Guidance

Car clubs: local authority toolkit

How local authorities can support, introduce and expand car club operations.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 13 April 2022
• Last updated: 25 October 2023
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  1. 25 October 2023

     Added information about Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) and On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS).

  2. 13 April 2022

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025

This guidance was published under the 2020 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government. It is under review and is no longer current guidance.

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Car clubs: local authority toolkit

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Toolkit to help local councils understand the benefits of car clubs and support their introduction and operation.

It explains how local authorities should work to:

• explore the potential of local car clubs by reviewing the different types of club and their benefits
• procure a car club for residents, businesses and council staff
• provide access to parking bays for car club operators
• enable access to shared or dedicated electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints for car clubs
• engage council teams, residents and businesses to support car club implementation
• require housing developers to introduce or support car clubs