“I don’t own my own car and usually rely on public transport to get me around. But when I need to dash to Heathrow for an interview before visiting my brother in Guildford, Surrey, I find a better way. Instead of taking on yet another journey by train and bus, I visit liftshare.com to see if anyone is going that way I can get a lift with. I input my planned route and when I need to arrive, and the site ins
tantly puts me in touch with Tony Russell, 61, and Kevin Hughes, 30.
They found each other via the website three years ago and have saved around £3,000 a year each since — and halved their mileage by sharing the driving regularly. I meet them at Heathrow and they drop me off at Guildford on their way home and the journey is a pleasure. I am guaranteed a seat and enjoy pleasant conversation before saying goodbye.” – Johanna Bell, The Sun.
With collaborative consumption services popping up all over the UK, allowing people to share almost every aspect of their lives – from clothes and dogs, all the way to husbands – Sun writer JOHANNA BELL tried it out for 48 hours to see how she fares in the share market. Read more about her experiences here.
