Car Next Door
| Private | |
| Industry | Car sharing, Peer-to-peer car rental, Collaborative consumption |
| Founded |
2012 Sydney, NSW, |
| Founder | Will Davies and David Trumbull |
| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
Area served | Sydney (expanding to Australia) |
Key people | Will Davies (Founder & CEO) & , Dave Trumbull (Founder & CTO), Chloe Aliffe (Head of Member Experience) |
| Products | car sharing, carsharing, car rentals, cars, |
| Services | Peer-to-peer car rental, Car sharing, car rentals, cars, collaborative consumption |
Number of employees | 5 |
| Website | Car Next Door |
Car Next Door is an Australian company that facilitates peer-to-peer car rental, a system by which individuals may rent privately owned vehicles on an hourly or daily basis to other registered users of the service.[1][2] Peer-to-peer car rental is an example of ″collaborative consumption″, where skills and assets are shared or traded between neighbours for sustainability and economic benefit.[3] It currently operates in Sydney, Australia, and Melbourne, Australia, and has announced plans to expand to other Australian cities and airports in 2016.[4]
How it works
The company addresses the lack of trust and lack of ease that would otherwise discourage people from sharing their cars with others,[5][6] by:
- Providing an online forum where vehicle owners and borrowers are registered, vetted, and approved;[7]
- Providing a feedback system to allow vehicle condition and member behaviour to be rated and reported by other members;
- Providing in-car technology that enables keyless access to the car, and an automated, web-based booking platform;[7]
- Providing in-car GPS technology that tracks the car's location, reducing the risk of theft and misuse of the vehicle;
- Providing insurance covering owners and borrowers;[7] and
- Handling payments between owners and borrowers.
New car owners receive 50% or 75% of the time-based fee and 75% of the km fee. They can book their car for free and at other times, the car must be available or a penalty may be charged to the owner. Owners do not choose who can use their vehicle though they can request that a driver is banned. The site manages toll fees and charges these back to the owner each month. Drivers are able to purchase fuel with a fuel card and this is charged back to the owner each month.
See also
References
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald. ″Drive thy neighbour's car ... or just rent it″. Nicole Hasham, October 6, 2012.
- ↑ Daily Telegraph. "Dollars drive car share scheme to be launched in Bondi and Paddington″. Shae McDonald, Sydney, August 8, 2012.
- ↑ Botsman, Rachel and Rogers, Roo (2010). What's Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. HarperCollins.
- ↑ "BRW". "Car Next Door seeks $1.8m ride to the airport." Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Jemima Whyte, 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Survey Finds Trust is #1 Barrier to Sharing". Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- ↑ Campbell Mithun and Carbonview Research. '″Collaborative Consumption: What Marketers Need to Know.″ January 2012. www.campbell-mithun.com/talkinar. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 Steve Mills (producer), (9 October 2012). Breakfast Program [radio broadcast]. Perth, 6PR.