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Hiyacar HackFest: ‘full immersion’

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...

Look out for the instant book badge

Look out for the lightning bolt badge in some of our cars… It means that they have ‘Instant book’, that is, booking requests for cars with this badge are automatically...

Car clubs vs. peer to peer car rental - the differences

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...

Peer to peer car rental for Londoners come true

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...

Big news: Hiyacar Android app has been fully revamped

As an Android user I couldn’t wait to see this release out — great news for all our drivers and car owners in London that use this operating system. Huge...

Community is key

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...

8 Top Tips for Renting Your Car Out on Hiyacar

So, you’re renting your car out on Hiyacar? Great idea! Your listing has been approved and your shiny, fabulous car is ready to get on the road with a neighbour...

Celebrate the women in your life...

International Women’s Day on Thursday 8th March kick-starts a long weekend of celebrating women, with Mother’s Day on Sunday 11th March. This year it’s even more important as it’s 100...

Mercedes Magic!

This Mercedes-Benz E220 AMG Premium is simply stunning both inside and out. The widescreen cockpit is home to all the mod cons that you would expect with a premium line....

Boom. Awesome updates to Hiyacar iOS app

Welcome to our revamped iOS app! This is just the first of many improvements that are coming for iOS (and for Android soon too).

Our mates rates makes hiring friends’ cars easy!

At Hiyacar, we are on a mission to make communities smarter and wealthier by changing the way we think about cars. In particular, the team has been thinking for a...

‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ and Hiyacar

I met Graeme, Hiyacar’s CEO and co-founder, just over 2 years ago in San Francisco. Hiyacar was just starting out and I was CPO at Liftshare (the largest carpooling network...