HyreCar guides explain car rental, driving abroad, road trips, and rideshare and delivery driving. This page sets out how the guides are written, which sources they rely on, and how they are updated and corrected.
Who writes the guides
Sources
Guides are built on primary sources: laws and official government pages, transport and licensing authorities, official statistics, and the published terms and help pages of the companies a guide is about. Other comparison sites, rental brokers and peer-to-peer rental platforms are not used as sources.
Every guide lists its sources at the end. A number in square brackets in the text, such as [1], points to the matching entry in that list. Where sources disagree, or a rule differs from one country or state to another, the guide says so rather than picking a single answer.
How guides are written
- Each guide answers a specific question that drivers and travellers ask, and gives the direct answer first.
- Requirements, fees and limits are given with the figures stated in the sources.
- Guides describe rules and typical terms. They are general information, not legal, tax or insurance advice: the terms of your own booking or contract take precedence.
- Images illustrate the topic of a guide. They do not show the specific cars, offices or people a guide mentions.
The Fact-checked label
The Fact-checked label appears only on a guide that a named reviewer has checked against its sources. The reviewer's name is shown under the title next to the author's. A guide without a named reviewer does not carry the label.
Updates
When a guide is revised, an Updated date appears under its title, and the Changes list at the end of the guide records what changed and when, together with the date the guide was first published.
Corrections
If you find an error, use Report an error at the end of the guide or write to [email protected]. Corrections are made in the guide itself and recorded in its Changes list. For anything else, see the contact page.