Tuesday, January 12, 2016

BlaBlaCar with Axa ride sharing and policyholders – PianetaCellulare.it

It ‘was announced a partnership between BlaBlaCar , the community of car trips shared, and the French insurance group Axa to provide users with a platform of Italian insurance coverage additional to the RCA compulsory for all cars. The partnership between BlaBlaCar and Axa extends to Italy after the launch in France, Britain and Spain, and is designed to respond to what are the needs of travelers, who are not asked for any cost benefit. It ‘something new’ important for the market sharing laughs.

cover provided by Axa for the Italian community of BlaBlaCar includes the ‘ Roadside assistance and transport to : in case of failure you can ‘benefit of roadside service and towing to the nearest workshop. In the case in which the vehicle can not be repaired in a reasonable time, the driver is that the passengers will be placed in a condition to be able to continue the journey. Coverage also includes the service Items forgotten on board , which provides for the payment of the company in charge of the shipping costs of any objects forgotten by a passenger on board.

The coverage includes also Legal protection in the event of accident. In this case, you will be entitled to receive legal assistance telephone and legal expenses related to the accident up to a maximum / limit to $ 10,000 for: Claims for damages, disputes against their TPL for managing claims related to accident, appealed the administrative penalty of withdrawal or suspension of license.

BlaBlaCar remember that normal RCA car insurance already covers travel by sharing . In fact, since the users of the community share the cost of travel, as there is no view to profit from the driver, car insurance already provides coverage all the way for the passengers. For more information it is preferable to contact their insurance.

Remember that it is BlaBlaCar that covers all the costs of the insurance. The additional insurance coverage and services offered to drivers and passengers are no extra costs for both. No need to be in possession of an insurance AXA BlaBlaCar to travel with, you can continue to have the current insurance with the insurance company preferred. The collaboration between AXA BlaBlaCar and gives the opportunity to all members (drivers or passengers) to benefit without extra costs of additional insurance for trips offered through the Online reservation system, booked by at least one passenger. Coverage is valid until the passenger is in the car BlaBlaCar the driver.

BlaBlaCar decided to partner with AXA to “make available to users an additional insurance at no extra cost in order to offer them a service that is as reliable as possible and better protection while traveling, “the company said in a statement.

In case of failure of the car, for example, the driver can ‘call call center BlaBlaCar to receive the assistance they need. If the vehicle has failed during a trip booked through the service line Reservations and booked for at least one passenger, if the car is faulty AXA will arrange at its expense for service and a service vehicle for the driver raggiugerà search to repair the car. If the car can not be repaired, AXA will arrange transportation to a workshop in the area to be repaired (the driver will then have to bear the costs of repair). If the vehicle is transported by AXA to a workshop in the area and can not be repaired within a reasonable time, AXA will enable the driver and passengers to choose between a train ticket or hire a car to reach the place of destination planned, or AXA will pay the costs of a hotel for the night for up to two nights, up to Euro 70.00 per night.

BlaBlaCar ensures only the trips that are connected to its system line Reservations , a necessary requirement for the presence of passengers on board.

The company behind the service of ride-sharing BlaBlaCar closed last year a new round of venture capital financing that brought the company a valuation of about $ 1.5 billion. The French company, which operates in 19 countries and whose service has about 20 million members worldwide, has managed to collect 180 million Euros, or about $ 200 million, in the last round of funding, with the estimated value of the company rose to 1.4 billion euro . The company based in Paris, which was founded in 2006, has planned the expansion of BlaBlaCar in Latin America and Asia, with the launch scheduled in Brazil in December.

The platform brings BlaBlaCar Contact motorists with free places on board and travelers who wish to move in the same direction, allowing them to share the cost of travel. This model, different from similar services like Uber, led BlaBlaCar to be a global leader in the world of sharing laughs, and makes it possible to travel at a lower cost.

In 2014, BlaBlaCar has closed a financing round from $ 100 million, and the same year the company has expanded in coming three new continents and in seven new countries, including emerging markets such as Turkey, India and Mexico. BlaBlaCar told the Wall Street Journal that is focusing on markets where there are gaps in public transport and where car ownership is too.

Thank you BlaBlaCar find a ride at a very content, such as Milan-Rome about 30 EUR, Rome-Bari about 25 Euros, Milano-Padova about 13 Euros. The platform allows you to save up to 75% over other modes of transport.

BlaBlaCar you can comfortably use on the move, by downloading the official app store by Apple and Android.

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