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Questions and answers
Answers for owners and drivers about Levy's New York marketplace: what works today, what happens at launch, and how handoff, tolls, and payouts work. Don't see your question? Email support@levyelectric.com.
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.
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. 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.
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.
Getaround announced in February 2025 that it was shutting down its US car-sharing operations, citing a lack of liquidity, and said it would focus on Europe. Levy is a separate company with no connection to Getaround.
70%, 80%, or 90% of the trip price, depending on the protection plan you choose for the car. The driver pays your price plus tax. Levy adds no trip fees, service fees, markups, or protection charges on top. Levy's commission comes out of your price instead of being added to what the driver pays. You see your exact earnings before you accept a trip, and Levy covers card processing. For comparison, Turo's help center lists three US host earnings plans that pay hosts 70%, 80%, or 90% of the trip price.
Yes. Levy does not ask you to leave Turo or any other platform. List the same car on both, block dates that are booked elsewhere so a car is never promised to two drivers at once, and follow the terms of each platform you use.
An account and your car's details: year, make, and model, photos, where the car is parked for pickup, a short description, and a daily price. Drafts save as you go. You do not need to sign an agreement or add payout details to save a draft. To submit a listing for review, add at least 3 photos, a description, a daily price, and a pickup location.
Many recent cars can lock and unlock through the automaker's connected-car service. Levy connects to that service so a driver's phone can unlock your car during their trip, using a link that works only during the booked trip window. You do not meet the driver, leave a key in a lockbox, or share a door code. It is the same technology behind Levy Guestpass.
Tell us about the car anyway. You can still create a draft listing, and we will email you before launch about the handoff options for that car.
No. Drivers verify their identity and driver's license with Levy, then unlock the car with their phone during the trip. They photograph the car at pickup and return, so you have a record of its condition without being there.
You do. You choose the days the car is available, set the daily price, and can change either at any time. Drivers send booking requests for specific dates, and you decide which requests to accept.
Levy initiates your payout within 3 business days after the trip ends, to your bank account through Stripe. Stripe is the payment processor Levy uses. You add payout details before your first trip, not before your first draft.
Drivers must be 21 or older, hold a valid driver's license, verify their identity, and pass a driving-record check with no reported moving-violation convictions and no active suspension. Only the named driver may drive. You also need a payment method, and you sign a short trip agreement for each booking. There is no security deposit.
Once your booking is confirmed and your checks are complete, you get a link that unlocks the car during your trip window. At pickup you photograph the car, odometer, and fuel level, then unlock with your phone. There is no counter and no key to collect.
No. Levy never charges a security deposit or places a hold on your card for damage, on any trip. New York law prohibits deposits and holds for damage in peer-to-peer car sharing.
New York General Business Law § 913: driver damage limits and the deposit ban
Sign up for early access with your email and the city or ZIP code where you need a car. We will email you when cars in your area open for booking. Early access is free and does not commit you to anything.
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.
Yes. Since January 5, 2025, vehicles entering Manhattan's Congestion Relief Zone, south of and including 60th Street, pay a toll. It applies to shared cars like any other car and is handled like any other toll on the trip.
In New York City, red light and other camera tickets are mailed to the vehicle's registered owner, no matter who was driving. Levy's trip agreement makes the driver responsible for tickets and other trip-related charges incurred during their trip.
Hosts: Pick a protection plan for each car: keep 70% of the trip price with $250 of damage responsibility per claim, 80% with $1,500, or 90% with $2,750. The plan applies to trips booked while it is selected. Above your damage responsibility, Levy reimburses eligible physical damage to your car during a trip: the repair cost, or the car's actual cash value up to $200,000 if it is a total loss. This is Levy's contractual protection, not insurance. It does not cover normal wear and tear, mechanical failure, diminished value, or lost hosting income. Drivers: you don't buy a protection plan, and there is no deposit. New York law limits what a driver can owe for damage to a shared car: at most the lesser of the actual, reasonable repair cost or the car's fair market value before the damage. No loss-of-use or administrative fees, and normal wear and tear is excluded.
New York General Business Law § 913: driver damage limits and the deposit ban
Drivers must be 21 or older, hold a valid driver's license, verify their identity, and pass a driving-record check with no reported moving-violation convictions and no active suspension. Only the named driver may drive. Every driver signs a trip agreement before they can unlock a car, and the unlock link works only during the confirmed trip window.
Yes. Look up your car's VIN on the NHTSA recall site and have any open safety recall repaired before you share the car.
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.
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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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