You could get your hands on a private car to drive to your offices with fellow colleagues and relieve the pressure on your Soho bus system from commuters. You may not even have to spend the whole journey to Soho with a travel buddy as if you pick up your car pooling friend on the way which means for some people it will hardly be any extra effort. This makes car pooling to your Soho office a no-lose situation!

2) Other ways that you can kick off your car pooling include searching the internet for Soho car pooling sites which won't cost any extra and you could find someone instantly without waiting for Soho newspaper adverts to be processed. If you can drum up interest with staff at work it may be of use to chat to your management staff who might wish to add cash bonuses for staff wishing to share thus giving you the best chance of getting people to sign up.

3) Firstly, to get your car share started you'll have to figure out what your journey will entail and which route to Soho you will need to take to pick up your passenger so that you don't end up over-driving and spoiling the aim. It is crucial to remember this, as using less fuel is the goal so choose the most direct path on a map beforehand and plot out your trip well in advance confirming with your passenger where the pickup point is.

4) In 2003, our company chose to move to an office in Soho that was found on the powers that be thought that it was a great chance to start a company-wide scheme of car pooling so that colleagues can share driving responsibilities. It saved the colleagues in my workforce plenty of money that, otherwise, would have gone on Soho transport such as buses or taxis were it not for our management's attempts to make car pooling a habit - the key benefit being that colleagues get to know one another better.

5) If you want to take your car sharing one step further and you travel relatively far on your way to Soho you may even consider allowing tag along passengers and that would offer you extra petrol money for your journey. Feeling safe in your vehicle is the most important thing and you must behave as you would normally with any stranger - why not ask a friend or colleague to go with you when you leave to collect your new car pooling buddy.

So if you're keen to be kind to the planet and you want to take home a bit of extra money after bills as well as helping your colleagues get to work safely then car pooling to Soho could well be your answer!