Ditch the car and earn yourself discounts at local businesses through scheme that has introduced the Renfrewshire Gift Card.

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Active travellers taking part in Renfrewshire’s Not Far? Leave the Car campaign have the opportunity to earn discounts and money off at more than 100 local businesses thanks to the Renfrewshire Gift Card.The campaign has linked up with the Scotland Loves Local initiative and will see participants earn points every time they walk, wheel, cycle or use public transport and these can be turned into £5, £10 and £20 Renfrewshire gift cards.People will also be entered into a prize draw every month to win a free £20 gift card.Points can be redeemed at a range of local businesses including independent gift shops, cafes and restaurants such as Brew, Food Forty Six, M&S Food Hall, Zambretto Italian, Comicrazy, John McKay Jewellers, Musclebound, Remode or With Love Flowers. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. Participants can start tracking their journeys manually or automatically – with every journey collecting points they can redeem – by downloading the free app from www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/leavethecarElaine Lorimer is the lead officer for the Renfrewshire Council project and is pleased to see the wide range of options people taking part can exchange their points for.She said: “We’ve been working hard to make it as enticing as possible for people to take part in the campaign and to start to get more and more active.“With being able to redeem collected points at more than 100 local businesses, we hope this will encourage people to download the free app and start to track their