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Hiring your car out and earning from it?

AG47
AG47 Posts: 1,618 Forumite
in Motoring
There are a few websites now like air b&b but for your car.

Drive.co.uk is one of them.

Can you hire out a lease car on one of these sites?

Even if your not supposed to, how would they know?
Nothing has been fixed since 2008, it was just pushed into the future
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  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,623 Forumite
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    AG47 wrote: »
    There are a few websites now like air b&b but for your car.

    Drive.co.uk is one of them.

    Can you hire out a lease car on one of these sites?

    Even if your not supposed to, how would they know?

    Nah. Not for me.

    Too much risk of

    joyriderchimp.gif

    RE: leasing, check the terms of your lease agreement but i doubt they would allow it.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    edited 14 April 2018 at 7:32PM
    AG47 wrote: »
    There are a few websites now like air b&b but for your car.

    Drive.co.uk is one of them.

    Can you hire out a lease car on one of these sites?

    Even if your not supposed to, how would they know?
    Do you seriously need to ask?
  • Mercdriver
    Mercdriver Posts: 3,898 Forumite
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    AG47 wrote: »
    There are a few websites now like air b&b but for your car.

    Drive.co.uk is one of them.

    Can you hire out a lease car on one of these sites?

    Even if your not supposed to, how would they know?

    How would they find out? Well they might get a bit suspicious if numerous S172 notices come through for traffic offences. There is probably an insurance aspect to this too.

    Plus why would you want to be risking a car you are responsible for? How would you ensure that the car was properly insured and that there wasn't a massive write off shortfall. What if you hired it to someone who didn't have proper insurance? Then you'd be permitting, also. How many worms are in that can?
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,551 Forumite
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    I wouldn't be surprised if the Op had some kind of connection to the website they have pushed.

    Edit: Checking their other posts makes me even more suspicious.
  • loskie
    loskie Posts: 1,761 Forumite
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    anyone who engaged with such companies would be mad as a box of frogs.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    edited 15 April 2018 at 8:15AM
    TBH, I couldn't see the sort of organised "service" the op was referring to on that website. If seen other websites touting this kind of thing but one of the first thing they tend to do is check that the "lender" of the vehicle actually owns it, so I don't see how it would work.

    UPDATE - I get it know, he must be referring to https://www.drivy.co.uk/ not drive.co.uk as he posted.

    At the end of the day, whether you own or lease do you want to hand over the keys to your car to a complete stranger and take on all the associated risks that go with that.
  • John-K_3
    John-K_3 Posts: 681 Forumite
    AG47 wrote: »
    There are a few websites now like air b&b but for your car.

    Drive.co.uk is one of them.

    Can you hire out a lease car on one of these sites?

    Even if your not supposed to, how would they know?
    You post quite a few stupid questions, do you not think stepping away from the site and putting a little effort into improving your written English would be a better use of your time?

    You are never going to be able to no,d down a good job if you cannot write as an adult is expected to, which I suppose is why you need hare brained schemes like this to keep your head above water.

    Come on man, get your life in order. Have a look in the mirror, sort yourself out, and make that change.
  • scd3scd4
    scd3scd4 Posts: 1,180 Forumite
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    The insurance and the like (AA break down) in undertaken by the renting company I believe.


    Ok, so lets say the car is wrote off. Will you be telling the leasing company the truth or telling porkies.
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,623 Forumite
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    It seems the O/P is some sort of fantasist who is on income support and on £20 a week is going to lease a car then rent it out

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5828352

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5828372
  • shaun_from_Africa
    shaun_from_Africa Posts: 12,858 Forumite
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    John-K wrote: »
    You are never going to be able to no,d down a good job if you cannot write as an adult is expected to,


    Somewhat ironic I would say.
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