easyCar Club Marks One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Launch
easyCar Club Marks One-Year Anniversary of Nationwide Launch easyCar club, the UK’s peer-to-peer car rental marketplace, today marked the one-year anniversary of its national launch and demonstrated the rapid growth of the business over the past twelve months. Key Facts: easyCar Club has now been available nationwide for one year. Membership has grown tenfold in the last year to 12,000. easyCar Club now has the second-largest fleet of all UK car clubs. Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been earned by private car owners across the UK, with the site’s highest earning member raking in over £10,000 in the year. easyCar Club offers an unrivalled choice of over 200 car and van models. The BMW 1 Series is the most popular, with the Ford Focus coming in a close second. The average rental period is 2-3 days, far longer than those of conventional UK car clubs. The majority of rentals are made over weekends. On average, members rate each other 4.8 out of 5 stars.
easyCar Club now boasts more than 12,000 members, a tenfold increase since its national launch on February 3rd 2014. Member numbers are rising by an average of more than 20% each month, with cars now available to rent from Truro in the south to the Orkney Islands in the north, from Pembrokeshire in the west to Lowestoft in the east. In fact, there are now cars available to hire in every English county. easyCar Club helps car and van owners make money from their vehicles when they are not in use, with the site’s top-earning member raking in over £10,000 over the past year. The service has put hundreds of thousands of pounds into the pockets of car owners since its launch, and has facilitated thousands of rentals. London’s inner boroughs have proved quickest to adopt the model, with Hackney, Islington and Wandsworth the most popular areas for peer-to-peer rentals. easyCar Club is now home to more than 40 different makes and 200 different models of car and van: the high-end BMW 1 Series is the most rented model, while the more affordable Ford Focus comes a close second. Unlike other ‘car-sharing’ schemes, which typically rent cars for a few hours at a time, the average length of an easyCar Club rental is between two and three days. Name | Morgan Young Email| [email protected] Telephone|+44 (0)776 504 1084
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Ratings are becoming an increasingly important measurement within the peer-to-peer environment. After rentals are concluded, both owners and drivers are asked to leave feedback on their experience. Drivers gave an average feedback score of 4.9, while owners averaged 4.7, showing that the peer-to-peer marketplace is offering high levels of satisfaction to its members, both Owners and Renters. Richard Laughton, CEO of easyCar, comments, "The growth we have seen over the past year is testament to the strength of our peer-to-peer model, and shows that more people in the UK are embracing the sharing economy. Businesses such as Airbnb have shown there is an appetite for services like ours, and over the coming years we hope to realise our ambitions of becoming the UK's largest rental fleet and expanding the business internationally." About easyCar Club
easyCar Club is the brainchild of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou(easyJet founder) and PROfounders Capital. The service is also backed by Brent Hoberman (lastminute.com founder).
The UK’s peer-to-peer car rental service, helping owners make money by renting out their cars, and drivers save money through great value, convenient local car hire.
Car owners earn an average of £1,800 per year (or £150 per month).
Car owners stay in control by setting the prices they charge for use of their car, selecting when it is available for hire, and accepting or rejecting offers from drivers who want to hire their car. Members rate each other after each car rental.
Partnership with Zenith Insurance offers car owners complete peace-of-mind. The owner’s insurance and no claims discount are unaffected, as drivers are comprehensively insured by easyCar Club for the full duration of their rental. There is no need for owners to advise their insurance company each time their car is hired.
All Drivers are vetted carefully when they initially register.
Insurance databases and driving records are checked upon enrolment to ensure that only responsible drivers join the Club. Drivers must be over 25 and under 70 years old, must have been living in the UK for at least 3 years, must have a valid UK/EU driving license and have been driving for a minimum 12 months. They must also have fewer than six speeding points on their licence and must have no driving convictions.
Name | Morgan Young Email| [email protected] Telephone|+44 (0)776 504 1084
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Renting a car with easyCar Club is up to 50% cheaper than using a traditional car club. Drivers also benefit from the convenience of being able to rent a car in their neighbourhood.
Drivers, once accepted in to the easyCar Club, can search for and drive cars in their local area without any need for further admin or paperwork. Drivers simply choose the car they want to hire for the dates they want, book and pay for the car online, then collect the keys at the allotted time (either from the owner themselves or a secure Key Safe).
