My understanding is that EasyCar promoted itself as a cheap car rental service and then added the "car club" service to some locations. It appears to be critical that users understand they are "members" and that carsharing is not simply hourly car rental. EasyCar may never have had enough cars spread out to function like a real carsharing service. Quite unlike Switzerland which has 1600 cars and 80,000 members all over the country.
Access to the vehicles is limited to members who are issued a proximity card/fob that unlocks the vehicles. The vehicles are cleaned regularly and there are penalties for smoking, having pets (not in cages) or leaving a mess in the vehicles. Subsequent drivers will certainly report problems and the system know who was in previously!
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My understanding is that EasyCar promoted itself as a cheap car rental service and then added the "car club" service to some locations. It appears to be critical that users understand they are "members" and that carsharing is not simply hourly car rental. EasyCar may never have had enough cars spread out to function like a real carsharing service. Quite unlike Switzerland which has 1600 cars and 80,000 members all over the country.
Access to the vehicles is limited to members who are issued a proximity card/fob that unlocks the vehicles. The vehicles are cleaned regularly and there are penalties for smoking, having pets (not in cages) or leaving a mess in the vehicles. Subsequent drivers will certainly report problems and the system know who was in previously!