Zipcar

- August 9, 2016

Everyone

Transportation

( 26,477)

Description

Android Zipsters can now find and book a Zipcar faster than ever before with our new and updated app. Search for available Zipcars nearby, book a car or extend a reservation. Of course, you can also honk the horn, and lock or unlock the doors — all from your Android phone. Download it now and the open road awaits…

10 COOL THINGS MEMBERS CAN DO WITH THE ZIPCAR APP:

1) View available Zipcars on a map or listed using your current location, a favorite location or a location you want to search for
2) Reserve a Zipcar any time, 24/7
3) Sort cars by proximity, time available, car type and model
4) View your upcoming reservations at a glance
5) Easily locate your reserved Zipcar by honking its horn
6) Unlock and lock your Zipcar after scanning your Zipcard at the start of each reservation
7) Get directions to your Zipcar using maps
8) Tap to call Zipcar if help is needed during a reservation
9) Change, extend, or cancel reservations on the go
10) Play around with the virtual key fob and make sounds even when you're not in a reservation

NOT A MEMBER YET?

Download the app and kick the tires. See which Zipcars live near you (we're in 16 major cities and on university campuses across North America and the UK), make fun sounds with the virtual key fob! Join Zipcar and the app gets even cooler, because then you can reserve, honk and unlock Zipcars straight from your Android. To hear what current members are saying, find us on Facebook. To learn more about Zipcar or to sign up, visit zipcar.com!

FOR EVERYBODY:

Get the free app now. If you're a fan, tell a friend and rate us. If you think there's a way we can make it better, we’d love to hear all about it - join our beta group https://goo.gl/V1Uu4K and tell us what you think! Our Android team love hearing your feedback!

Regarding app permissions - we’re piloting a fast and easy new way to register for Zipcar in some cities where new users can scan their driving licence and payment card and become a member in minutes. This new feature uses the camera to scan the ID and payment card, so you may see a new permissions update when you install the app. Let us know if you have any questions and we’d be happy to answer them! info@zipcar.com

Reviews

4.2

26,477 total

5 13,421

4 8,330

3 2,632

2 889

1 1,205

Breanna Nicole Davis

Best Last Minute Decision I've Ever Made I had to attend a wedding this previous weekend about 2 and a half hours away. The night I was supposed to pick my car up from the rental company I was originally going to use, they told me they needed a depsoit and a credit card. I didnt know about this so I was SOL. I did a really quick as to how I can get a last minute car and I found Zipcar. Free gas, NO DEPOSIT, and extremely friendly. I'm definitely using this company more often

Fred Bennett

So far so good.....better than turo I have a car reserved...let's see if it us there when I get there. -UPDATE- Rental went smoothly. Had a bumpy start with the car I was assigned not being there when I got there...resolved immediately. I'm now on my second rental. Outstanding customer service!!

Azat Dav

Price increase? Company used to to be better. Increased prices and didn't even bother telling its customers about that. Well thank you for letting us know. It's very nice of you. Thanks for your response below but I did not get this email at all. Not in the spam folder, in inbox.

Wyatt Phoebe

No cars available Want to pay money to get nothing out of it? Want to get free fake driving credit? Whats that? You have to go to work??? Eat sh*t cause youre not coming close to using one of these two numerous cars they have available for thoasands of people. Thanks zipcar! If I ever need to throw my money in the trash again ill give you a call.

Alan Tomusiak

Terribly unreliable For a company that tries to make traveling simpler, it makes it unbelievably hard to drive without keeping on top of things every day. Want a car a week in advance? Good luck, because Zipcar will swap you to a different type of vehicle three times, sometimes as close to a day before you need it. Want to call to report the problem? No phone number listed. Use the app? Doesn't work. Weak service, feels as though the company simply does not care about consumers.

Peter Brown

App won't take log in credentials Everytime I've tried logging into the app it will not take my password. I've changed my password several times and still no dice. However the website not an issue. I'm not sure if it's a syncing issue, cache issue as far as my information but it is frustrating.

User reviews

Breanna Nicole Davis September 4, 2016

Fred Bennett August 10, 2016

Azat Dav August 9, 2016

Zipcar June 13, 2016

Hi Azat. Sorry to hear that you were surprised by the slight increase in prices - gladly it's not permanent. In London we have a seasonal pricing period over summer every year. This was included in our weekly mailer on 12 May. Between 28 May - 4 Sep, weekend car rates will increase by £1/hour and £5/day, with bank holidays treated as weekends.

Wyatt Phoebe August 17, 2016

Alan Tomusiak September 2, 2016

Peter Brown August 14, 2016

Ghassem Tofighi September 23, 2016

It works, but why uploading photos from car is available on iOS version and not on Android one? It's the most wanted feature I believe. Furthermore, it should already shows scratches which are already on body on the app or website, like what Car2Go offers.

Lisa U September 22, 2016

Won't let me sign in Cannot sign in using the app. Online works just fine. Very frustrating as I need a car ASAP and my zip card has not yet arrived.

Mathieu Pheulpin September 18, 2016

Cannot even try... I wish I can try, but I can't even apply through the app. I've been trying for more than a week to upload my license photos, few times a day, no way. What kind of company would let its service be broken for so long?

MissFrijole July 31, 2016

Sometimes won't communicate with car I have had this app about a day and it sometimes won't lock the car when I leave. It says there's an error and other times it says "something went wrong." I have it high marks for convenience, but it's a bit dodgy to use as keyless entry.

