POD (shared transport)
{{Short description|Car club in the UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Calder Valley Shared Transport Ltd
| trading_name = POD
| logo = 150px
| type = Community Benefit
| industry = Carsharing
| predecessor = Hour Car
| founded = {{Start date and age|2024|04|p=y}} in Hebden Bridge and Todmorden, UK
| hq_location_city = Hebden Bridge
| hq_location_country = UK
| area_served = Calder Valley, UK
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Rose Wheeler (Chair)|Kieran Turner (Manager)}}
| num_employees = 1
| num_employees_year = 2025
| locations = 4 (2025)
| website = {{URL|pod-caldervalley.co.uk}}
}}
POD is a not-for-profit community-owned car club in the Calder Valley, in the United Kingdom.
Aims
Funding
It was set up with funding from members who took part in its opening share offer in addition to support from Todmorden Town Council, Hebden Royd Town Council in Hebden Bridge, and Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council’s Calder Ward, in addition to charitable grants.{{Cite web|date=2024-11-11|title=Car share scheme in Calderdale made possible thanks to funding|url=https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/community/car-share-scheme-in-calderdale-made-possible-thanks-to-funding-4862136|url-status=live|access-date=2025-04-30|website=Halifax Courier}}{{cite web|date=2024-11-07|title=Car share scheme returns to Hebden Bridge|url=https://hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/2024/138.html|url-status=live|access-date=2025-04-30|website=Hebden Bridge Web}}{{cite web|date=2024-11-29|title=POD - car share scheme launched|url=https://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/2024/150.html|url-status=live|access-date=2025-04-30|website=Hebden Bridge Web}}
Structure
POD has shareholding members, volunteers, and subscription-paying users. It is organised as a Co-operative, formally registered as a Registered Society, with number 9379 in the Financial Conduct Authority's Mutuals Public Register.{{Cite web|title=Mutuals Public Register|url=https://mutuals.fca.org.uk/Search/Society/31796|url-status=live|access-date=2025-04-30|website=Financial Conduct Authority}}
It is a member of CoMoUK, the UK's national charity for shared transport.
Fleet
File:2 of POD's shared transport club cars in Bridge Lanes car park.png
The club has five hybrid cars, three Toyota Yaris hatchbacks and two Toyota Corolla estates. These are based in both Hebden Bridge (at three locations), and Todmorden.
Technology
It uses the software platform of the European Co-operative, The Mobility Factory to allow app-based access to bookings and vehicles.
References
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External links
- [https://pod-caldervalley.co.uk/ POD]
- [https://www.como.org.uk/ CoMoUK, the national organisation for shared transport]