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Guest Blogger - Hiyacar | Sunday 22nd September 2019 12:40pm
The 21st century has seen advancements in almost
every area – a statement that’s never truer than in the sharing economy.
Particularly in the car sharing sector.
The ability to rent a car and its overall concept
has been around since the dawn of the car. However, car sharing is something very
different to your traditional rental platform; it being the ability to pay for
the use of a car that is owned by a private individual, while they’re not using
it. The benefits of which, for those paying to use the car, are quite clear.
The biggest benefit being that paying to use someone else’s car eliminates any
ownership costs such as tax, MOTs and servicing etc. Not to mention the initial
outlay to purchase it. Essentially saving them money.
But what about those that DO need to own a car?
Say they require it often enough that it works out more cost effective to own
one than to ‘share’ one when it’s required. Or, consider those that own more
than one car. You can only use one car at a time and, whether you have one car
or three, there are always times in which the car isn’t in use and it’s sat on
the drive or on the roadside costing you money.
This is where the opportunity to make some money comes in.
Peer-to-peer platforms like hiyacar allow private owners to rent out their cars to other people while they’re not using it. Cars can even be rented from as little time as one hour! Making it super convenient if your car happens to be sitting unused. Whether you’ve owned your car for years or you’ve just bought your first car, you’ll probably agree that car ownership can be very expensive. Instead of leaving your car sitting around doing nothing, you could be earning up to £800 a month by partnering with a peer-to-peer platform to turn your car into an asset that pays for itself. It can even be parked right back where you left it, equalling a seamless and hassle-free rental experience.
How do you get involved?
It couldn’t be easier to list your car for hire and start making some extra £££s. Take peer-to-peer platform hiyacar as an example. It’s been designed with both the people who are renting the cars, as well as the people who are renting their cars out, in mind, equalling a convenient and hassle-free ethos. All you have to do is go to the website and list your car. If you’d like your car to be keyless, so you don’t have to be there for every key handover, hiyacar can come out to you to collect the spare key fob in order to create your own unique QuickStart box, which they’ll then install for free within two weeks to enable your car to start making you money. This technology means you’ll never have the hassle of waiting around for someone to collect the keys and offers added security from its built-in GPS software. You even have the added security that drivers registered with hiyacar are vetted and DVLA-verified so you don’t need to worry whose hands your car is in. The free-to -download hiyacar app (for iPhone iOS and Android) allows you to keep track of who’s driving your car and how much you’ve earned.
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Your tyre size can be found on the sidewall of your current tyre and is a sequence of numbers and letters. The most common tyre size in the UK is 205/55R16 but there are many variations so it’s important to check your existing tyre first before searching for tyres.
Tip: Take a photo of your existing tyre sidewall to make it easier to identify your tyre size using the guide below.
The first three digits. This displays the width of the tyre in millimetres. A tyre marked 225 will measure 225mm across the tread from sidewall to sidewall.
Aspect Ratio
The fourth and fifth digits of the tyre code that immediately follow the tyre width. The aspect ratio or profile height of the tyre sidewall is expressed as a percentage of the tyre width. So an aspect ratio of 55 for example means that the profile height of the tyre is 55% of its width.
Rim Diameter
The next two digits represent the size of the wheel rim that the tyre can be fitted to. It is also the diameter of the tyre from bead to bead. So a tyre marked 16 will fit on a 16-inch wheel rim.
Speed Rating
The speed rating of a tyre is represented by a letter of the alphabet at the end of the tyre size code and indicates the maximum speed capability of the tyre. Tyres receive a speed rating based on a series of tests which measure the tyres capability to handle a set speed for a prolonged period of time.
Select your tyre speed rating to find out the maximum speed your tyres can maintain.
If you are unsure what speed rating you need, be sure to check your vehicle handbook. Choosing a lower speed rating than that recommended by your vehicle manufacturer could potentially invalidate your insurance.
Load Rating
The load index provides information on the maximum weight capability for the tyre. The load index is a numerical code that can be located just after the tyre size marking and before the speed rating.
Select your load index to find out the maximum load capability for your tyres.
Although not illegal, it is not advisable to have tyres with a lower speed rating or load index than the manufacturer recommended tyre specification for your vehicle, or to have a combination of different tyre construction types. Consult your vehicle handbook to confirm your vehicle’s tyre speed rating and load index as well as any additional requirements.
Contact our team for help and advice with a new or existing booking. We’ll help direct your enquiry to the appropriate department.
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