Renting out cars you do not own

What goes wrong

A leased-in car costs the same whether it rents for 28 days or for 3. The payment to the owner falls due on the same date either way, so the number that matters is how much of the month the car sat idle. A spreadsheet that lists bookings but not idle days hides exactly that.

What DriveFlow does about it

Mark the car as leased in

Enter what you pay the owner each month. The fleet list tags the car as leased, and the amount sits on its page.

See how busy each car was

Money shows each car’s busy percentage and how many car-days sat idle in the dates you pick.

Rates that match how you rent

Give each car a half-day, daily, weekly and monthly rate. The longer rates are used automatically when a rental is long enough.

The weakest car is easy to find

Cars are ranked by what each one kept, so the one earning least is at the bottom of the list.

Where it stops

• The monthly payment is stored on the car, but it is not yet taken off that car’s kept figure.
• There is no field yet for the owner’s name or phone number.

Where this is common

• Cairo: For cars you lease in from private owners and rent on.

If this is close, also read

• Monthly and corporate rentals: If you rent the leased cars out by the month, part payments and the owed list matter most.
• Running more than one business: If the leased cars belong to a separate venture with its own partner, give it its own organisation.