RIIDE is revving up the car sharing game on the GC.
RIIDE is revving up the car sharing game on the GC.
Feeling frustrated with the limited options of alternative transportation on the GC? Then buckle up because we’re about to take you on a ride. Or RIIDE… the trailblazing app raising the bar on our transportation game with the Gold Coast’s first all-inclusive A to B carshare service.
Tram, train, bus and even our faithful HOPO ferry… when it comes to getting around without a set of wheels on the GC, sure – technically speaking we might have more transport options than you can poke a go card at. In practical terms, the challenge of going car-free means deciding between convenience, affordability, and efficiency.
RIIDE flips the script on micro-mobility, bringing the convenience of e-bikes and scooters to the world of cars.
Launching early last year, Riide unleashed Australia’s first free-floating car-sharing service upon the Gold Coast – a revolutionary service where anyone over the age of 21 can simply sign up with an app to instantly access a fleet of drive-and-drop vehicles at popular destinations across the coast.
Unlock the freedom to roam from Surfers to Cooly and beyond with RIIDE’s A to B car sharing. Forget taxi fares – pay by the minute for the ultimate flexibility.
Shaking up the GC scene with an affordable and easy car rental alternative, the concept is a breath of fresh air in more ways than one. Users are afforded all the convenience and perks of a personal vehicle whilst skipping the cons, might we add…we’re looking at you insurance renewal – insert whole page of dollar signs here.
Benefits extend to the environment too. The RIIDE fleet exclusively employs new (no older than 2021) hybrid vehicles, which offer a whopping 8L/100km saving compared to the average 11.6L/100km petrol usage for passenger vehicles in Queensland.
Excitingly, the service means those of us without wheels are no longer left high and ‘drive’ choosing between the lesser of two evils – that is, the confines of our ye olde transport network or exxy rideshare services (or worse, taking the trusty foot falcon – *cries in Queensland summer*).
Now surely all this convenience must come at a cost, right? Well, we’re revved to report that the RIIDE service ‘wheely’ does stack up when it comes to affordability, too.
When compared with ridesharing for example, RIIDE comes in about half the price, plus there’s no getting caught off guard by pesky surcharges. But there’s more… fuel is included. Cha Ching!
The RIIDE carshare model is also completely contact-free via your phone, which provides flexible access to cars 24/sevs – meaning you can officially skip that whole rigamarole of old school style car rentals, once and for all. Sayonara cumbersome and costly car hire process, we won’t miss you in the slightest.
Once your errands, side quest, road trip, sightseeing et al. is done for the day (or week, whatever, RIIDE’s chill like that) – simply return the car to one of the parking zones across the coast at a time and place convenient to you… and not the other way around (not naming any names… *cough* traditional car rental services).
All of this while also avoiding a maintenance list a mile long, aka tyres, fuel, insurance, parking… y’know, all that car-owning (Honda) jazz that adds up fast… which might just be our favourite part. RIIDE really is giving us the keys to allll the fuss-free perks of a private vehicle, here, huh.
Ready to take RIIDE for a spin? To get in on the all-inclusive, affordable, and sustainable action, just download the app, register and drive.
Good news, car free crew – looks like day trips are officially back on the table. So as Nollsy once said (scream-sang, technically) – let’s riiiide.
When: 24/7
Where: Download the app here.
Words by Kellie Leader.
STORY SPONSORED BY RIIDE.
