An introduction to office car pooling for staff in London

Car pooling is when company employees share car journeys by joining forces with another colleague who travels a similar route and splitting the cost of fuel between the passengers with some even opting to share the cost of the car too.

Not only can you cut down on travel expenses by car pooling, but say you work in London then it could prevent your wallet from feeling so light. What more incentives could you ask for?

Not convinced? Well here is a list of benefits, thanks.

1) Some government agencies plan to assist those hoping to car pool. You may be able to lease a private vehicle in order to commute easily to your offices or headquarters and relieve pressure on the London transport system. You may not even have to spend the whole journey to London with a travel buddy as if you pick someone up en route to the office which means that some drivers may hardly notice the detour. This makes car pooling to your London office a no-lose situation!

2) Other means of giving car pooling a whirl include browsing the web for London car pooling websites which is free to use and could turn out a match instantly without waiting for London newspaper adverts to be processed. If the people you work with are eager to try car pooling it could be of help to talk to your managers who might be able to supply funding or incentives thus encouraging more people to actually sign up for it.

3) When beginning to car share you'll need to decide how you're actually going to get to work and what route to London you'll need to go via to get your passenger so you don't end up driving far more than you usually would. This is important, as cutting back on fuel is the goal so ensure that you select the quickest London route there is and plot out your trip well in advance double-checking where exactly your colleague would like to be collected.

4) When our company decided to move to a London serviced office that was found on my bosses took it upon themselves to start an initiative for the whole company of car pooling to ensure that colleagues weren't affected by the new commute. Workers that took to the scheme managed to save money that, otherwise, would have gone on London transport such as buses or taxis were it not for the car sharing scheme - offering extra opportunities for colleagues to get to know each other outside the office.

5) If you get bitten by the car sharing bug and want to do more and you have a lengthy commute to your place of London you may wish to allow non-colleague locals to participate and they would pay only for their portion of the costs. Don't enter into car sharing without being vigilant of your personal safety and you must behave as you would normally with any stranger - why not take a colleague along with you for support when you leave to collect your new car pooling buddy.

If this sounds like an environmentally friendly option and you'd like to lessen the pressure of your fuel bills as well as doing a favour for your fellow workers car pooling to London is your number one choice!