Carpooling means two or more people travelling together by car.  By carpooling people can save on travel costs, enjoy a chat on the way to and from work and reduce their emissions.

Workplaces can promote carpooling by their staff:

• Set up a register so staff interested in carpooling can link up, eg a simple intranet bulletin board or a noticeboard in the staff room
• Provide parking bays for car poolers
• Establish a guaranteed ride home policy - where someone gets a public transport or taxi fare if their carpool driver has to go home early or stay late unexpectedly

There are a number of programs to help match up people who want to carpool, some free and some at a fee. Here is a selection of organisations you can use:

• MyCarpools
• Ecarpool
• Envision
• Share my car

Note: The Department of Trnasport does not endorse any particular program. We recommend that you should check privacy and security safeguards before signing up to any program.