Lyft: Free Rental Car + Driver Bonuses Up to $500 – $750
Lyft and GM are teaming up to give Lyft drivers a free rental car. Now you can drive for Lyft even if you don’t have a car! As long as you do a minimum number of rides per week, the rental is free. No long term commitments. This is perfect timing as Lyft recently increased bonuses in many cities back up to $500 – $750 after dropping as low as $50.
This is great news for many people who want to drive but either don’t have a car or have a car that doesn’t qualify (maybe it’s too old or does not have 4 doors). Current full time drivers may even be better off vs using their own car, however, as you’d expect, Lyft doesn’t want you driving for any competitor in the free rental car. If they catch you, they may kick you out.
In Chicago alone, 60k people applied but didn’t qualify because they didn’t have a car or their car didn’t meet requirements, according to Lyft’s blog.
Available cities:
These cities are expected to launch by midyear: Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Boston. Other metro areas will be added.
HOW TO SIGN UP
- Apply to LYFT Express Drive or if you have your own car, sign up here.
- Use promo code EXPRESSDRIVER to get a bonus up to $750. (See updated list of cities and bonuses – many cities were recently increased!)
- Pick up the car and start driving. Give back the car when you are done, up to 8 weeks later – no long term commitments!
HOW IT WORKS
It’s fairly simple:
- Give 65+ rides in a week and the rental is FREE.
- Give 40+ rides in a week and the rental is $99 for the week.
- Give less than 40 rides and the rental costs $99 + 20 cents per mile
- Personal driving is charged at 20 cents per mile.
- Rent the car for up to 8 weeks
- Insurance and maintenance are included!
Hello I’m with Lyft and needed a rental
Hi Tamara, are you already a Lyft driver?
Hey I’ve been accepted into lyft and I need a rental
I was just accepted to drive for Lyft with a rental car. Do I have to take the car they picked?
Did they pick a car for you? Sounds strange.
Hi. I’m a Lyft Driver, but my car is on its way out. If I rent with this program, it will charge me 20 cents per personal mile. Does that apply even if I get 65 rides a week?
Thank you.
Not sure, have you asked the people you are renting from yet?
I have been a driver for lyft for 8 months how can I go about getting a car and do y’all offer Black SUV’s?
You’ll need to contact Lyft about that.
No one seems to receive a reply to their comments. Why?
Can you let me know a few comments which didn’t get a reply?
HI I JUST GOT APPROVED FOR LYFT I NEED A RENTAL CAR I HAVE 300.00