Ride Sharing for Parcels

I wrote just now in the cycling group about Denmark's Ikea stores offering .... Here's another great idea from mainland Europe - parcel ride-sharing in France.

Individuals who need to send packages across drivable distances typically must make the trip themselves or pay expensive shipping charges. In the hopes of creating a more economical and eco-friendly solution, Colis-Voiturage aims to bring together those with a package to send and drivers who are already planning a trip to a similar destination. Members of the site register with their name, address, birthdate and contact information, and indicate whether they have a package to send or whether they're planning to drive to a particular destination—or both.

Sure woulda helped Ben the other week.