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By Michael Wong | January 3, 2022.
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- Rent your car or electric vehicle out for money on the verified genuine Turo peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace.
- Benefits:
- List your car for free.
- Free professional photography.
- Automatic Pricing adjusts your daily prices automatically, based on a powerful algorithm that incorporates seasonality, demand, geography, and car type, to maximize your earnings:
- you may set the minimum daily price.
- you may view your Automatic prices on the calendar for the upcoming four months.
- if you turn off Automatic Pricing, you will need to set your own daily price, duration discounts, and prices on specific days.
- Earn 65%, 75% (default), or 85% of the rental fee, delivery fee (optional service), and additional mileage charges, depending on the protection plan selected.
- Earn 90% of the rental fee, if you have commercial rental insurance to cover you, your car, and your customers, and waive Turo's vehicle protection plans.
- Earn more by offering a "custom delivery" and/or "airport delivery" service (drop-off and pickup)
- $500 bonus if you list your Tesla Model 3.
- Earnings paid weekly by direct deposit to your bank account.
- Insurance from Turo (during rentals):
- $1 million liability insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage to third parties.
- $125,000 physical damage protection.
- owner deductible for physical damage to owner's car - $0, or up to $3,000 (Turo pays 20% up to first $3,750 of damage and 100% after that, up to $125,000)
- Replacement vehicle during repair period.
- Exterior wear and tear coverage.
- Loss of rental income coverage.
- Guests are responsible for refueling or recharging electric vehicles before return.
- No smoking policy.
- Pets are not allowed without your explicit consent.
- If a renter is charged a cleaning, pet, or smoking fee, of up to $250, you receive 100% (minus a $25 admin fee)
- 24/7 phone support and roadside assistance.
- Deals and discounts on auto maintenance from Jiffy Lube, Meineke, and YourMechanic - free safety inspection by a certified mechanic for members in the Los Angeles metro area.
- Online community.
- Online video tutorials.
- Turo Valet:
- Drop your car off at a Turo Valet lot, or authorized partner lot, within 24 hours of the start of the trip, and they will handle the key handoff with your guest.
- Turo Valet lots available at LAX and SFO.
- Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., every day.
- 24-hours to pick up your car from the Turo lot.
- You may leave your car at the Turo lot for 48 hours between reservations.
- Turo Valet fees:
- $25 for both guest pickup and drop off.
- $15 for guest pickup or drop off.
- Parking:
- LAX: $10 per day.
- SFO: $15 per day.
- Car wash:
- Sedans: $25.
- SUVs, trucks, vans: $50.
- Fuel-up: cost of fuel + $5 admin fee.
- Door-to-door vehicle delivery available.
- Renter screening:
- Aged 21+, or if under 25, at least two years of driving history.
- Driver's license information.
- Payment card information.
- Possess a mobile phone in their name that can be verified through text message.
- Meet Turo's auto insurance score criteria.
- Registered Turo user (credit report and criminal background check)
- International drivers may have to provide additional information, such as their passport.
- Renter's auto insurance score must meet Turo's minimum eligibility criterion.
- You decide whether to confirm or decline a rental.
- Vehicle requirements:
- Cars and electric vehicles only - no vans, box trucks, limousines, recreational vehicles, etc.
- 12 years old maximum.
- 130,000 miles maximum.
- Clean (not branded or salvage) title.
- Never been declared a total loss.
- Fair market value of up to $150,000.
- Specialty/classic cars accepted, as long as the vehicle meets Turo's specialty car requirements:
- Must be older than model year 1990.
- Market value of up to $85,000.
- Excellent mechanical and physical condition.
- All seat belts in safe, working condition.
- Subject to additional review.
- Mobile app ratings:
- Android: 4.4 (11,000+ reviews / 1 million+ downloads)
- iOS: 4.4 (2,900+ ratings)
- Stats:
- 2 million+ owners and renters.
- Turo is active in 2,100+ cities and 300+ airports across the United States.
- Funding: $182.4 million (http://c1ick.us/turo-crb)
- Employees: 51+ (est. 2009) (http://c1ick.us/turo-lkd)
- Minimum age: 21+
- Countries: USA (except New York), Canada, Germany, UK.
- Free to join: Yes