It’s not uncommon to hold the belief that you, the CEO, the founder, the product manager, or the developer are the ‘user’ of your own product. The reality is, however,...
Safety has always been our number one priority and now, due to the current pandemic, it is even more important. In this post, there are instructions for both drivers and...
You make sure your car has an MOT every year (if the car is 3-years and older) to ensure the overall safety of your car, but are you doing everything...
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The UK boasts unique structures, stunning scenery and haunting historical buildings - some of which just happen to be car parks. We have teamed with online car park marketplace YourParkingSpace...
One day car hire in London with hiyacar means you can enjoy fun day trips to places such as Stonehenge. Why not visit the famous stone circle in Wiltshire today?...
The Roman road network in the UK is something we’re still very much learning about. There are no physical maps of the original Roman roads, but archaeologists continue to discover...
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With car ownership costing thousands of pounds a year and insurance costs rising, more and more people are turning to short term car rental for their transportation needs. So how...
Take advantage of hourly hires in August and get a full refund on the insurance 🚙
You 100% can and should rent your car out. We’ve already talked about how your car is hugely depreciated as soon as you buy it, and how it can become...
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Uber has become a more and more popular transport option for Londoners since its launch in July 2012. It has replaced black cabs to a large extend, with over 3M...
The other day I talked about how hiyacar represents a ‘third generation’ car hire in the UK, as a peer to peer car rental. I thought it would be good...
In 2009 I helped set up the first car sharing club with a full electric fleet of cars in Spain. At that time, the mere concept of car sharing was...
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Cars play a huge part in our societies. If we are to continue our reliance on cars then it needs to be more sustainable; that means fewer cars, used more....
The car. A tool which most of us cannot live without completely. But, with ongoing concern surrounding climate change and the environment, and the negative effect it’s having on our...
Driving in London has never been considered easy and with the introduction of the new Ultra-Low Emission Zone charge (replacing the old London T-Charge) earlier this year, it’s getting more...
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This month we are offering the gift of a car hiya worth up to £250 in January! To enter someone into the competition all you need to do is go...
This Father’s Day you could be treating your dad to an amazing double supercar ride. This experience is fast, furious and includes the choice of two of the world’s best...
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Our blogs have always been an open view into hiyacar so we wanted to continue that theme as we potentially pass the peak of the COVID-19 but are a long...
In our early days we were introduced to OKR’s by a very big and successful company and thought they would be a great addition to hiyacar. They would give the...
Community is at the heart of hiyacar, and each quarter we always like to give something back. On 15th April our team are going to be participating in the Rough...
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Become an early adopter and join the car-sharing movement in Brighton driven by the community.
You asked for it, so now you have it…
On Wednesday 28th June we had our official launch party so that we could tell everyone about HiyaCar QuickStart our keyless technology.
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It’s not uncommon to hold the belief that you, the CEO, the founder, the product manager, or the developer are the ‘user’ of your own product. The reality is, however,...
When it comes to car sharing, our members are hiring cars for all different reasons, whether it’s a quick trip to IKEA or because it’s cheaper and more flexible than other options....
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We recently moved our blog away from Medium, replacing it with several services working together. Here’s why and how.
When you purchase our Car Sharing Excess Waiver, you reduce your excess to a much smaller amount. This insurance is designed to waive the excess you pay under the standard...
This is a very exciting release. We’re committed to offering the best possible tools for car owners, so cars can become real income generating assets. The combination of the new...
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An open letter to Sadiq Khan Dear Sadiq Khan, In response to an article, you tweeted from ITV on post lockdown London, we wanted to express our views with the...
Back in 2015 when it was just Graeme and myself, planning out what we wanted hiyacar to be, we found the easiest way to communicate to the public was as...
The sharing revolution has only just begun and one aspect of it in particular that just keeps growing and growing is car sharing. Car sharing is available throughout the UK,...
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Today we have announced a reduction in our insurance premiums for all our members across the board as well as additional reductions on our shorter bookings.
After 2 months of downtime we are now fully operational again and our insurance pricing has caused a bit of a stir amongst our members. We have been very vocal...
Hiyacar will be back to doing what we do best, which is connecting drivers with cars when and where they want them, at the back end of January.
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End of quarter is always a busy time for tech teams and indeed companies as a whole, as everyone pushes to get those last projects finished and those last quarterly...
Monthly Hack Days are back in the tech team’s calendar and although we have a list of weird and wonderful hacking ideas we wanted to get Sarah, our CMO, involved...
Following the success of introducing Hack Days to the development team, it became apparent that more items could be delivered in a shorter space of time if the guys were able to...
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In 2018, hiyacars did an incredible 1.75million miles and 312,616 hours!
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Many of the car owners on our platform have beautiful convertible cars that are sitting idle on their driveways waiting to be driven. Whether you need a car for a...
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You make sure your car has an MOT every year (if the car is 3-years and older) to ensure the overall safety of your car, but are you doing everything...
Fog lights seem to be quite the conundrum on the road. We’ve all seen it; people using their fog lights when it’s not even foggy out and, in complete contrast,...
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If you have any questions that you want to ask the car owner before making a booking you can easily start a conversation with them through our app before making...
Finding the perfect car for your next journey couldn’t be simpler. Whether you need an automatic city/hatchback or a 7 seater with air-con, you can narrow down your search quickly by using...
Here are the top 3 questions our members ask us.
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Well, what a year 2020 has been. They say that running a business is very much like a rollercoaster and this year has been a ferocious ride.
Hiyacar has joined the UK’s accredited car clubs, allowing members access to locally parked cars paying by the minute, hour or day. The scheme helps people give up their cars,...
When it comes to lockdown, everyone’s needs will be different so we wanted to introduce a new way to use hiyacar.
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An open letter to Sadiq Khan Dear Sadiq Khan, In response to an article, you tweeted from ITV on post lockdown London, we wanted to express our views with the...
Back in 2015 when it was just Graeme and myself, planning out what we wanted hiyacar to be, we found the easiest way to communicate to the public was as...
There has been a recent Twitter storm, highlighting how Google allows brands to bid on other brands names and even include their brand name in their adverts. This tactic is...
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Campaign promoting free peer-to-peer car hire for NHS staff and emergency volunteers launches across London
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