Consultation on the Draft Car Share Policy concluded on Friday 22 April 2016.

Below is a summary of responses received:

• 235 people completed the online survey
• 43 new car share bay locations were suggested using an interactive map

Key results from responses to the online survey

Most people who completed the survey had never used car share (54%) with 37% currently using car share and 8.5% having used it but no longer using car share.

Respondents said that the factors that would be most important if they were to use car share vehicle were: “Available when I want it” (20%), “Saving money” (15%) and “Easy to book” (12%).

The location that would be most useful were: “Close to where I live “(51%); “Near a tram, train or bus stop” (14%) or “Close to where I work” (12%).

In response to the question: "Why do you think Council should support car share?" the most popular response was “Decreases car ownership” with 27% of responses followed by “Helps the environment and decreases emissions” 24% of responses and “provides access to a car when I want it with 16.5%. “I don’t think Council should support car share” accounted for 3% of responses.

Most people answered “Yes-I’ve seen the cars and know how it works” (70%) but there were still almost a third who said “Yes-I’ve seen the cars but don’t know how it works” (23%) or “No-I don’t know about car share” (7%).