Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a personal car in 2017

Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by mattmanser on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:01PM (#16163639)

If zipcar's like our Enterprise Car Club here in Nottingham, the massive advantages are:

    1. No need to travel to rental (out-of-town) centres, it's round the corner
    2. Don't have to pick-up or drop-off during office hours
    3. Don't have to wait half-hour for all the paper-work and stuff
    4. Don't have to answer a bunch of obnoxious questions
    5. Don't have to dig out a load of documentation
    6. Can decide to take one on a whim, with no notice
    7. Can hire it for 2 or 3 hours instead of days

You pick up the car and go.

I don't use it much as generally taxis are cheaper, but if I want to go on a country walk or do a large shop, it's very handy.

I think it works out slightly more expensive if you hire it for whole days, but again all those conveniences apply.

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Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona... by praneshp on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:45PM (#16164021)

Zipcar is rent for 30 min blocks, pick up from one of the nearby spots where a car is available; and if your Nottingham is the UK one

1. Traditional car rentals in the cities where this article is relevant are easy to find.

2. Not an issue, at least for dropoffs afaik.

3. Not an issue. With Hertz and National I just walk into the car pickup spots (skip the office because I have membership + reservation)

4. Like?

5. No need to, just cc and driver license.

6. Agreed, but zipcars are unavailable all the time too.

7. Agreed.

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