If you go into a bar in Spain and ask people have you heard of Bla Bla Car, the likelihood is yes. A trip between London and Manchester this weekend – leaving Friday and returning Sunday – would cost approximately £20 each way on Bla Bla Car. A journey each way to Paris from London this weekend costs between £24 and £52 on Bla Bla Car. Under Bla Bla Car charging, the number of seats drivers can offer and the fees they can charge are limited so that a profit cannot be made by the driver. The biggest player in ridesharing is Paris-based Bla Bla Car, which allows drivers and passengers to key in the details of where they are going and be linked with others doing the same journey.

Source: The Guardian June 12, 2016 05:59 UTC