Expansion plans ahead for city car-sharing drive

A YEAR on, up to 100 people are signed up as authorised drivers with Cork city’s first car-sharing scheme – and it looks like the project is going to be extended to Dublin.

Mendes GoCar was established in Cork a year ago. Aimed at urban residents who can use public transport but want the option of occasionally using a car, it has also enjoyed success among the business community who see it as a way of reducing employee travel costs.

According to Mendes GoCar chief executive Graham Lightfoot, the concept has caught on “slowly but surely” but native Corkonians appear to still be sceptical.