This information will help guide you on how to access the Liftshare Community, which is available to staff and students at the University of Exeter, Falmouth University, Falmouth Exeter Plus and Falmouth and Exeter Students’ Union, based in Penryn, Falmouth and Truro.
The aim of the platform is to encourage and motivate sustainable commuting to campus, although it can be used for other shared journeys. The aim of the platform is to encourage and motivate sustainable commuting to campus, and other work-related journeys.
Liftshare Benefits:
- Share the cost of your commute.
- Reduce your carbon footprint and play your part.
- Connect and collaborate with people within your campus community.
Download the free Mobilityways App
Watch this video on How to Liftshare using the Mobilityways App
1. How to join the Penryn Liftshare Community:
App
Step one: Open the Mobilityways App
Step two: Select ‘Join Liftshare’
Step three: Select ‘Join a community’
Step four: Type ‘Penryn Campus’
Step five: Join using a University/FXPlus/SU email address
Step six: Verify your account (check your inbox)
Browser
Step one: Go to Universityofexeter.lifstshare.com
Step two: Join using a University/FXPlus/SU email address
Step three: Verify your account (check your inbox)
Step four: Sign into your account
Step five: Download the free Mobilityways App
2. Using the Penryn community:
The key is to find someone to Liftshare with. When you find someone to Liftshare with it is important to form a Liftshare Team with this person by sending a request to share.
Forming a Liftshare Team enables you and your teammates to benefit from car sharing within the Penryn Campus community.
Must haves to Liftshare successfully:
- A verified Liftshare account
- A journey available to share
- The Liftshare App downloaded
- A Liftshare Team has been formed
3. Finding a Liftshare Teammate:
To find someone to Liftshare with, you must have a journey available to share.
When you have a journey available to share, you will be able to view other member journeys and they will be able to see yours. It is at this point where messages between members seeking more information and, or requests to share can be sent.
Follow these steps to form a Liftshare Team with a fellow Penryn Campus Community member:
1. Add a journey in your account (Driver, passenger, or both if you are flexible to do both)
2. Find a match by searching for nearby journeys
3. You have found a potential match, send a message to seek further information (optional)
4. Send a request to share to form a Liftshare Team
5. The request to share must be accepted by the other member to form a Liftshare Team
4. How and why do I authenticate?
The Mobilityways App is required for each Liftshare member to authenticate to allow the Sustainability Team to monitor Liftshare efficiently in terms of uptake, usage and carbon savings.
How to authenticate:
1. At the point of pick up and before you begin your shared journey.
- a. Open the Mobilityways App and select ‘Authenticate’
- b. The driver selects ‘I’m the driver’ and the passenger selects ‘I’m the passenger’
- c. The passenger scans the drivers QR code showing in the app
2. Success – you’ve authenticated! Put your phones away and Liftshare to campus
Watch a video on how to authenticate your shared journey
Please authenticate your journey! It’s really important to authenticate your journey each time, as this allows the Sustainability Team to see how many people are using the car sharing app and what kind of journeys they are making. This may help inform future functionality and benefits of the scheme.
How safe is car sharing through the Liftshare scheme?
The safety of Car Share Scheme members is a priority, and the website has been made as secure as possible. All member details are stored securely in the database and only members’ travel information can be accessed by other members. Your safety is further increased by sharing with members of the University community through the private group.
When it comes to travelling, every member is responsible for his or her own safety. However, we do recommend that members follow some simple security measures:
- Avoid exchanging home addresses with your travelling companion before you meet them.
- Arrange to meet for the first time in a public place.
- Inform a friend or family member of who you will be travelling with, when and to where.
- Make sure you see each other’s IDs – passports, student cards or driving licences – so you know you’re travelling with the right person.
- You are under no obligation to go ahead with any car share arrangement. If you have any doubts about your travelling companion, you should not travel with them.
It is your responsibility to check that the person you are sharing with has all the legal driving documents, such as driving licence, car insurance, MOT and car tax.
For more information about safety and security of personal information please read
Car share safety – Liftshare guide to safe ride-sharing
Watch this video on How to Liftshare using the Mobilityways App
What is the suggested contribution?
The app suggests what you might want to give the driver as a contribution to costs. It’s not compulsory and is there as an aid only. You may decide to take it in turns to be the driver and passenger, for example. You can find more information online
What if I’m already registered on Liftshare?
If you are already signed up to Liftshare and belong to another community, sign into your Liftshare account on the Mobilityways app, go to the ‘More’ button and add yourself onto the Penryn Community.
Do I need to lift share for the whole of my journey?
No, you may find that it’s only convenient to Liftshare for part of your journey. Remember to authenticate as soon as the shared part of your journey begins
Does car sharing affect my insurance?
Most UK insurance companies say that car sharing won’t affect the insurance of their members so long as profit isn’t made. If in doubt, check with your insurance company. You can find more information online.
Step by Step guide for joining the Penryn Campus Community Liftshare with the Mobilityways app
- Download the Mobilityways app
- Select ‘Join a community’
- Type ‘Penryn Campus’
- Join using a University/FXPlus/SU email address
- Verify your account (check your inbox)
- Read and accept the Privacy Policy
- Enable Notifications or Skip this stage
- Input your journey schedule (to help you find a Liftshare partner)
- You will be given a suggested contribution towards your journey, which is entirely optional. You and your Liftshare partner may decide to take it in turns to drive.
- Find matches for your journey and see your Liftshare stats. Remember to authenticate, so that you can keep track of your carbon savings.
Most UK insurance companies say that car sharing won’t affect the insurance of their members so long as profit isn’t made. If in doubt, check with your insurance company. You can find more information online
