Does it make sense to rent a self-drive car? - Livemint
Even as people buy more cars, the trend of renting self-drive cars is rising. This service—which gives one the choice to rent a car across models and types, and use it according to her own convenience and budget—is especially popular among young professionals and entrepreneurs in cities such as Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi and... The concept of self-drive cars has been popular in the US and European countries since long but made a debut in India around 2013 with service providers such as Zoomcar. This is usually used by those who want to go on short trips in a group or alone, or to use within a city for business or personal purposes. The attraction lies in being able to drive high-end cars at an affordable price, and avoiding the hassles of dealing with a driver and pay for extra charges. Subhranil Ghosh, a 27-year-old Gurgaon-based professional working with Cvent India Pvt. com and went on a two-and-a-half-day trip with seven childhood friends in August to Kannur in Kerala from Bengaluru, a distance of around 312 km. “The car was in a good condition and it was a smooth drive. The car was given to us with a full tank, and the GPS in it helped us have a convenient ride,” said Ghosh. While a big attraction of hiring a self-drive car is being able to drive higher-end models, cost and convenience are also pull factors. com—co-founded by Greg Moran and David Back in India in 2013—is a membership-based self-drive car rental service operating in Bengaluru,. Source: www.livemint.com