Mark Blewett August 8, 2016

Great after you have setup an account Setting up an account caused a bit of trouble and required calling the support desk. Once setup the service worked as expected. Very convenient. Was able to unlock a car through the app within 1hr of signing up. Great

Gui colon September 4, 2016

BEST APP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE most rental places don't let people under 25 take cars, and they always run credit checks.. This app passes all that.. Best thing that ever happened!!

Rachel Spilecki September 2, 2016

Can't sign in I can't sign in. I've reset my password twice, closed and reopened the app, and even restarted my phone. I can log in through my web browser fine but the app is not working for me (and I've been trying on and off for two weeks!) Please help!

clay crissman August 1, 2016

To pricey You can rent a vehicle from dollar rent a car for 23$ a day I rented a vehicle for 5 and a half hours costed me 53$. Also the gas card was expired so I had to put my own money in the gas tank when I was told that "gas was covered".

Jul Aguo September 10, 2016

Price increase, not permanent..? Seems like the price hike is here to stay as in a previous response from zipcar it was said price increase was just for the summer period in London, ending 4 September. What date is today?? Oh wait it's the 10th..

Miguel R. August 20, 2016

Zipcar is awesome This app is really cool. One thing that I will be cool is if you guys add the ability to report when the car is left with less than a quarter tank of gas or when the car is dirty.

Jennifer Vithayarath July 28, 2016

Trouble logging in This is my first time as a zip car client and it won't let me log in. Also when I hit forgot username and password it didn't recognize my email. I had 2 create 3 separate accounts because of this issue

Srinivas Chilakapati August 5, 2016

Browser and app integration is bad I created my account online from google chrome. I am trying to login into the mobile app using the same credentials but it failed. I am allowed to use only one either the zip card or the phone?.

antoinette laforce August 14, 2016

Not sure what's going on.. The app will not let me sign in at all... I've uninstalled the app and installed it again with no luck. Kinda bummed as my transportation situation has changed.

Andy Y Chen August 10, 2016

Room for Improvement Constantly signed out for no reason. Need to add feature to view details of my past reservations, not just a "This reservation has ended." message when I click on it.

Chris Armstrong September 18, 2016

Don't use if in hurry If u need a quick ride DO NOT use zip car. After u register u wont be able to get into a car until anweek later.

EL Fugitivo September 1, 2016

very good appp especialy pay per miles car imagine you need to move arround small distance in bad trafic why to pay per hour average speed in london is less then 20miles per hour

September 19, 2016

Could be worse. My friend had a terrible experience with the customer service. She sent a bunch of emails and complaints and nobody ever professionally got back to her. Seems like they avoid problems their customers experience. If your planning a long road trip or anything more than a few hours i recommend another car rental place but other that its useful for small day trips around the city or last second rentals. Its actually saved me and some friends a few times with the convenience but they still got a lot to improve.

Shasta Clegg August 25, 2016

log in trouble it won't let me log in on the app, works just fine on the website but then the website directs me to the app which won't let me log in. fix please!!

Tayyab Jabbar September 9, 2016

They banned me for silly reson cause I rang them and said I forgot my card at home and got rental they said they opened the car and they didn't but I never checked if it was unlocked cause I was smoking so I assumed it was unlocked

gladys paredes August 18, 2016

Something wrong with app App does not let me sign in. I did it from computer. Dont know whats wrong. Help!

Shantanu Telharkar August 25, 2016

Extremely ugly UI. User-friendly environment is not given priority. Service is appreciable. However, ugly website and app, makes this company not worth of recommendation.

Naga Ramesh Kamisetti August 24, 2016

Great Service. I wanted to take the car for my driving test and they sent me all relevant papers well before. Also, I could extend my reservation simply with a text message. Most of the cars I used with this service are new and are well maintained.

Robert Crawford August 5, 2016

Won't let me sign in - can log into my account on the pc using the exact same details

Norma Elise Salazar August 31, 2016

Easy Gave me directions to the car. Was able to find it by using the horn on my cell as well as I was able to unlock and lock it again without a problem. All with my cellphone! Thanks

Jacob Keys DeCaria July 26, 2016

Penalties are high stakes. It's like Blockbuster Video but with cars and cards

Pruthvi Bhat September 11, 2016

Bug in latest update I can see a surcharge of $10 on all the cars near my location, after the latest update. Whereas on iPhone app and on website, there is no surcharge. Guys work on this issue with android app!!

vinay kumar August 30, 2016

Useless App I couldn't even login into my account, though my credentials are correct.

August 28, 2016

Awesome app I have been using this app since July '16. I love it. It's really super cool to use and simple with the design!! Go zip car :)!

Melissa Marino September 12, 2016

Don't check cars well enough Went to my reservation to find it had a flat tire and was not driveable. Had a hell of a time getting to the new reservation. Two stars because at least they gave me an hour's credit.

Emira Beskovic August 4, 2016

They don't even deserve one star worst company ever

Sherryann Niles August 28, 2016

Zip car is definitely for me It was easy to reserve,cheaper than other places and,perfect for my family of four.

Chivonnis Harrell September 1, 2016

Fix this It keeps singing me out after I change my password, I'm only able to log in on Google chrome which is stupid when I'm putting in the same exact password, please fix this issue.