9 months ago 23rd Feb 14:17
Work is currently taking place on the M1 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to widen the road in order to accommodate a car-sharing lane.
Roads minister Rosie Winterton welcomed moves that encourage car-sharing.
"We're certainly encouraging local authorities to look at innovative solutions to the problems that are created by congestion.
"High occupancy vehicle lanes can be part of that because they certainly encourage car sharing. It also contributes to improving the environment and can cut the cost of travelling as well."
But Edmund King, president of the AA, said that in practice, car-sharing does not work.
"Most of us today work flexible hours. We don't go to work or come home from work at the same time," he said of the challenges.
"Plus they're incredibly difficult to enforce and if not many people use them they're actually a waste of road capacity."
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