David Johnson From our perspective, car sharing has been such a success that we think other organisations should give it a try.

It particularly suited us at Woking, and any fleet or transport manager who faces a large mileage reimbursement or pool car admin cost every month could cut those expenditures swiftly by considering adopting a car-sharing programme instead.

Stephen Cavinder I suppose better communications to users: make them understand the importance of why car clubs/schemes are being introduced.

And make sure that the booking systems are online and as simple to use as possible and that the smallest possible car is made available; most journeys are undertaken with just one or two people in the car so large family cars are not necessary.

Finally, introduce alternatively-fuelled vehicles such as hybrids or electrics.

The FleetNews view

While car clubs and car sharing schemes may not be the perfect solution for all fleets, they may still have something to offer.

The real crunch seems to come down to a simple case of geography; can a car club provide your drivers with a vehicle at the right time or place?

Equally, car sharing will only work if colleagues are sharing the same or similar journeys. Pricing could also be an issue although increased take-up of car club schemes could help to lower current tariffs.

It is possible that, with some improvements, car clubs and car sharing could become a useful business tool for the fleet manager.