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Leasing out own private vehicle

Posted: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 6:00 pm
by basil
Hi

Can someone confirm if this is legal or not? I thought it wasn't here :? but i regularly see notices on the cold storage boards etc.

Also one of the car rental companies i am looking at offers a service where they can loan out peoples private vehicles.

I'm a bit confused

Posted: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:34 pm
by yoongf
The issue is with the motor insurance. Normal private car insurance does not cover "for profit" rental arrangements. Should there be an accident, and it's eventually found that it's a rental arrangement, then it's considered as driving without insurance.

Posted: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:29 pm
by tiburonturby
It is the onus of the car owner to purchase the relevant or additional insurance coverage to cover the lease period if it is a private rental arrangement or agreement. It sis still legal if done this way.