DriveYou, the instant car and van rentals and car-sharing service which is part of the same group as Hyundai Ireland, is expanding its reach with 12 new pickup and drop-off locations in Fingal, north of Dublin city.
European Mobility Week
The move, which coincides with European Mobility Week, running from the 16th to the 22nd of September, will see the activation of DriveYou locations in Blanchardstown, Swords, Malahide, Sutton, Rush, Balbriggan, and Skerries. To be a little more specific, the locations will be on Main Street, Blanchardstown; Dublin Road, Swords; Liam Rodgers Community Centre, Feltrim; Coast Road, Malahide; Greenfield Road, Sutton; Harbour Road, Rush; Upper Main Street, Rush; Clonard Street, Balbriggan; Newhaven Bay, Balbriggan; Balbriggan Town Park & Church; South Strand, Skerries; and Strand Street, Skerries.
Sustainable transport option
Dave Storey, Director Of Services for Environment, Climate Change & Active Travel at Fingal County Council, commented: "It is great to see DriveYou, a new mobility start-up choose the greater Fingal area to kick off its next phase of expansion. This will benefit locals by providing an additional way to travel and we are delighted to see these twelve locations go live during European Mobility Week. Car share is a key action of the Fingal Climate Action Plan and adds another sustainable transport option alongside public transport and active travel by walking or cycling."
Reduce car ownership
Jonathan Roche, Managing Director of DriveYou, said: "DriveYou are thrilled to launch in North County Dublin, we'd like to thank Fingal County Council for giving us the opportunity to make live twelve excellent locations including this one at the Liam Rodgers Community Centre. We look forward to serving the greater Fingal community."
According to DriveYou, the idea is to: "reduce car ownership, eliminate the cost of owning, insuring and maintaining a car annually. In some scenarios it has even reduced the requirement in some households to own a second car which realistically is seldom driven."
DriveYou first launched back in April of this year, with locations across Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Galway. The new locations opening in the Fingal area bring its total to 50, with over 5,000 subscribers served by 100 vehicles.