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Levy car sharing · New York State
Levy is a marketplace where New Yorkers rent cars from the people who own them. Owners list a car, set its price and schedule, and hand it off with a phone unlock instead of a key exchange. Drivers get a nearby car for a day or a week without a rental counter.
Two ways in
I have a car to share
List one car or a small fleet. Choose the days it is available and the daily price, let drivers unlock it with their phone, and let Levy match tolls to each trip. You can create a draft listing today.
I need a car
Book a car from a local owner for an errand, a weekend upstate, or a week while yours is in the shop. Join early access and we will email you when cars near you open for booking.
What makes Levy different
Drivers unlock the car with a link on their phone that works only during their trip. Nobody meets at the curb, and there is no lockbox code to pass around. It uses the same connected-car technology as Levy Guestpass, the keyless tool Levy built for car-sharing hosts.
New York trips cross bridges, tunnels, the Thruway, and the Manhattan congestion zone. Levy matches each toll to the trip that ran it up and bills the driver, so owners do not spend evenings reconciling E-ZPass statements.
Owners choose when the car is available, set the daily price, and accept the booking requests that work for them. A car can be listed for a few weekends a month or most of the year.
Drivers pay the host's price plus tax. Levy adds no trip fees, service fees, markups, or protection charges on top, and never uses personalized pricing. Hosts keep 70%, 80%, or 90% of the trip price, depending on the protection plan they choose, and can compete on price.
How it works
Add the car, photos, pickup spot, and a daily price. No payout details needed yet.
Choose the days the car is free. Change them whenever your plans change.
When bookings open, drivers request dates and you accept the ones that fit.
Drivers unlock with their phone, tolls are matched to the trip, and Levy initiates your payout within 3 business days after the trip ends.
Tell us where you need a car. We will email you when your area opens.
Be 21 or older, confirm your identity and driver's license, and pass a driving-record check before your first trip.
Pick a car near you and see the price: the owner's price plus tax, nothing added. Then send a request for your dates.
At pickup, take a few photos and unlock the car with your phone.
Across the state
Somewhere else in New York? Sign up anyway. Every signup tells us where owners and drivers are, and that decides where the marketplace opens first.
Why now
Peer-to-peer car sharing has a clear legal footing in New York. Governor Hochul signed the Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act, Senate bill S6715, on December 22, 2021. The law sets rules for programs like this one, covering disclosures, driver's license checks, vehicle safety, and consumer protections.
The market for owners has also narrowed. Getaround shut down its US car-sharing business in February 2025, so hosts who listed there lost a source of bookings, and drivers lost a source of cars. A second marketplace gives owners another channel for the same car, and gives drivers more cars to choose from.
Levy's founder has hosted a car on Turo in New York City, so the problems these pages describe, from handing off keys to chasing tolls, are ones we have dealt with ourselves.
Guides
What peer-to-peer car sharing involves for an owner, from listing to payout.
Your options for a second marketplace, and what to compare before you list.
How renting from a person differs from a rental counter, and what to check.
Who pays what when a shared car crosses a bridge or gets a camera ticket.
How phone unlock replaces key exchanges and lockboxes.
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and the rest of the state.
FAQ
It is a peer-to-peer marketplace where people in New York rent cars directly from the owners. Owners list a car, set its price and availability, and hand it off with a phone unlock instead of a key exchange. Drivers find a car nearby, book it for the days they need, and unlock it with their phone.
No. Drivers pay the host's price plus tax. Levy adds no trip fees, service fees, markups, or protection charges on top, and never uses personalized pricing. The host's price is the daily rate times the days booked, plus any delivery fee the host sets, less any host discount. Levy's commission comes out of that price, and hosts see their exact earnings before they accept a trip. Some car sharing apps add trip fees, protection charges, and deposits on top of the host's price, so renters pay more than the host's listed rate. Levy does not.
Bookings open when the marketplace launches in your area. Hosts can create accounts and set up listings now, and drivers can sign up for early access. We email you when cars near you are ready to book.
All of New York State. We are building pages and signups for New York City, Long Island, Westchester, the Hudson Valley, the Capital Region, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Ithaca. If you live somewhere else in the state, sign up anyway. Signups tell us where owners and drivers are, and that decides where the marketplace opens first.
Yes. Governor Hochul signed New York's Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program Act (Senate bill S6715) on December 22, 2021. The law sets rules for peer-to-peer programs covering disclosures, driver's license checks, vehicle safety, and consumer protections.
No. Levy is an independent company and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Turo. We mention Turo because many New York hosts already use it, and Levy is designed so they can list on both.
Levy matches tolls to the trip that ran them up and bills them to the driver, so hosts do not have to find each charge on an E-ZPass statement and send an invoice. Drivers see tolls charged to the card on file for that trip.
Sign up
Have a car?
Start your listingEarn from your car in New York. It takes a minute, and you can create your listing right after.
Need a car?
Rent cars from local owners across New York. Sign up and we’ll tell you first when bookings open near you.
NOTICE: New York State Law prohibits the following practices by peer-to-peer car sharing program administrators based upon race, color, ethnic origin, religion, disability, sex, marital status, residence or geographic location, income, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or age: (1) refusal to allow participation in a peer-to-peer car sharing program; and (2) the imposition of any additional charge (except in certain instances where the shared vehicle driver is under the age of 25). In addition, it is unlawful for any peer-to-peer car sharing program administrator to refuse to allow participation in the program to any person solely on the requirement of ownership of a credit card.
Leased or financed car?
If your vehicle is leased or financed, you may need more insurance. If your vehicle is subject to a lease or loan, you may need additional insurance coverage, including motor vehicle physical damage coverage (collision and comprehensive), to share it through Levy. Check your lease or loan agreement and ask your insurer. For insurance questions, contact the New York State Department of Financial Services: (800) 342-3736, www.dfs.ny.gov.
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