As the fastest-growing peer-to-peer car-sharing and car rental company in Australia, Drive mate offers a number of advantages over our competitors that make us the best choice for customers to list their cars on our platform and earn additional income or for customers who want to rent a car from our awesome hosts at a much lower cost than traditional car rental companies.
Why choose Drive mate
First and foremost, we offer a wide range of vehicles to choose from on Drive mate. We offer a diverse range of vehicles including passenger cars, SUVs, utes, and vans to ensure that guests have access to a wide variety of makes and models. Additionally, since all the cars on Drive mate platform are personally owned and verified by Drive mate’s team before being approved for booking, we ensure that cars are well-maintained to ensure they are safe and reliable for our guests to drive.
Car owners choose Drive mate for the following reasons.
Personal Touch
When you list your car with a large car-sharing company, you are just another customer in a sea of people. There is no sense of personal connection or attention to your individual needs and preferences.
On the other hand at Drive mate, we are able to provide a more personal touch to our hosts. Our team is dedicated, which means that we can get to know our hosts and understand their specific needs and preferences. We can work with our customers to ensure that they are getting the right car for their rental needs. We also suggest pointers on how to list your car on our platform to maximize demand.
Additionally, when customers rent from us, they are renting from you, an individual owner, not a large corporation. They can communicate with you using the chat feature prior to making the booking, and you are able to get to know them before they rent your car.
You can also chat with them if they have placed a booking with you and engage with them till the end of the trip.
See how to become a host: https://drive-mate.com.au/become-a-host
Hosts-First Policies
We put the needs and interests of our hosts first. These are not just mere words but are substantiated with data and analysis. To name a few,
Drive mate teams' response time to hosts is less than 5 minutes
Our transparent fuel policy ensures guests return the car with the same amount of fuel
We provide the fastest incident resolutions
All these policies are devised to keep our hosts’ interest above everything else. We want to make it convenient and hassle-free to list your car on Drive mate.
We also provide a dashboard for hosts to see all the bookings they have received and to keep track of upcoming bookings or check the past bookings and the earnings they have got from Drive mate.
24X7 Customer Service
Most rental companies provide 9-5 support. We at Drive mate understand that your bookings need not fit a corporate window.
We are more nimble and responsive to our hosts’ and guests’ needs. If something goes wrong during a rental, we can quickly address the issue and make sure that it is resolved as quickly and smoothly as possible. In contrast, large car rental companies often have cumbersome and bureaucratic processes for dealing with issues, which can result in frustration and wasted time for everyone.
Also Read: Earn unlimited rewards with the Drive mate referral program
Flexibility
A major advantage of our company is the flexibility we offer to car owners. Unlike traditional car rental companies, we allow car owners who list their car for rent on Drive mate to rent it out for as little as an hour or as long as they need. This means car owners or hosts can use their cars when they need them and list the car for rental when not in use.
Additionally, our hosts can set their convenient time for pick up and drop off. This is visible for our guests during the time of booking and they get to choose cars that are suitable to their requirements.
Higher Earnings
Hosts who list their cars on our platform can potentially earn more money per trip than they would on other platforms. As a small company, we keep our overhead cost low and therefore are able to extend the profit to the car owners.
An average host earns between $1000 - $2000 by listing their car on Drive mate
With larger car rental companies, you are bound to their stringent policies and have to provide a higher percentage of your earnings as commission. People like to rent a car from Drive mate because we are also 30-40% less expensive than most car rental companies.
Also Read: How to Maximize your Earnings as a Host on Drive mate, Guaranteed!
About Drive mate
Drive mate is the fastest-growing peer-to-peer car-sharing app in Australia. Customers can rent cars from their neighbours who list their cars on our app to earn extra income. Since cars are personally owned, Drive mate offers well-maintained cars for rent at a 30% - 40% lower cost than most car rental companies.
Forget ride-share when you can rent a car for as low as $29 a day in Australia. Whether you are planning your next road trip, want to run errands, go on a shopping trip, or even shift homes, you will find the perfect car for rent on Drive mate, car sharing app.
