Sharing idle private cars with renters through demand through rental platforms, owners can not only get ample rent, but also get rewards from platform companies.

It sounds familiar? This mode of operation last year caused a “battle of the passengers” in the taxi software. This year it was transferred to the car rental sharing (P2P car rental) industry and became the “wrestling field” for many car rental platform companies in the first half of the year. However, as the transportation sector has stepped up restrictions on private car operation qualifications and the risks and illegalities involved in private car sublease operations, the industry has now reached a forklift.

Car Rental Platform Stirs Market Structure

At the beginning of this year, Miss Li made a private car rental advertisement on a car website. Soon after, the "headhunter" of the car rental platform company found her and promised a "high return of at least 500 yuan per day", which made Miss Li quite interested .

Coincidentally, Mr. He, a Guangxi native who works in Anhui, wants to return to his hometown for the Spring Festival and put the private car on the rental platform. “It is not as easy as cashing in the garage.”

"Placing the 'idle' private car on the car rental platform will not only ease the 'car rental difficulties' but will also speed up the car rental market to reshuffle. "Li Baobin, one of the domestic car rental platform companies, said that Chongqing is a private car "rich mine". On one side, more and more “idle” private cars are on the other side. On the other side, the Spring Festival and National Day vacations may face difficulties in renting a car. The rental platform encourages car owners to become “car east” through “rent + reward” and can effectively resolve “ It is difficult to rent a car."

According to the statistics of Baojia Car Rental, the number of private cars subsidized through its platform during the Chinese New Year holiday this year is nearly 60,000, of which there are more than 100 vehicles in the Chongqing area. Li Rubin believes that the strong rental market indicates that car rental travel has become a rigid demand during the holiday season, and the car rental platform has stirred up the car rental market.

In fact, the industry shared by car leasing was not introduced until 2013 when domestic-private car owners rent out their own unused vehicles to obtain rents; tenants choose car rental types on the platform according to their travel needs.

Unlike traditional car rental companies, car rental platform companies do not have a large number of physical vehicles. Instead, they act as information transfer points between owners and tenants. As a result, most car rental companies are currently trapped in funds, license plates, etc. When it comes to expanding its marketing network, the car rental platform company has developed rapidly and has been favored by many venture capitalists.

A lot of trouble happened to the accident

Renting a private car to “make money” looks beautiful. However, in practice, once a traffic accident is encountered, it will not be dealt with.

During the Spring Festival, Ms. Zheng, through the car rental platform company, leased private cars to others. Unexpectedly, the renter was rear-ended during the drive. Because the accident vehicle did not have commercial insurance, Ms. Zheng, the tenant, and the car rental platform company were constantly wrangling on issues such as follow-up maintenance of the vehicle.

Not only the owner, but also for the tenants, it is a lot of trouble if the vehicle is rented. Not long ago, Mr. Liu, a citizen, rented a private car. When he drove, he was found to be in full responsibility. Mr. Liu thought that the car could go for an insurance car repair program, but it was not happy to negotiate with the owner for the maintenance fee payment.

Zhang Yibing, a senior engineer of the China Road Transport Association, believes that the car rental platform company must continue to develop and face the issue of legal liability when a serious traffic accident occurs when the tenant drives; and when the private car is subleted, vehicle wear and other "hidden costs" Who will bear the problem. He said that the emerging car rental platform companies often lack experience in risk control, plus the tripartite interests involved in the rental platform, owners and tenants, and their responsibilities will become more complex in the event of a problem.

The reporter learned that although many car rental platform companies are currently trying to establish a series of car rental guarantees, such as the comprehensive evaluation of the rental capacity and illegal risks of car renters, the introduction of insurance companies to introduce special insurance insurance against the risks involved in car rental. The company started the insurance compensation plan advanced by the car rental platform company, but the effect of these measures can still be tested by the market.

Is the leasing business "illegal operation"?

The car rental platform does not have a proper solution to various types of risk handling. The relevant parties are also considering whether their operating methods are legal.

During the National "Two Conferences" this year, Yang Chuantang, Minister of Communications, stated in an interview with the media that "private cars will never be used as 'special cars'." The reporter consulted the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Road Transport" and issued by the Ministry of Transport. The Regulations on the Management of Taxi Business Services clearly states that "vehicles that have not obtained permission for road transport shall not engage in road transport operations."

Is the leasing platform of the car rental business still "illegal operation"? In this connection, the reporter interviewed He Sen, a professor at Chongqing Jiaotong University, and Peng Song, a lawyer of Chongqing Dingsheng Law Firm. They all stated that if the driver is provided while providing the car, the behavior is road transport or taxi operation; if only the car is provided and the driver is not provided, then it is the car rental, which belongs to the category of property lease and the current car rental platform. This is how the company operates.

However, Peng Song said that car rental platform companies that provide vehicle owners and tenants with an information platform to integrate leasing information do not seem to violate the “illegal operation” legal bottom line at present, but this mode of operation and some local traffic management methods have violated. . He Sen also believes that if the information platform is only a virtual network platform, private car owners only use this network to lease transactions with tenants, then this is a problem for both parties to the transaction. “But if this platform is profitable, then We must take responsibility for the authenticity of the information provided and the security of the rental service."

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