Pass Plus is a training course for drivers especially new drivers, which will train you in driving in certain conditions, in the city, at night, during extreme weather conditions.

If you successfully pass the course, you can get use Pass Plus to get a cheaper deal for your car insurance.

Visit the site: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/LearnerAndNewDrivers/Passplusdrivingcoursefornewdrivers/DG_4022426

To save money, effort and the enviroment. Car sharing is proving evermore popular, customers being able to book a brand new vehicle via their phone, for a certain time period with a guaranteed parking spot.

City Car Club, is just one of the companies that use this idea. With their rates at starting from less then £3.96 an hour, it is one of the cheapest and cars available in the majority of areas in London particularly, it offers more coverage.

Visit the site: http://www.citycarclub.co.uk/

GoingGreen was a pioneer in bringing electric cars (well, small electric quadricycles really) to the streets of London in the form of the G-Wiz. Love it or hate, this little low-cost vehicle is the largest selling electric vehicle in the world (3000 in total with 1000 on the roads in London), and GoinGreen were a pioneer of guerrilla online marketing as a means of cutting down costs.

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With a new full sized Reva NXR due for release in 2010, you could be hearing a lot more about this plucky company in future.

Check out their site at: http://www.goingreen.co.uk/

Money Saving Expert is aimed at providing useful information on finding the best deals, on a range of items from shopping to mortgages.

Their main objective is to save the average consumer money, updated regularly, the website is constantly refreshed with new vouchers, offers and news.

Run and owned by Martin Lewis, since 2003, has grown in popularity and can attract up to 7 million new visitors to the site.

Visit the site: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/

Zipcar is a carsharing company, where drivers can book a car for a specified amount of time be it hours, days or weeks. Drivers can join the service and for either an annual fee or a pay as you go fee, be able to access cars parked all around London.

Drivers can take advantage of the fact that petrol and the congestion charge are paid for by Zipcar. They have a range of makes from Audi to Volkswagen.

Visit the site: http://zipcar.co.uk

This allows drivers the flexibility to drive a car, without the hassle and expenses associated when owning a car. Therefore reducing the amount of carbon produced.

The driver can easily book a car via the phone and over the internet.

Visit the site: http://www.streetcar.co.uk

GreenMotor is an online blog which reviews and posts news relating to green vehicles. It contains reviews on test driving the latest and prototype vehicles.

The vehicle reviews and news, are in the following categories: hybrids, electric cars, small cars and fuel economy.  The  site also has a category named science, where articles on the science of greener technology can be found.

GreenMotor contains links to websites within the same area, books and dvds that deal with the information of greener technology.

Visit the site: http://www.greenmotor.co.uk/

The site informs the user of the types of vehicles available and the latest developments of green technology. This gives the user knowledge as to how green technology and cars are developing, how cars affect the environment and advice to drivers on how they can help.

Green Car Site aims to provide both drivers and businesses all the resources required, to help them improve the environment.

Visit the site: http://www.greencarsite.co.uk