Resources & Support
Find all the resources to help you with your carsharing
What you will find in these resources
These guides answer the practical questions that come up when several people share one car: what a kilometer actually costs, what an insurer expects when you lend your vehicle, how to keep a trip logbook that holds together, and how private car sharing differs from a rental platform or a spreadsheet.
Every article states its sources and carries the date it was last checked. Where the answer depends on national law or on local prices, insurance and tax above all, there is a separate article per country rather than one text that would be vaguely true everywhere and precisely true nowhere.
Each article opens with a 30-second summary. It gives you the answer straight away; the rest of the page explains how we got there and what to check in your own situation.
Resource pages
Our guides to understand and succeed at private car-sharing.
How does Co-oto work?
Private circle, booking, odometer, cost sharing: how it works, step by step.
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Car-sharing guide
A step-by-step guide to share your car, from contract to keys.
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Convince your friends and family to car-share in 5 arguments
Concrete arguments to invite friends and family.
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Car-sharing, rental, ridesharing: what's the difference?
The difference between car-sharing, rental, and ridesharing.
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The trip logbook as a car-sharing tracking tool
Track your trips, split business and private, export to Excel for your expenses.
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How much to charge per kilometer when sharing a car?
Six countries, including the United States and Canada: the fair rate, the tax ceilings and the insurance traps.
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The tools to avoid misunderstandings in private car sharing
Odometer photo, booking approval, shared expense statement: what the app documents.
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Co-oto vs Getaround, GoMore or Turo: which solution?
Peer-to-peer rental or sharing among people you know: commissions, hardware and insurance compared.
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Co-oto or Excel + Splitwise/Tricount: which one?
Spreadsheet plus expense app versus a dedicated app: bookings, cost per kilometer and fixed costs compared.
DiscoverResources by country
Content written for the context of a specific country: insurance, taxes, rates and local practices. The flag shows the country concerned.
Switzerland
Your country
Insurance: the full dossier
The entry point to our insurance content: articles by situation and the "Am I covered?" test, with legal sources to back it up.
Car sharing and insurance in Switzerland
Casco, vehicle liability, third-party driver cover, deductible and bonus: who pays after a claim, what to declare to your insurer and where free lending ends in the eyes of the law.
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