Peer to peer Rental service .

[Spongefinger]

I've seenin the US they have a few services where you can " air BnB" a bike you just jump on a app look for a bike and hire it off the owner. Is there or do you think there would ever be anything like this in the UK? Bike hire in general is a pain not many places that do it and the cost is ridiculous compared to renting a car.

[Bender]

23 minutes ago, Spongefinger said:

I've seenin the US they have a few services where you can " air BnB" a bike you just jump on a app look for a bike and hire it off the owner. Is there or do you think there would ever be anything like this in the UK? Bike hire in general is a pain not many places that do it and the cost is ridiculous compared to renting a car.

I did hear about a service like this starting out in the UK a couple of years back on the radio but not sure if it took off or flopped.

 

It was basically to hire anything from bikes to food mixers, I'm lending my stuff to no one  

[Ian Frog]

I wonder if Henty Cole could be persuaded to put his collection and his Mrs on the scheme ?

(Guaranteed to be returned "Ridden hard and put away wet !").

Cheers

Ian

[husoi]

Let someone sit on my babies??????

 

ARE YOU INSANE??????????? 

 

[Gerontious]

What could go wrong?

[husoi]

I take that is a rhetorical question...

[Spongefinger]

I believe this is the most popular one in the US https://www.twistedroad.com/

[Spongefinger]

23 minutes ago, Gerontious said:

What could go wrong?

I'm guessing the same things that could happen when you rent any vehicle

[Gerontious]

1 minute ago, Spongefinger said:

I'm guessing the same things that could happen when you rent any vehicle

Rent any vehicle from who, a rental company?

[Spongefinger]

4 minutes ago, Gerontious said:

Rent any vehicle from who, a rental company?

 

Or privately there are companies like Hiya where you can rent private cars.

[S-Westerly]

I'd want evidence of insurance and a cash deposit so huge you'd almost need to buy the bike. In a phrase "no f**king way Jose".

[Spongefinger]

1 minute ago, S-Westerly said:

I'd want evidence of insurance and a cash deposit so huge you'd almost need to buy the bike. In a phrase "no f**king way Jose".

 

 Some of the few bike hire shops I have found ask for up to £1500 deposit to be left.

[S-Westerly]

4 minutes ago, Spongefinger said:

 

 Some of the few bike hire shops I have found ask for up to £1500 deposit to be left.

If it was me and my bike it would be 4 times that.

[James in Brum]

I think the responsibility for roadworthiness and possibility of being sued if something went wrong puts me off more. If someone wanted to pay me a hundred quid a day to rent my bike and they were insured I could be tempted.  But then I am a bit skint at the moment and my bike is work about 1k.

[James in Brum]

1k, to me. I think I could not sell it for that.

[Spongefinger]

9 minutes ago, James in Brum said:

1k, to me. I think I could not sell it for that.

9 minutes ago, James in Brum said:

I think the responsibility for roadworthiness and possibility of being sued if something went wrong puts me off more. If someone wanted to pay me a hundred quid a day to rent my bike and they were insured I could be tempted.  But then I am a bit skint at the moment and my bike is work about 1k.

 

 

 Yeah, I mean it could be a legal nightmare if something went wrong. Not sure if they have different liability laws in US that make it a more viable proposition.

Edited March 18, 2021 by Spongefinger

[Ian Frog]

I would have thought given their penchant for legal proceedings the USA would probably be worse than us for liability laws etc.

I have rented on hols in the canaries (Enfield interceptor and Honda 500) and in Portugal (GS550 Classic) and paid approx £75 per day with 2-3 hundred as deposit but compelled to sign up to their insurance which seemed pretty fair to be honest.

Cheers

Ian

[skyrider]

in america they have rent a wreck at some car garages anyone seen that over here ?

[TimR]

Await the next phase of Tesla ...

 

Your car takes itself off when your not using it and becomes an Driverless UBER 

 

[fifthwheel]

52 minutes ago, skyrider said:

in america they have rent a wreck at some car garages anyone seen that over here ?

A company in London started trading with a very similar name years ago renting cars. I have no idea if they are still in business.

[Bender]

Fat llama UK

 

https://fatllama.com/search?query=Camera

 

Don't have to hire a camera  

[Spongefinger]

18 minutes ago, Bender said:

Fat llama UK

 

https://fatllama.com/search?query=Camera

 

Don't have to hire a camera  

https://fatllama.com/rentals/london/hire-motorbike-kawasaki-w800-cafe-racer-68200041

[bonio]

1 hour ago, TimR said:

Await the next phase of Tesla ...

 

Your car takes itself off when your not using it and becomes an Driverless UBER 

 

I'd be ok with that as long as it doesn't think it can swan off with the money and blow it all on an premium car wash and valet at some swanky spa garage.

[TimR]

20 minutes ago, bonio said:

I'd be ok with that as long as it doesn't think it can swan off with the money and blow it all on an premium car wash and valet at some swanky spa garage.

It's the stainage i worry about..

[Microdude]

Considering just how many hoops even cab drivers have to jump through. The moment anything becomes commercial, the tax and others costs including god knows how many MOT’s you would have to go through every year. I doubt the money would be enough to risk giving your favourite child to some stranger no matter how responsible they pretend to be. Short of providing video evidence of every hour they have ever spent in the saddle. I wouldn’t. Pretty sure, the bike would never feel the same again after being used and abused by someone else.