What we cover

Five ways people use Kerbside

Whether you need a car for a weekend, a quarter, or a full rideshare roster — or you have got one sitting idle you would rather have earning.

Short term hire

A weekend away, a visitor in town, a car off the road for a few days. Daily rates start around $44 for a small hatch in the city, and most owners are flexible on pick-up times because they are not running a counter.

Long term hire

Weekly and monthly arrangements, usually the best value on the site. Owners generally prefer one long hire to a run of short ones, so monthly rates are almost always negotiable if you ask directly.

Rideshare vehicles

Cars already on the Uber and DiDi approved lists, with the high or unlimited kilometre allowances that make the numbers work. Owners in this category understand the requirements.

Utes, vans and work vehicles

Tow bars, tub liners, load capacity and the occasional trolley thrown in. A handful of owners can arrange mine-spec fit-out with a beacon and flag for site access.

List your car

Free to list, free to keep listed, no commission on anything you agree. You set the rate, choose who you deal with, and keep every dollar. Pause any time you need the car yourself.

Head to head

Kerbside against a traditional rental desk

Both have their place. If you are flying into Perth Airport at 11pm and need keys in your hand, a rental desk is the right answer. For most other situations in this city, the maths runs the other way.

Comparison based on a typical one week hire of a small automatic car in the Perth metro area, July 2026
KerbsideTraditional rental
Weekly rate, small car$264 – $390$420 – $650
Booking feeNoneOften applies
Airport surchargeNoneCommonly added
Young driver levyOwner’s discretionUsually under 25
Second driverOwner’s discretionUsually chargeable
Rideshare use permittedOften yesUsually prohibited
Negotiable rateYes, directlyNo
Insurance includedNo — verify with ownerYes, as standard
Roadside assistanceOwner’s arrangementUsually included
Replacement if it breaks downUnlikelyUsually provided
Available 11pm at the airportRarelyYes

Read the bottom four rows properly. They are the genuine trade-off, and we would rather point at them than hide them. A rental company carries risk on your behalf and charges you for it. Going direct means the price drops and the risk moves to you — which is a good deal when you have checked the insurance and a bad one when you have not.

What listing costs

Listing fee$0
Monthly fee$0
Commission$0
Cancellation fee$0
Minimum termNone
ExclusivityNone

List the same car elsewhere at the same time if you like. We do not ask for exclusivity and we do not hold you to anything.

For owners

What your idle car is actually worth

A second car doing nothing five days a week is a depreciating asset with rego and insurance running against it. At $62 a day, three days a week, that is around $800 a month before you have done anything except hand over a key.

You decide the rate, the kilometre limit, the minimum hire, and who you are comfortable dealing with. You can decline anyone without giving a reason, and you can pause the listing the week you need the car yourself.

The one thing to sort first: ring your insurer and ask, in plain terms, whether your policy covers the car while it is hired out for money. Most standard comprehensive policies in WA do not. Get the answer before you list, not after something happens.

142 cars, 28 suburbs, no booking fee

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