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Sam Ficek

Sam Ficek is the digital marketing manager at Car Next Door.

Best Day Trips from Melbourne - Post Lockdown

Best Day Trips from Melbourne - Post Lockdown

The appreciation we have at the moment for the great outdoors and the positive effect it can have on our mental and physical health is greater than it has ever been. In Japan this nature therapy is called Shinrin-Yoku or ‘Tree Bathing’. Clean fresh air, sunlight and greenery: these are

Sam Ficek
Great NSW Getaways For Shaking Off The Iso Blues

Great NSW Getaways For Shaking Off The Iso Blues

Most of us love chill time on the couch, but with restrictions easing, we’re all feeling like we’ve earned a getaway from binge-watching Netflix. We’ve put together some great ideas to inspire you to shake off the iso blues, and escape for one to two days around

Sam Ficek
PopCar versus Uber Carshare: Comparison & Rates

PopCar versus Uber Carshare: Comparison & Rates

Car sharing has taken off over the last few years in Australia, with a choice of platforms offering different models for hiring and pricing plans. You may have seen the friendly Uber Carshare logo on the side of a car on the freeway, or a PopCar fleet car parked in

Sam Ficek
The Environmental Impact of Car Sharing

The Environmental Impact of Car Sharing

Uber Carshare is fundamentally changing the way Australia travels by turning any car into a share car and empowering people to live car free. We’re working to cut personal transport costs in half, permanently remove 87,000 cars from the Australian vehicle fleet, reduce Co2 emissions by 84,000

Sam Ficek
Introducing... our Car Cost Calculator

Introducing... our Car Cost Calculator

Responding to an influx of Australians not sure what they were spending on their car each year - and finding out it is significantly more than they thought - Uber Carshare has just released a money saving car cost calculator [https://blog.ubercarshare.com/car-cost-calculator/] which helps users track everything

Sam Ficek
Uber Carshare launches in Tasmania

Uber Carshare launches in Tasmania

Uber Carshare’s car share network has finally arrived in Tasmania, just in time to solve the car hire shortage that's causing problems for the tourism industry! ABC News article reveals the shortage of cars available to hireCar sharing provides a safe and cheap way for car owners in Tasmania

Sam Ficek
Best Day Trips from Sydney

Best Day Trips from Sydney

Now more than ever before we have begun to look inward - not just at ourselves, but at our place in the world. For many of us, our worlds have become just that little bit smaller. This also includes our list of travel destinations. With overseas travel taking a backseat

Sam Ficek
Lending your car to a friend or relative? Check your insurance first

Lending your car to a friend or relative? Check your insurance first

Your insurance might cover you differently if a young, inexperienced or unlisted driver is behind the wheel. Beware of higher excesses or even gaps in cover. How many times have you let your friend or family member borrow your car? I know it’s common practice among my friends, and

Sam Ficek