Fownhope Community Car Club
We’re a community car club, open to all residents of Fownhope and neighbouring parishes, providing access to a Ford B-Max car through membership of the club.
Just like car hire you book and pay per usage. But unlike car hire, the car belongs to all members and is cared for as though it is your own.
The car
It’s a Ford B-Max located centrally in Fownhope village; a spacious, practical and versatile 5-door.
Low membership fees
Joining fee: £24, payable only once.
Membership: £8 per month.
Usage Fees
Use of the car is charged as an hourly rate plus a mileage rate (the cost of fuel is included within these rates). The hourly rate resets for each 24 hour period. The following rates are valid from 1 March 2025.
- Hourly rates:
- First 4 hours: £1.60/hour
- Next 4 hours: 85p/hour
- Next 16 hours: 35p/hour
- Plus mileage:
- 23p/mile
| Example journey | Time | Mileage | Cost |
| Trip to the garden centre | 2 hours | 14 | £6.42 |
| A day out in the Black Mountains | 8 hours | 55 | £22.45 |
| A weekend in Oxford | 48 hours | 160 | £67.60 |
| A week in Cornwall | 7 days | 500 | £222.80 |
The benefits
Cost savings:
- no maintenance
- no tax
- no servicing
- no insurance.
Convenience. Simply book the car, turn up, drive away and return to its central village location.
Peace of mind. Access to a car at short notice when you need one.
Carbon reduction: one car club car can remove up to 15 cars from the roads. Members are much more careful about planning journeys which in turn reduces the levels of carbon emissions.
Are you worried about what you’d do if your car broke down? Do you have two cars and one is regularly unused? Do you only need to use a car occasionally? If so, please get in touch to find out more.
To book the car
When you become a member, you will be sent a link to a teamup calendar, like the one shown here.
You can then add your own bookings.
It’s that simple.
