Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
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Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#2What a conundrum. If you ask for permission, follow the spirit of the existing regulatory environments, but arent actually breaking any laws then what incentive do you have? You’d just be the foolish one while other companies who don’t jump through all those hoops capture market and mindshare and the regulatory bodies catch up.
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#3I certainly have no love list for the big rental car companies, but I don't see any logical reason why I should have to pay additional taxes and fees when renting from Hertz but not GetAround or Turo.
The article didn't go into it that much, is the current issue that Turo is arguing that, as just a "platform", that hosts are the ones responsible for taxes and fees and they're just not collecting or paying them? Similar to what AirBnB said in the early days? Because I don't understand why existing laws would apply only for traditional rentals but not peer-to-peer rentals.
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#4>Analysts predict the global market will double in value by 2022 to more than $120 billion.
Double in 3 years? That seems excessive.
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#5I certainly have no love list for the big rental car companies, but I don't see any logical reason why I should have to pay additional taxes and fees when renting from Hertz but not GetAround or Turo. The article didn't go into it that much, is the current issue that Turo is arguing that, as just a "platform", that hosts are the ones responsible for taxes and fees and they're just not collecting or paying them? Simil…
The article takes the example of airport pickup. Traditional rental companies pay for a premium space, staff. With Turo, most people agree on a precise time and location pickup. For example, I'll be outside gate XX at 4:15pm, meet me there with the black Toyota Camry. This means the person renting out can drive and arrive there at 4:15pm, and just hand out keys. That person didn't pay a fee to be outside the gate, like many other people who welcome friends and family.
So traditional rental companies are pissed off because they have to pay for the space.
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#6>Analysts predict the global market will double in value by 2022 to more than $120 billion. Double in 3 years? That seems excessive.
Analyst predictions about global market values are basically made up and shouldn't be used for decisionmaking
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#7I certainly have no love list for the big rental car companies, but I don't see any logical reason why I should have to pay additional taxes and fees when renting from Hertz but not GetAround or Turo. The article didn't go into it that much, is the current issue that Turo is arguing that, as just a "platform", that hosts are the ones responsible for taxes and fees and they're just not collecting or paying them? Simil…
These companies are very much about externalizing the cost. They externalize cost onto the public for what is free pickup/dropoff of friends/family. They externalize the cost of maintenance and insurance onto the owners. They externalize the cost of public parking area to "store" the cars when not in use.
What you most often are looking at is corporations exploiting benefits to the public for their profit.
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#8>(Turo takes a 25 percent cut on each transaction.)
Let's at least stop using "sharing" to describe what these companies do.
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#9Rental car companies have more to worry about with ridesharing than any competitors.
Re: Turo and Getaround Get Heat From the Rental Car Industry
#10I certainly have no love list for the big rental car companies, but I don't see any logical reason why I should have to pay additional taxes and fees when renting from Hertz but not GetAround or Turo. The article didn't go into it that much, is the current issue that Turo is arguing that, as just a "platform", that hosts are the ones responsible for taxes and fees and they're just not collecting or paying them? Simil…
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