How Does Car Sharing Work? It's simple:

• We have fleet locations throughout Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge- permitting members to reserve cars close to where they live and/or work.
• Members can make vehicle reservations 24/7 with a simple phone call to our reservation line or by using our convenient online reservation system. (Click here for a sample viewing of the online reservation system.)
• Vehicle reservations can be for as little as an hour at a time or for as long as you need.
• When a reservation is made, the member picks up the reserved car (using her/his vehicle access key) at the preferred fleet location and brings it back at the agreed time.
• Since members have self-serve access to all our vehicles, there is no need to come to our office whenever a vehicle is reserved, cancelled, or extended.
• Trip logs record the time and distance travelled for each member so that members are billed monthly.
• All rates include gas, maintenance, and repairs.
• On longer trips, members get a reduced rate.
• Note: Grand River CarShare is not "car pooling" but rather "car sharing". As such, each member has exclusive use of a car during her/his reserved period.
• Incorporated as a not-for-profit co-operative, Grand River CarShare is administered by a part-time employee as well as an elected Board of Directors answerable to members.
• As our membership expands, more vehicles will be placed in new K-W and Cambridge neighbourhoods.

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