Zipcar Proposes UK Exit by December 2025

Zipcar, the United States-based car-sharing service owned by Avis Budget Group, has proposed ending its operations in the United Kingdom by December 31, 2025, according to an email sent to its more than 650,000 UK members this week. The company, which allows users to rent cars and vans by the hour or day via a mobile app from designated parking spots across major cities including London, has initiated a formal consultation with its 71 employees and suspended new bookings beyond the end of next year pending the outcome.

In the email, James Taylor, general manager of Zipcar UK, informed members that the firm is exploring a full cessation of services but emphasized that accounts would remain active until a final decision. "We are proposing to cease the UK operations of Zipcar and have today started formal consultation with our UK employees," Taylor wrote. "We will temporarily suspend bookings, pending the outcome of this consultation. This means it will not be possible to make any new bookings beyond 31st December 2025." Existing reservations through December 31, 2025, including those over the Christmas period, will be honored, and the company plans to contact affected customers...