Zipcar: Anmeldung, Standorte und Preise der Leih-Autos (2024)

FAQs

What happens if you go over 180 miles in Zipcar? ›

No matter where or how long you drive, 180 miles are included per day for most membership plans. Any overage is billed at $. 58 per mile.

Most people are approved instantly and can book a trip within minutes, but if there's a reason for delay, we'll email you. As soon as you're approved, you can book Zipcars by the hour or day and use our app to unlock and lock during your trip.

We believe in keeping things simple, which is why every Zipcar journey includes insurance, Congestion Charge and 365-day breakdown assistance, at no extra cost. It also includes 60 miles of travel and fuel each day.

Zipcar may report to the authorities any use of a Zipcar vehicle or other activities that are in violation of applicable laws and/or regulations. 2.3 Zipcar may immediately suspend or terminate the use of its service by any Member for a violation of any of these Rules.

You can book a Zipcar for as little as one hour or as long as 14 days at a time. Bookings can be made in half-hour increments. When booking, keep in mind that the Zipcar you booked is available for others to reserve before and after your reservation.

Zipcar fined after allowing customers rent vehicles with open, unrepaired recalls. NEW YORK (AP) — Zipcar has been slapped with a $300,000 fine after U.S. regulators found that the car-sharing company allowed customers to rent vehicles that had open recalls, violating federal motor safety law.

"Malloy adds that Zipcar's proprietary security systems are installed throughout its fleet to prevent car theft." Googling around suggests that this involves the zipcard - if you don't use it to enter you can't start the car.

There's never a limit on how far you can drive your Zipcar, but there is a limit on how many of those miles are covered for free. Most trips in the US come with up to 200 miles included per 24-hour period, with 20 additional miles for each additional hour (until up to 200 miles is reached per 24-hour period).

Driving History Requirements:

Incidents and violations may be grounds for rejection from membership.

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Is it hard to cancel Zipcar? ›

If at any time you wish to cancel your Zipcar membership, call us at 1-866-4ZIPCAR. Certain membership plans (including for example, monthly plans, Extra Value Plans ("EVP") or Wheel Deal Plans) renew every month.

No matter where or how long you drive, 180 miles are included per day with most membership plans. Any overage is billed at $. 58 per mile. Learn more.

On March 14, 2013, Avis Budget Group acquired Zipcar for approximately US$500 million. Scott Griffith, who had run the company for the previous decade, resigned the day after the acquisition closed and passed the reins to a new company president, Mark Norman.

Returning your car

Roundtrip vehicles must be returned to the same bay you picked them up from, and Flex cars can be dropped anywhere in our Zipzone.

Late Return Fee

$50 per hour (up to a maximum of $150), plus the extra time you used the car.

Additionally, Zipcars also have an on‑board device that may monitor the state of the vehicle from moment to moment whether or not in a reservation, and the information may include its location and driver behavior monitoring such as crash detection factors or rate of braking or acceleration.

Yes, in most cases, mileage is included with your Zipcar trip. There's never a limit on how far you can drive your Zipcar, but there is a limit on how many of those miles are covered for free.

It's not necessary for Zipcar to track your journey mile-by-mile either -- simple math will do (i.e. odometer reading at end of reservation minus odometer reading at beginning of reservation will be equal to how many miles you've driven).