https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide.html New articles about shared cars: costs, choices and practical tips. en https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/first-ride.html https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/first-ride.html Book, unlock, check, drive, return. For anyone who has never driven a shared car before: here is what to expect on the first trip. You need three things in order before you can book a shared car: a valid driving licence (category B), a verified account with the provider, and a payment method (often iDEAL or direct debit). Most providers verify your licence with a quick video check. Allow a few minutes to up to a business day before your account is active. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/sharing-subscription-housemate.html https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/sharing-subscription-housemate.html Living with a partner or housemates who'd both occasionally like to drive a shared car? With most providers, you don't both need a separate subscription. Here's what each one actually says about it. Sharing pays off mainly when you both want to be able to book cars independently, even at the same time, without needing a separate subscription and deposit each. Most providers share the same basic condition: you need to live at the same address. Family, a partner, housemates: who it is usually… Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/mywheels-tips.html https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/mywheels-tips.html Night trips, the deposit, 15-minute billing: it's all in the app or the knowledge base somewhere. But some details only surface when you need them. Here's what's worth knowing before your first trips. MyWheels applies restrictions on night trips. A night trip is any booking with a start or end time between 01:00 and 06:00. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/cost-of-owning-a-car.html https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/cost-of-owning-a-car.html Depreciation, insurance, road tax, parking, maintenance, fuel. Many people only count petrol and think their car is cheap. The full total is often a nasty surprise. A car brings two types of cost. The first type you pay regardless of whether you drive: depreciation, insurance, road tax, maintenance and parking. These are the fixed costs. For an average second-hand mid-range car (five years old, petrol) they come to ~€3,400 per year. Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/when-is-a-shared-car-smarter.html https://deelautowijzer.nl/en/guide/when-is-a-shared-car-smarter.html The break-even point between a shared car and an own car sits at around 8,100 km per year for typical driving habits. This article explains how that works and lets you calculate your own break-even with an interactive tool. If you drive fewer than about 8,100 km per year, a shared car is almost always cheaper than owning one. Between 8,100 and 12,000 km it becomes a grey area, depending on your city, parking costs, and how often you truly need a car. Above 12,000 km, an own car usually becomes… Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT