AQW 1626/22-27

Mr Peter McReynolds
Alliance Party
East Belfast

Tabled Date: 16/06/2022
Answered On Date: 28/06/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure what research his Department has undertaken into the potential of Car Club vehicles in Northern Ireland.

Answer:

My Department is currently considering how cleaner transport, new business models and new modes of travel can transform how people, goods and services move, as part of our work in developing options for inclusion in our new suite of Transport Plans.

I believe that the greater use of more efficient, on-demand transport schemes, such as Car Clubs, would help enable better integrated services, helping to reduce emissions and congestion in our towns and cities.

Virtually all Car Clubs in other jurisdictions operate as commercial businesses, and as such my Department has no plans to actively establish or operate them.

Members of the public already have access to Car Club vehicles in several urban areas across the North. Additionally, in consultation with my Department, a number of developers have recently included Car Clubs in their Travel Plans for residential developments in Belfast.