Essential information

Membership : 70,000
Locations : 1,000
Current cities : London, Brighton, Southampton, Maidstone, Guildford, Cambridge, Oxford.

Environment

Every Streetcar takes an average of 26 privately-owned cars off the roads of the UK, because members often sell (or don't replace) a car when they join. This means Streetcar has already taken over 20,000 cars off the streets.

What's more, Streetcar has found that members choose to drive 71% less after joining Streetcar, adopting a more integrated transport model by choosing the most appropriate means for each journey. This means that, to date, the company has saved more than 100,000 tonnes of CO2 through reduced driving alone.

Streetcar is also committed to providing the latest and most efficient vehicles to its members in order to minimise emissions. In 2007, VW collaborated with Streetcar to launch the Polo BlueMotion in the UK. All Streetcar vehicles are new VW Golfs, Polos and Transporter vans, including BlueMotion technology.

Source : Streetcar's own customer data. TfL Congestion Charge Review.

Car ownership costs

It is estimated that owning a car equivalent to Streetcar's VW Golf and driving 5,000 miles per year costs £3,927. The same trips in a Streetcar would cost just £1,400.

Source : RAC Cost of Motoring Index, Petrol Retailers Association, Glass's Guide and other impartial sources.