‘Just when we need them most’: Britain’s car share clubs face closure as last insurer pulls out

Residents of Marmalade Lane, a low-car, co-housing scheme in Cambridge, will not be able to renew their car insurance policy next month. Photograph: Ailsa Insh

Up to 40 community car clubs across the UK could be forced to close after the last insurance firm covering such groups announced it was pulling out of the sector.

For several years, the clubs – often groups of like-minded neighbours – have been sharing cars as a way to cut their carbon footprint.