Sir, – Brian O’Brien asks for a car-hire equivalent of Airbnb (Letters, May 29th).
Turo, a peer-to-peer car rental company has been operating since 2009, with 14 million members and 450,000 vehicles operating in 56 countries.
Karshare and Hiyacar are more recent entrants to the market.
Another way of saving money – and the planet – is car-pooling. Liftshare and BlaBlaCar have extensive networks in the UK. – Yours, etc,
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Dr JOHN DOHERTY,
Gaoth Dobhair,
Co Dhún na nGall.