That’s according to new research from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which found that 13% of drivers with access to business car sharing admit that they travel to work by car less often, while 7% now make fewer work-related trips overall.

The study was carried out among drivers using the Enteprise CarShare programme developed by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. It was produced by Carplus, a leading transport NGO covering car clubs and car sharing, as part of its Carplus Annual Survey: Findings for London.

Prior to the introduction of Enterprise CarShare at their places of work, 43% of the drivers surveyed used their own cars for business trips and 37% used pool cars provided by their employer.

Adrian Bewley, director of business rental at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, commented: ‘The benefits of car sharing extend beyond the cost savings, reduced admin and enhanced sustainability noted by businesses. They help those organisations drive real and genuine behavioural change among employees, encouraging people to think more carefully about how, why and if they need to travel.

‘Car sharing and daily rental can help businesses move away from the expense of mileage reimbursement and the hassles of running a pool car fleet, but they can also help change the entire organisational culture.’