Running a rental fleet in Kuala Lumpur
A Kuala Lumpur fleet is usually a mix: small hatchbacks rented by the day around the city, and a few MPVs for families and airport runs. They earn in very different ways, which is why a single spreadsheet total tells you so little.
Paperwork that expires
Your phone reminds you a week before each one expires, and the Today screen lists anything expiring in the next 30 days.
| What it is called here | Record it in DriveFlow as |
|---|---|
| Cukai jalan (road tax) | Road tax |
| Insurans | Insurance |
| Any rental licence or permit you hold | Permit |
Cars operators here run
Perodua Axia, Perodua Bezza, Proton Saga, Honda City, Toyota Vios. These are in the model list.
What tends to go wrong here
- Two kinds of car, two kinds of earnings
- Money ranks every car by what it kept and shows how busy it was, for any dates you pick. A hatchback that is out most days at a low rate and an MPV that is out half the time at a high one finally sit on the same list.
- Renewals fall on different dates
- Road tax and insurance renew every year, on a different date for each car. Past eight or ten cars that is hard to hold in a spreadsheet.
- Deposits are usually cash
- Set a default deposit on each car and it is filled in on every rental and printed on the agreement the renter signs on your phone.
Ways of renting that fit here
- Renting to ride-hailing drivers: If you rent weekly to e-hailing drivers, the owed list is the screen you will open most.
- Airport and hotel pickups: For handovers at the airport or a hotel, with a fee for each place you deliver to.
- Your first few cars: Starting with three or four cars and a notebook.
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