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Swindon Travel Choices

Swindon Travel Choices aims to make it easier for those living or working
in Swindon to get around without clogging up the road network. We believe
that by giving people proper travel choices, many everyday journeys can be
made by bus, bike and foot rather than by car.

West Swindon
Ever wondered why you own a car? Household Travel
The cost of motoring doesn’t come cheap; many of us pay Survey
a fortune on car loans, tax, insurance, servicing, and fuel
only for the car to sit on the driveway for hours on end. One Many thanks to everyone
solution could be to join the Swindon car club, which is a “pay who took part in the Swindon
by the hour” scheme Travel Choices survey in West
that allows its Swindon during October and
members to use a November. Over a thousand
car without having to replies have been received.
pay to own the car.
The responses are being
In other parts of the analysed and will help set the
country research direction of the project in 2013.
has shown that The draw for the £20 shopping
people have sold vouchers has taken place and
their car to join a the winners notified.
car club, especially
families that have more than one car. It also gives people the
opportunity to drive a nice new car if they can’t afford to buy Grant funding boost for Swindon
their own. Others have joined the scheme when their car is
off the road for a few months. businesses
There are now 5 Co-wheels car club vehicles situated in Thanks to Government funding, Swindon Travel Choices
Swindon and they are ready and waiting to be booked out! is able to offer local businesses grant money ranging from
You can find out more by visiting the Co-wheels website at £500 to £5000 to help reduce traffic congestion on routes
www.co-wheels.org.uk. to the town centre and improve the options available to
Join now and enjoy a free £20 driving credit – use code employees around how they travel to work.
SWL12 when you sign up on the website. The grants can be used to upgrade on-site storage for bikes
or changing facilities, or by supporting individual commuters
by purchasing bikes or providing free bus travel trial tickets.
Will you resolve to discover the bus? The money will be available in 2013, but we are taking
expressions of interest now. Don’t lose out on this
As we welcome in 2013, did you make any New Year opportunity to claim the funding that could be available
Resolutions? What about taking a little more “me time”? One to you.
of the benefits of taking the bus to work is that precious time to
prepare for the day ahead, catch up If you are interested in finding out more, please send an
with emails on your email to: [email protected]
phone, unwind
with a good book,
grab a nap, sneak
a peek into your Share the car,
fellow passengers’ share the cost
lives or simply tweet
your heart out. Following our recent car
To help you on your share campaign coupled
way to discovering the with crippling fuel costs,
benefits of travelling we saw an encouraging
by bus, Swindon Travel increase in membership to
Choices and Thamesdown Transport carshareswindon.com
invite car commuters to try the new “Multi day Since National Liftshare
Rider” smartcard for FREE. If eligible, you will receive a
smartcard preloaded with 6 days free travel – the days do not week in October, there
have to be used consecutively so are perfect for part time workers have been an additional
who only need to travel on certain days of the week. 76 members signing up to
the scheme, and a 50%
Once you have used the complimentary days, you can keep the increase in members
card and top it up with more days, which you can buy on the bus making requests to share
or at the travel shop on Fleming Way. Plus the MultiDay Rider journeys with others.
smartcard is the first flexible product that gives you savings, as
you can buy 6 days travel for the price of 5 (£17.50). Apply online It’s free to join. Find out if there’s anyone near you that could
at www.swindontravelchoices.org.uk fill your empty seats at www.carshareswindon.com
You can keep in touch with the latest Swindon Travel Choices news, events and initiatives
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