Wheel solution

New Zealand probably isn’t ready for the likes of car sharing services like America’s RelayRides, a company that pays you every time someone shares your car by driving it when you’re not, but companies like Cityhop see value in providing shareable cars for its members.

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    Car sharing is picking up steam in America

Members book a time online (cityhop.co.nz) and pick up a car from one of several centrally-located depots in Auckland, Wellington and Chistchurch. They pay by the hour.

Reported for our AA Directions Summer 2013 issue

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