Car sharing service to launch in SA

[BusinessTech]

Car sharing service to launch in SA

Africa's first car sharing service, Locomute, is set to launch in South Africa on 1 June.

 

[Donramos]

An alternative for people like who cant afford to get their own car,

 

[Nerfherder]

My sister uses something like this in Canada. It works quite well over there. Ill be interested to see how it does here.

 

[Valerion]

Could be useful if your car is being serviced or similar as well.

 

[d7e7r7]

So the keys stay in the car? That'll work well......

 

[VernD]

So the keys stay in the car? That'll work well......

Inside a secure car park, that only registered users can access.

 

[werfie]

Inside a secure car park, that only registered users can access.

Hahaha, that's what I thought about my car at my house as well, but someone managed to *cough* "Register" themselves and get access and remove the car... and they didn't even need keys.

 

[VernD]

Hahaha, that's what I thought about my car at my house as well, but someone managed to *cough* "Register" themselves and get access and remove the car... and they didn't even need keys.

If they want, they're gonna take it

Did you see what Locomute is using? Fiat 500s. They'd have to pay me to steal that.

 

[Nerfherder]

So the keys stay in the car? That'll work well......

The system in Canada you have a keycard that gives you access to the cars. I think that aspect might be slightly problematic in SA though.

 

[The_MAC]

I wonder how it would stack up against other alternatives as a means of getting to work i.e. Gautrain, Own Car, Taxi etc.

How would you use such a service if you leave from home though (a suburb, not a flat in the CBD)?

 

[SauRoNZA]

The system in Canada you have a keycard that gives you access to the cars. I think that aspect might be slightly problematic in SA though.

Judging by the website it seems the car's locks are fitted with the same system.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I wonder how it would stack up against other alternatives as a means of getting to work i.e. Gautrain, Own Car, Taxi etc.

How would you use such a service if you leave from home though (a suburb, not a flat in the CBD)?

It's not for day to day getting to work. It's more like having your own taxi to do things like shopping and what not I imagine.

 

[Nerfherder]

It's not for day to day getting to work. It's more like having your own taxi to do things like shopping and what not I imagine.

Yes, so my sister would use the train everyday but when they needed to do shoping or pick up someone at the airport they used the car share.

It's cool if you need a combi or a bakkie for a day

 

[RichardG]

Would be cheaper to rent out a car for the day.

 

[werfie]

If they want, they're gonna take it

Did you see what Locomute is using? Fiat 500s. They'd have to pay me to steal that.

True that, even criminals have standards.

 

[mister]

I wonder how it would stack up against other alternatives as a means of getting to work i.e. Gautrain, Own Car, Taxi etc.

Loco:
Cost per km R6.80
Hourly rate R32.00

Uber Durban:
Cost per km R7.00
Hourly rate R42.00

 

[Joker]

Loco:
Cost per km R6.80
Hourly rate R32.00

Uber Durban:
Cost per km R7.00
Hourly rate R42.00

Also have to include Loco's Initiation fees:

Annual Customer
R499 once off / R45 per month

Once off Customer
R119

 

[F1 Fan]

How do they ensure the cars stays clean and is not damaged? What if you scrape a door?

 

[that_other_guy]

So if I am done using it, can I just get out, anywhere, and leave it there?

 

[fruitbat]

Thats interesting... and an alternative to Uber i suppose...

Using this when your car is serviced is a good one... I have used Uber for that purpose to get from the office to vw when fetching my car before and that was just easy. Calling a cab is a pain.

If i needed to be mobile for a day when this happened... this is an option... The paper work should be less on this... If that can make that efficient, then this should be cool. ANd most importantly - keep the human interaction as short or small as possible.

Last time i picked up a rent-a-car - what a ball ache it was when 1) fetching the car, and 2) dropping it off...