Annual Parking Report 2022
Car club pool cars (common wheels) and electric vehicles
Gateshead Council now has several hundred drivers registered with Co-Wheels. This is saving the Council money in mileage claims and helping reduce carbon emissions across the Borough.
Our fleet currently comprises of 17 petrol cars (Aygos and MG 3s) which are based at the Civic Centre and 2 Yaris' located at Shearlegs Road, all of which have guaranteed parking spaces.
Pool cars can be used to travel to meetings or sites that are not easily accessible on foot or by public transport. The use of the pool cars helps us reduce our overall travel costs and in turn contribute to budgetary savings across the Council.
For those pool cars which are electric vehicles, there are currently four types of charging post located at the Civic Centre. All of the electric vehicles have both 3- pin and male/female charging cables. In addition to this, the charging canopy can be utilised if the charging posts are in use.