September 22nd - An ode to carpooling
Simon Calder takes a look at the economics of carpooling, after Rishi Sunak's reversal of a plan that never was...
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
Compulsory car-sharing has been officially scrapped by the prime minister. The announcement took many in transport circles by surprise, since the only place in the known world where the practice has ever been mandatory is communist Cuba; there were no proposals to adopt it in the UK. But at least a practice that is environmentally and economically advantageous is now being talked about.
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