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Car Club at Warwick

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The Car Club scheme at Warwick

As part of our transport and mobility strategy to provide you with a wider range of sustainable travel options and in partnership with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), we are trialling an exciting new Car Club scheme operated by Enterprise Car Club.

What is the Car Club scheme?

The Car Club scheme is available to University Staff and PGR's with access to two fully electric and two hybrid vehicles, which can be booked free of charge for business travel only. The cars are supplied and maintained by Enterprise Car Club and are permanently parked on campus which can be booked from as little as one hour, up to a maximum of two days during weekdays only, full details of the business trip must be provided within the "memo" field when booking the vehicle. This is required to validate the booking.

If you require a vehicle for business travel for more than two days, you should book a hire car using the University Car Hire contract for business travel Short Term Car and Van Rental (warwick.ac.uk)

To register for the Car Club scheme please email: TransportFleet@warwick.ac.uk with your name, department and confirmation that you wish to join the Car Club scheme for business travel. We will then supply you with a web link to register to join the scheme.

In addition to the vehicles available for business travel, we have two ultra low emission petrol cars on campus, which can be hired by staff and students for personal and social travel at preferential hire rates. To access these two cars plus many more nationwide, staff and students must register and pay to hire these cars through a separate web portal. Please email: TransportFleet@warwick.ac.uk with your name, department and confirmation that you wish to join the Car Club scheme for personal travel. We will then supply you with a web link to register to join the scheme. There is normally a membership fee of £60 to use this service, but the University has negotiated a 100% fee discount for our community. If you wish to obtain one year discount on your membership, enter Promo Code WARWICK10. Personal membership of Enterprise Car Club provides staff and students with access to hire any of their 1,400 Car Club cars across the UK for private use.

How does it work?

How do I use the cars?

Everything you need to use this service can be easily organised through Enterprise’s app or website and there are also instructional videosLink opens in a new window to help explain the process too.

1. Register and reserve your car

  • Register online with Enterprise Car Club. Please note you will need to present your driving licence details when registering for the first time.
  • Download and log into Enterprise’s Car Club app or log in through their website to view and reserve a car.
  • Once you’re registered and logged in you can select a vehicle and choose your reservation start/end times.
  • You can reserve vehicles both in advance and on the go.

2. Unlock & go

  • Use the Enterprise Car Club app to unlock the vehicle, or place your Clever Membership card* over the windscreen reader and wait for the green light to appear.
  • Enter your PIN number into the PIN pad located inside the glovebox and collect the keys.

3. Return the car

  • When you’ve finished, please return the vehicle to the same bay, and use your app or access card to lock the vehicle for the final time.
  • If you need a little extra time, you can extend your reservation from the vehicle itself, the app, website or by calling Enterprise on 0345 266 9290.

FAQ’s

On campus we have two fully electric and two hybrid cars available to staff, PGR's, and 1st & 2nd year MBChB to use free of charge for business travel only, which are insured by the University. More information about how to use this hybrid vehicle can be found in this guide. We also have two ultra low emission petrol cars available, these cars are accessible to anyone, and can be hired for personal/social travel (hire charges will apply).

Business use
  • Kirby Corner Car Park
  • Lynchgate Car Park
  • Gibbet Hill Campus (Car Park 1)
Personal use
  • Cryfield Village Car Park
  • Car Park 8a (adjacent to the Junction building)
Please visit our map for the locations of these car parks mapLink opens in a new window.

The maximum period you can hire the cars for business travel is 2 days from Monday to Friday. There is no limit for personal hire vehicles.

If anything happens while using any of the Car Club vehicles, it must be reported inmmediately to Enterprise’s Car Clubhouse Team on 0345 266 9290, who are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and the University. When you register to join the Car Club, this process will be explained in your welcome pack.

If you are using the car for business travel you should follow the procedure outlined in our business insurance procedure as well as informing Enterprise.

The Hyundai Ioniq cars are for business travel only, and are insured by the University.

The two cars available for personal/social travel, the insurance is provided by Enterprise and included within the hire fee.

If you have any other question with regards of the Car Club Scheme please email TransportFleet@warwick.ac.uk .