A NEW journey-sharing website is being launched today that could help South Gloucestershire drivers get the better of Aztec West’s peak-time congestion.

The website called 'joinmyjourney' aims to lower the amount of cars coming to the area, meaning lower emissions and saving commuters money.

The site, funded by South Gloucestershire Council’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund, was developed by resource efficiency specialist ecosurety, with support from North Bristol SusCom.  

Free-to-use, joinmyjourney enables commuters travelling by car, bicycle or on foot to find others to share compatible journeys to work, either regularly, or as a one off.

Initially aimed at commuters in the West of England, and being launched for the 8,000 people commuting to Aztec West each day, there are also plans to open it out to educational organisations and business centres nationally. 

“Every day I would see single drivers sitting in traffic queues, waiting to get into the park,” said ecosurety’s Ben Luger, who has driven the site’s development. 

“I’d started an off-the-shelf car share scheme for ecosurety employees, but it just didn’t have the scale, was too complex and too limited to make a significant dent in emissions and the number of vehicles.”

The site gives commuters an option to find journey sharers ahead of 12 months of road works scheduled to start in Spring 2016 at the junction to improve traffic flow, walking and cycling routes.

Apple, Windows and Android joinmyjourney apps will also be available to download in the New Year. 

Users who sign up and start journeys between now and the first week of December are also automatically enrolled into a prize draw for up to £1,000 in shopping vouchers to be presented next month. 

To sign up go to joinmyjourney.org