The Westminster Car Club is available to Westminster residents and businesses and provides members with the use of cars parked in on-street places across the city and throughout Greater London. The hourly and daily rates all include insurance, the congestion charge and fuel for 40 miles as well as one hour’s free parking in Westminster, and discounts are available for Westminster businesses wanting to join the scheme.

Cllr Daniel Astaire, Westminster City Council’s Cabinet Member for Business, said: ‘We are pleased to continue our partnership with Zipcar and we have ambitious plans to increase membership of the scheme and use of the current fleet of vehicles. This scheme is a win/win situation, offering great benefits to individual drivers in Westminster and improving the local environment for everyone.’ 

Since the scheme started in 2009, the total number of Car Club members in Westminster has grown to around 9,500, making Westminster – in membership terms – the largest car club borough in London.

The Car Club currently has 185 vehicles at 128 locations and members can choose from a range of vehicles including VW Golfs, Audi A3s, people carriers and vans. Members of the scheme can locate and reserve a car 24 hours a day (online, by using the Zipcar smartphone app or by phone), unlock the car with their membership card, and drive away.