The truth that the gorgeous custom of celebrating Ligo for some drivers goes hand in hand with drunk driving has not escaped the eye of automotive sharing service suppliers. They declare that 99% of shoppers are conscientious. Nonetheless, many automobiles is not going to be out there for hire on vacation nights as a result of the chance of entering into an accident because of a drunk driver is simply too excessive in the course of the vacation. For instance, CityBee won’t be able to begin new journeys for 3 solstice nights in a row.
“The Ligo interval is in some methods extra harmful, there are numerous extra instances of drunk drivers. Sadly, the driving tradition in our nation has not but been capable of utterly remove this phenomenon,” mentioned CityBee Latvija regional supervisor Kristof Hegedišs.
“Bolt Drive” public automobiles can even not be out there in sure areas for 2 consecutive nights: “On Midsummer’s Eve and Christmas Day from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am (Saturday to Sunday and Sunday to Monday), automobiles will probably be partially accessible restricted. These automobiles that will probably be situated close to festive occasions is not going to be out there for rental throughout this era.”
The founder and head of Carguru, Vladimir Reskays, says that in a 12 months they encountered two accidents as a result of fault of purchasers who have been drunk drivers. The corporate, like others, doesn’t settle for new purchasers in a single day. Though the Carguru service will work on the night time of the vacation, the corporate warns that in case of violation of the principles, one journey can value the price of the residence, as a result of, for instance, Casco insurance coverage is just not legitimate within the case of a drunk driver. This occurred with one of many firm’s purchasers, who, whereas intoxicated, destroyed a shared automotive.
“To start with, he should pay us, as a result of the automotive is not repairable – about 30,000. About 30,000 to the state. After which all of the fines. This journey value him roughly 70,000 euros. As an alternative of calling a taxi, stroll,” says Reskais.
The entire corporations talked about additionally emphasize that in the event you violate visitors guidelines in a rented automotive, you need to count on not solely penalties and fines from the state, but in addition a further fantastic from the corporate. For instance, driving whereas intoxicated can imply each a further vital fantastic and a blocking of providers.
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2024-06-21 20:31:24