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Exclusive: Zipcar launches vans by the hour

London-based Zipcar car club is moving into vans by the hour this spring with VW Caddy and Transporter vans.
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30 November 1999

VW Caddy will be used by Zipcar to provide vans by the hour

Zipcar: adding vans to car club with VW Caddy

Car club set to unveil van service in late spring

Zipcar, a worldwide car club with an operation in London, is expanding its service to vans.

The vans will be available on an hourly basis.

Zipcar intends to use the Volkswagen Caddy at first; and then introduce the larger VW Transporter.

The vans will be available on a flat rate pay-for-use system.The cost of the VW Caddy will be £4.50 an hour; the VW Transporter £7.50 an hour.

Businesses wishing to join Zipcar pay a £75 one-off fee to set up an account. And £10 per year per driver to hold a Zipcard. The Zipcard enables the van to be driven away from its designated parking area.

Included in the fee is a driving licence check.

Paul McLoughlin, general manager, Zipcar said: “It

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Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton

Ralph Morton is an award-winning journalist and the founder of Business Car Manager (now renamed Business Motoring). Ralph writes extensively about the car and van leasing industry as well as wider fleet and company car issues. A former editor of What Car?, Ralph is a vastly experienced writer and editor and has been writing about the automotive sector for over 35 years.

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