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Re:BMW to Let Car Owners Rent Out Vehicles Like `Airbnb on W... by deegles on Monday April 25, 2016 @07:06PM (#11568105)
That's not even the worst of it. Not even a million-dollar policy would save you from the effects of renter having a serious accident: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/101013...

In the above case, the survivors sued the car-sharing company, the estate of the (deceased) driver, and the vehicle owner. I would not expose myself to that kind of liability without very well established law around it.

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Re:BMW to Let Car Owners Rent Out Vehicles Like `Airbnb on W... by intrasight on Monday April 25, 2016 @08:28PM (#11568499)
Let's assume BMW owns the car and insures the car and puts their plates on the car. You then have no association with that car when you are not driving it.
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Re:BMW to Let Car Owners Rent Out Vehicles Like `Airbnb on W... by blazespin on Monday April 25, 2016 @07:37PM (#11568262)
Pretty sure BMW would manage this.
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Re:BMW to Let Car Owners Rent Out Vehicles Like `Airbnb on W... by ghaff on Monday April 25, 2016 @07:47PM (#11568300)
Perhaps manage in the sense of providing legal representation, indemnifying, etc. However, I would still be concerned with having to deal with the hassle (if nothing else) of dealing with a lawsuit--especially if there were the remotest possibility of criminal charges related to maintenance or whatever.
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