Rent out your car
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Summary
Owning a car comes with high costs and environmental impact, especially if you do not use it very often. Sharing your car through local platforms can reduce costs, environmental impact, and the need for parking spaces.
Description
A car is a handy mode of transport because of its comfort and speed (if you are not stuck in traffic), but it also has some serious drawbacks. Internal combustion engine cars are notorious air and climate polluters. They take up a lot of valuable space, even when stationary. They also cost a lot of money. These are disadvantages that multiply every time a car is purchased.
Did you know that a car is parked 90 percent of the time? That is quite expensive for hours of doing nothing in that parking spot after accounting for the cost of buying a car, its maintenance, insurance, and energy to make it go.
How about subscribing your car to a car-sharing platform in your local community? Sharing your car helps others access a car without having to buy one, which saves energy constructing new cars and space by preventing more cars from just sitting around. One shared car can replace five to 15 private cars! All while saving you serious money.
Car-sharing platforms take care of the insurance for both you and the renter. These platforms ensure careful use of your car with a rating system for every booking where both renter and car owner are reviewed.
Consider joining a car-sharing platform to rent out your car to save money and climate pollution today!
Did you know that a car is parked 90 percent of the time? That is quite expensive for hours of doing nothing in that parking spot after accounting for the cost of buying a car, its maintenance, insurance, and energy to make it go.
How about subscribing your car to a car-sharing platform in your local community? Sharing your car helps others access a car without having to buy one, which saves energy constructing new cars and space by preventing more cars from just sitting around. One shared car can replace five to 15 private cars! All while saving you serious money.
Car-sharing platforms take care of the insurance for both you and the renter. These platforms ensure careful use of your car with a rating system for every booking where both renter and car owner are reviewed.
Consider joining a car-sharing platform to rent out your car to save money and climate pollution today!
Tips
• Search for car sharing platform options nearby to find one that is a good fit.
• Make sure to subscribe to a platform where you can rent out your car, rather than one that provides cars for renters.
• When deciding whether to share your car, consider the money savings. Do some quick math and you will see that it adds up quickly.
• Keep your car's availability up-to-date in the car-sharing app to avoid disappointed renters when you must cancel their booking because you need your car.
• Adding a gentle and welcoming message to your car's profile will help get first-time renters who might become returning renters.
• Keep your car clean so as to get a higher rating. It is a good excuse to keep it in better shape for your own enjoyment.
• Have a leased car or a company car? Check the terms of your contract. Some lease companies encourage car sharing, while others discourage it.
• Make sure to subscribe to a platform where you can rent out your car, rather than one that provides cars for renters.
• When deciding whether to share your car, consider the money savings. Do some quick math and you will see that it adds up quickly.
• Keep your car's availability up-to-date in the car-sharing app to avoid disappointed renters when you must cancel their booking because you need your car.
• Adding a gentle and welcoming message to your car's profile will help get first-time renters who might become returning renters.
• Keep your car clean so as to get a higher rating. It is a good excuse to keep it in better shape for your own enjoyment.
• Have a leased car or a company car? Check the terms of your contract. Some lease companies encourage car sharing, while others discourage it.
