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I decided to share my car
My initiative is to share my car with a friend
who uses it to go to work when I don't need it
for I'm lucky to be able to go to work by walking
there are a few days in the week I don't use my vehicle.
"How had that been working and for how long?"
Around 18 months...we have been doing it for about 18 months.
It's my car therefore, it's me that sorts out the insurance,
the upkeep, the bills etc. and my friend pays me when she uses it
and we have a fixed rental price and it works like that.
Basically, she always leaves me money in the glove compartment
"What is the outcome after 18 months?"
I'm happy that my car is used a bit more than when I use it on my own
and we've not had any big difficulties
but obviously one occasion the car was forced open
and another time, the bumper came off but we worked out a solution.
we can call each other, we can see each other
and we share the tasks and then it can easily be sorted.
Also of course the main thing with sharing is that I know when my car is used
and I know where to find it when she has used it.
When there are exceptional events for one or the other,
we contact each other and we sort it out.
I think we will continue as we have been doing
as we are both happy.
Perhaps in the long term my friend will manage differently
as she might move house and will need the vehicle more
but if the arrangement is convenient for us both, we will continue like that.