NSW Government Looks To Cut Costs With Car-Sharing Trial

Car sharing could become a permanent means of transport for New South Wales Government employees, if a new trial proves successful.

The NSW government will trial car-sharing services around Sydney from GoGet, GreenShareCar and Hertz 24/7 for six months.

It’s hoped the shift to public cars for the NSW Government can be a permanent one, with a view to reducing the current size and $250 million annual expense of the government’s vast fleet of self-owned cars. 

NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Dominic Perrottet, said the trial would include the entire public service.

“It doesn’t make sense for government and taxpayers to foot the bill for purchasing and maintaining more than 20,000 vehicles when some are used only a handful of times each week,” Mr Perrottet said.

“In metropolitan areas like Sydney, car-sharing services [offer] a more efficient alternative to a state-owned fleet. Currently, government and taxpayers pay all associated costs of vehicles regardless of how frequently they are used.” 

“Under the shared model, in addition to administration charges, we will only need to pay for the length of hire and the kilometres driven.”

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