Zipcar set to close UK operations

Zipcar has announced proposals to unopen its UK operations by the extremity of the year.

The US-headquartered car-sharing radical said it plans to "temporarily" suspend caller bookings aft 31 December aft launching a ceremonial consultation with employees implicit its closure.

The UK cognition had 71 employees astatine the extremity of 2024, according to its astir precocious filed accounts.

The institution said its customers would inactive beryllium capable to usage Zipcars implicit Christmas and up to 31 December.

James Taylor, wide manager of Zipcar UK, told customers: "I'm penning to fto you cognize that we are proposing to cease the UK operations of Zipcar and person contiguous started ceremonial consultation with our UK employees.

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"We volition temporarily suspend bookings, pending the result of this consultation. This means it volition not beryllium imaginable to marque immoderate caller bookings beyond 31st December 2025, pending the result of the consultation.

"This means it volition not beryllium imaginable to marque immoderate caller bookings beyond December 31 2025, pending the result of the consultation."

He said that lawsuit accounts volition stay until the institution has confirmed its determination astatine the extremity of the consultation process.

Accounts showed that the van and car prosecute steadfast saw losses deepen to £5.7m successful 2024 aft a alteration successful lawsuit trips.

Sky News has contacted Zipcar for comment.