Detailed description (English): Meath County Council has agreed to a 6 month trial with GoCar, the shared car service in County Meath, the pilot will be launched to coincide with EUROPEAN MOBILITY WEEK (16-22 September). Go Car is a car sharing initiative, anyone with a current drivers licence can register and then use the cars on a pay-per-trip basis, 24/7, 365 days a year this allows users the freedom to access a vehicle where and when they need it. Further information on the scheme is attached and available at the following link https://www.gocar.ie/
As part of the pilot, GoCar will deliver 1 car to each of the following 5 locations – Ashbourne, Kells, Navan, Ratoath and Trim. A second car will be considered for Navan should there be sufficient uptake of the service.
The success of the pilot will be measured on the popularity of the service judged by how many people are using it. The target with GoCar is to remove 10-15 cars private cars off the road for each GoCar, and to do this they’d hope to see 25-30+ people using the car.
Target group(s): Car drivers in County Meath
Objectives: The objective is to remove 10-15 cars private cars off the road for each GoCar provided, this will reduce air pollution and CO2 emitted, and result in less congestion and noise pollution
Expected Outcomes: To roll out the pilot on a permanent basis around the County
Partner: GoCar - car sharing company that operates the service
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