Transport peer-to-peer in Belgium

Frequently asked questions about transport

• Who can offer transport services to individuals?
  For this type of service, you don't need a diploma! Depending on what you want to offer, you just need to respect a few fairly simple and obvious criteria.
  
  Someone offering carpooling will of course have to have a car in very good condition and well maintained, available on a regular basis each week at the same times and for the same routes. Generally, it is people who go to a busy workplace who offer carpooling between individuals.
  
  To transport parcels entrusted to you by individuals, it is preferable to have a high-capacity vehicle, preferably equipped with a roof rack, since requests for the transport of parcels between individuals mainly concern bulky objects. Remember to check if your insurance covers this type of transport.
  
  You can specialize in the delivery between individuals of small valuables or items that need to be delivered very quickly to a specific location. In this case, there is not necessarily a need to have a car. This type of transport is essentially urban and is done more quickly with a light vehicle such as a bicycle or electric scooter, for example.
  
  If you are self-employed, for example in the building trades, and you own a utility vehicle, you can then offer your services for the removal of bulky items or the transport of objects that are difficult to handle without the help of specific equipment (trailer, hoist, jack).
• What are the main types of transport between individuals?
  Carpooling between individuals
  
  It is the most requested service and the one that offers the most advantages. By agreeing to share your vehicle with other people, you not only allow you to pool your transport and fuel costs, but you also participate in the fight against global warming, because all these people that you bring together in a single vehicle 'will precisely not add others in circulation.
  
  Municipalities have understood this and more and more of them are even creating parking lots reserved for carpooling so that drivers in a shared vehicle can leave their own car parked during the day.
  
  Transport of parcels between individuals
  
  This service is also experiencing growing success, especially when the objects to be transported are atypical and charged at a high rate by professional carriers. This is the case for fragile or large products, such as sports equipment (e.g. windsurfing boards, bicycles, fitness equipment), furniture or household appliances purchased on classified ad sites and which are often out of template for usual carriers.
  
  Moving between individuals
  
  Not everyone has a few beefy buddies or cousins available on moving day and the prices of professional movers are getting higher and higher.
  
  The solution is to post an ad on Askaide to ask people living around you if they would be available for a few hours to come and lend a hand to lower your bulky furniture and help you install everything in the rented truck for the occasion.
  
  Removal of bulky items
  
  A little less known, this service is beginning to become widespread when it comes to evacuating rubble or old furniture from your home that is difficult to take to a landfill when you don't have the right vehicle.
  
  When a professional carries out work at your home, it is of course he who will take charge of the removal of bulky items, but if you carry out the work yourself, for example in your second home, you will have to rent a vehicle. utility that you won't be used to driving.
  
  In this type of case, posting a simple ad on Askaide in order to seek help from an individual already equipped with the necessary equipment will cost you much less.
• How to offer your services for transport between individuals?
  Askaide offers transport advertisements between individuals in France and Belgium. You must therefore reside in one of these two countries to offer your services. Our platform wants to develop mutual aid between individuals, but if you are self-employed as a self-employed person or a small business, you can also register for free on our website. You will simply have to clearly specify your status in your profile sheet.
  
  People mostly trust people whose reputations seem reliable. It will therefore be necessary to wait until you have obtained several positive opinions on your profile sheet so that your reputation is established and that trust is established with your contacts.
  
  If you plan to register to offer carpooling, don't forget that the requests mainly concern people wishing to go to their place of work on a daily basis. You will therefore need to be punctual, reliable in your appointments, be sociable with your passengers and drive in a reassuring manner, if you want to see your reputation improve.
  
  For the transport and delivery of parcels, it will suffice to indicate in your ad the destinations to which you can offer your assistance and detail the type and dimensions of your vehicle. Here again, reliability will be a determining criterion. Committing to deliver an object on a specific date and address is a promise that must absolutely be kept, otherwise your reputation will quickly crumble on our site.
• Is there financial aid for transport between individuals?
  In France, the government has introduced a sustainable mobility package for employers. It allows them to pay up to €600 in carpooling costs each year. The employee must see the terms of this package with his employer.
  
  From February 1, 2023, new state aid, called "carpooling bonus", will be introduced. It should provide financial assistance of around €100, subject to conditions. See the administrative procedures website for more information.
  
  In Belgium, if you carpool on your own account, you can obtain a deduction of your professional expenses or be entitled to specific tax advantages. See the website of the Federal Service of Public Finances on this subject.