Community Solutions

Group Overview
The facility to add and join a 'group' is a unique feature of the liftshare service. It is designed to help you not only find journey matches but also to find people you either have something in common with or who work in the same community as you.

By 'group' we mean any population of people who are able to share cars to mutual benefit. For example, groups could be defined by geography (i.e. a village, town, city, country or region), function (i.e. a company, school, university or hospital), location (i.e. a housing estate, business park or industrial estate) or activity (i.e. people interested in classical music, sports etc).

You do not need to be in a group to search for travel companions.

Public Groups
The public group facility enables you to find like-minded travelling companions free of charge.

In addition to the public groups set up in Norfolk on carsharenorfolk.com, liftshare has a huge list of public groups throughout the UK, giving you the choice to travel with other people with similar interests, whether they be bird-lovers, festival goers or people from the same region as you.

As a member of a public group, when you search for travel companions the list of matches will show you if each person is in the same group(s) as you. You can specify whether you would like to search only within the group, or whether you would like to search for all potential matches.

Anyone can set up a new public group for free.

For more information on public groups, tips on encouraging car sharing, and notes on how the Councils can help you, go to Companies.

If you would like to set up a new public group go to liftshare.org.

Private Groups
Private groups have restricted membership. As a member of a private group you are able to restrict your search to within the group and can restrict your journey details so that they are only shown to other members of your private group. If you wish, you can also search for all potential matches.

New private groups can be set up for businesses and communities wanting restricted access. There is a charge for private groups and this varies depending upon the service you would like.

Setting up a private group under the umbrella of carsharenorfolk.com is much more cost-effective than buying an off-the-shelf scheme, and more likely to succeed. That is one of the reasons why Norfolk County Council and Norwich City Council set up carsharenorfolk.com.

For more information on Private Groups, tips on encouraging car sharing, and notes on how the Councils can help you, go to Companies.

To set up a new private group go to liftshare.org.