All cars registered with easyCar Club receive complimentary RAC roadside assistance and recovery cover from their first rental, and this cover then applies to the car even when it isn’t being hired out.
Feedback system allows all car owners to rate and review the members who drive their cars, and vice versa.
Name | Morgan Young Email| [email protected] Telephone|+44 (0)776 504 1084
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easyCar Club now boasts more than 12,000 members, a tenfold increase since its national launch on February 3rd 2014. Member numbers are rising by an average of more than 20% each month, with cars now available to rent from Truro in the south to the Orkney Islands in the north, from Pembrokeshire in the west to Lowestoft in the east. In fact, there are now cars available to hire in every English county. easyCar Club helps car and van owners make money from their vehicles when they are not in use, with the site’s top-earning member raking in over £10,000 over the past year. The service has put hundreds of thousands of pounds into the pockets of car owners since its launch, and has facilitated thousands of rentals. London’s inner boroughs have proved quickest to adopt the model, with Hackney, Islington and Wandsworth the most popular areas for peer-to-peer rentals. easyCar Club is now home to more than 40 different makes and 200 different models of car and van: the high-end BMW 1 Series is the most rented model, while the more affordable Ford Focus comes a close second. Unlike other ‘car-sharing’ schemes, which typically rent cars for a few hours at a time, the average length of an easyCar Club rental is between two and three days. Name | Morgan Young Email| [email protected] Telephone|+44 (0)776 504 1084
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Ratings are becoming an increasingly important measurement within the peer-to-peer environment. After rentals are concluded, both owners and drivers are asked to leave feedback on their experience. Drivers gave an average feedback score of 4.9, while owners averaged 4.7, showing that the peer-to-peer marketplace is offering high levels of satisfaction to its members, both Owners and Renters. Richard Laughton, CEO of easyCar, comments, "The growth we have seen over the past year is testament to the strength of our peer-to-peer model, and shows that more people in the UK are embracing the sharing economy. Businesses such as Airbnb have shown there is an appetite for services like ours, and over the coming years we hope to realise our ambitions of becoming the UK's largest rental fleet and expanding the business internationally." About easyCar Club
easyCar Club is the brainchild of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou(easyJet founder) and PROfounders Capital. The service is also backed by Brent Hoberman (lastminute.com founder).
The UK’s peer-to-peer car rental service, helping owners make money by renting out their cars, and drivers save money through great value, convenient local car hire.
Car owners earn an average of £1,800 per year (or £150 per month).
Car owners stay in control by setting the prices they charge for use of their car, selecting when it is available for hire, and accepting or rejecting offers from drivers who want to hire their car. Members rate each other after each car rental.
Partnership with Zenith Insurance offers car owners complete peace-of-mind. The owner’s insurance and no claims discount are unaffected, as drivers are comprehensively insured by easyCar Club for the full duration of their rental. There is no need for owners to advise their insurance company each time their car is hired.
All Drivers are vetted carefully when they initially register.
Insurance databases and driving records are checked upon enrolment to ensure that only responsible drivers join the Club. Drivers must be over 25 and under 70 years old, must have been living in the UK for at least 3 years, must have a valid UK/EU driving license and have been driving for a minimum 12 months. They must also have fewer than six speeding points on their licence and must have no driving convictions.
Name | Morgan Young Email| [email protected] Telephone|+44 (0)776 504 1084
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Renting a car with easyCar Club is up to 50% cheaper than using a traditional car club. Drivers also benefit from the convenience of being able to rent a car in their neighbourhood.
Drivers, once accepted in to the easyCar Club, can search for and drive cars in their local area without any need for further admin or paperwork. Drivers simply choose the car they want to hire for the dates they want, book and pay for the car online, then collect the keys at the allotted time (either from the owner themselves or a secure Key Safe).
All cars registered with easyCar Club receive complimentary RAC roadside assistance and recovery cover from their first rental, and this cover then applies to the car even when it isn’t being hired out.
Feedback system allows all car owners to rate and review the members who drive their cars, and vice versa.
Name | Morgan Young Email| [email protected] Telephone|+44 (0)776 504 1084
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