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Car sharing apps put to the test: You should keep your hands off this app

2020-09-02T16:36:21.583Z


In the test at Stiftung Warentest: Car-sharing companies with an app for their offers. These are the best providers.


In the test at Stiftung Warentest: Car-sharing companies with an app for their offers.

These are the best providers.

  • Stiftung Warentest * put 8 providers under the microscope, all of which enable car sharing via app

  • A car sharing app could not convince the experts at Stiftung Warentest

  • Stiftung Warentest recommends registering with several car sharing providers

Kassel

-

Stiftung Warentest has

recently been researching

app-

based services

more frequently

.

In one of their last tests, Stiftung Warentest took a close look at online banking apps *, for example.

This time, however, the experts devoted their attention to the

app

offers from

car-

sharing companies.

Test: Car sharing via app can be done in different ways

Stiftung Warentest

tested a total of eight different providers.

Six

car

sharing providers

were able to

come up with their own fleet.

Some of these had extra stations for picking up and dropping off the vehicles.

Others can do without them, this system is known as

free floating

.

Two of the

apps

tested

specialize in sharing private cars.

One of the

car-

sharing services did

not withstand

the test by

Stiftung Warentest

and was only rated as

poor

.  

Car sharing via app had to be able to do this in a test at Stiftung Warentest

In the investigation by

Stiftung Warentest

,

car

sharing via

app was

rated according to various criteria.

The driving category has the largest share of the overall rating, with a total of 70 percent.

Under this point, the availability, pick-up and return were evaluated and also the vehicle condition of the cars that can be

booked

via the

app

.

Registration as well as the search and book function were also rated.

Car-free neighborhoods are possible.

The goal is a liveable, environmentally friendly and fair redistribution of space: No unnecessary car traffic, car parking spaces for bicycle parking spaces, stopping areas and gardens.

Limited stationary Kiez car sharing can also make sense.

#reclaimyourkiez pic.twitter.com/lPVHiYgK6F

- Car-free Wrangelkiez Berlin (@autofreieKieze) May 23, 2020

Stiftung Warentest: Data transmission behavior in the car sharing app examined

The experts from

Stiftung Warentest also

determined whether the

app

could display uncritical data transmission behavior.

The

criterion was met

for a

car

sharing

app

that only sent the required data.

It was classified as critical for those who also accessed personal data.

A lawyer from

Stiftung Warentest

examined the

terms

and

conditions

and data protection

declarations

for disadvantageous content.

Only one car-sharing app was rated insufficient in the test by Stiftung Warentest

In total, five of the eight

car-

sharing

apps

tested

by

Stiftung Warentest were

given an overall rating of good.

All of the

car-

sharing providers

rated with good

have their own fleet.

The shortcomings in the terms and conditions and in the data protection declaration were only

clear or even very clear

for the two providers without their own vehicles,

SnappCar

and

Getaround (Drivy)

.

Their data transmission behavior was also

classified as critical

by

Stiftung Warentest

.

Throughout the test, however, only the designated

app

of

Cambio

, the

car

-Sharing system of Deutsche Bahn

Flikster,

and

Stadtmobil

to an uncritical behavior. 

Stiftung Warentest: Car sharing via app in price comparison

Car

sharing must of course also be profitable, which is why the cost of the

service

that can be booked via the

app is

the decisive criterion for many.

Stiftung Warentest

has divided its price comparison three.

They each rented the cheapest small car for:

  • 30 minutes - 5 kilometers

  • 1 hour - 10 kilometers

  • 5 hours - 40 kilometers

  • 1 weekend - 500 kilometers

The

car

sharing companies

SnappApp

and

Getaround

(Drivy)

could not be considered

in this category

.

For these, the price is set by the private landlord.

With the short distance of 5 kilometers and half an hour rental, the

car

sharing

app

from the

Sixt

provider was able to

convince in

terms of

price.

Here the experts from

Stiftung Warentest

paid

just 2.70 euros.

When the time and distance were doubled, the provider

Cambio was

the cheapest, renting it for just 4.80 euros.

Stiftung Warentest: Car sharing via app even over longer distances

In terms of price, one provider in particular was able to score points for longer routes and longer rental periods.

The provider

Stadtmobil

rented

its smallest car to

the testers from

Stiftung Warentest

for 12.50 euros.

This price was valid for a rental period of 5 hours and a driving distance of 40 kilometers.

The

car-

sharing company was also able to score points

for weekend

rentals.

Stiftung Warentest: Car-Sharing App from BMW and Daimler are often too expensive

With 500 kilometers covered, this cost 154 euros for the testers from

Stiftung Warentest

in the standard tariff.

This

puts

the provider just behind the

Miles

car-

sharing

app

.

This offers the same service for 176 euros.

The

car-

sharing

app

Share Now from Daimler and BMW was the most expensive in the first three test drives.

According to

Stiftung Warentest

, this was sometimes even more than three times as expensive as the cheapest tariff.

Stiftung Warentest: Car sharing via app is also possible for private providers

The two

bottom

lights in the

car-

sharing

app

comparison by

Stiftung Warentest

offer both cars from private individuals for hire.

The advantage over the

app

competitors is availability.

The

car-

sharing service of the last-placed

SnappCar is available

in 1,100 cities.

The one from the penultimate provider

Getaround (Drivy)

is the only

car-

sharing

app

available nationwide. 

Stiftung Warentest: A car sharing app landed in last place

The loser,

SnappCar

, lost points, especially in the main test

category

, driving.

The availability was

rated as poor

by

Stiftung Warentest

.

The reason for this was that 18 inquiries were rejected or remained unanswered.

Only 4 trips could be made here.

Searching and

booking was also

only rated as satisfactory

by

Stiftung Warentest

at

SnappCar

.

The

car-

sharing

app Getaround (Drivy)

scored very well

for availability, collection and return

.

Stiftung Warentest: Deficiencies in data protection worsened the rating of Car-Sharing App

However, the condition of the vehicle was only rated as satisfactory.

Added to this are the very clear deficiencies in the data protection

declaration

, which led to a devaluation in the overall rating of

Stiftung Warentest

, so the

Getaround (Drivy)

app

only got a poor, satisfactory result with a school grade of 3.4.

Overall,

Stiftung Warentest's

recommendation

to register

with various

car-

sharing providers and compare individual routes makes sense, but the

app of

the loser in the test should probably be avoided.

Stiftung Warentest: Appropriate test for the grill season

Stiftung Warentest has not only examined app providers recently.

In keeping with the start of the grill season, Stiftung Warentest also paid attention to various electric grill offers *.

Of course, Stiftung Warentest does not examine non-food items; most recently oat drinks * were put to the test here.

The result even surprised the experts.

The Stiftung Warentest recently also addressed the issue of early retirement *.

So maybe you too will benefit from a pension at the age of 63.

Many people ask themselves this question: wash your hair, but with which product?

Stiftung Warentest tries to shed light on the darkness in a test *.

The safety of children is a priority for many, and this also applies to riding in the car.

Stiftung Warentest has examined the seats * required for this. 

What are the youngsters doing on the smartphone?

Various apps are available to monitor children's activities on cell phones and tablets.

But according to Stiftung Warentest, not all were convincing. 

Video: Car-Sharing - drone video shows standstill in Moscow 

* hna.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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