“Recently, a number of airport authorities and city and county government agencies have taken formal and informal steps – from litigation to cease-and-desist orders — to require P2P car rental companies to comply with state and local tax laws and policies for companies that rent cars at airports.”
American Car Rental Association (ACRA) Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Timeline – January 2020
Thought Leadership (Public Policy Issues)
- National Taxpayers Union: Flawed Attacks on Taxing Rental Car Inputs
- National Conference of Insurance Legislators: NCOIL Adopts Peer-To-Peer Car Sharing Program Model Act
- Pegasus Institute: Innovation, Car Rentals, and Taxation
- R Street Institute: “Better Managed Airport Car Rental Access Could Ease Holiday Travel”
- R Street Institute: “R Sheet on Airport Rental Car Access” (PDF)
- R Street Institute: “R Sheet on Rental Car Taxes” (PDF)
- Show-Me Institute: Is Turo a "Motor Vehicle Leasing Company"?
- Taxpayers Protection Alliance: Airport fees protect taxpayers from sky-high costs
Op-Eds
- Alaska: Peer-to-peer car rental companies need to face, not hide, facts
- Arizona: SB1305 eliminates unfair advantage for peer-to-peer car rentals
- Arizona: Cactus League is an economic engine for Arizona. These car-rental companies threaten it
- Arizona: Fairness principle undergirds broad coalition behind SB1305
- California: Legislature Can’t Let Tech Start-ups Play by Their Own Rules
- Florida: Peer-to-peer car sharing bill would level the playing field
- Florida: A rental is a rental is a rental, so let's level playing field
- Illinois: Rent out your car? Then follow the same rules as car rental agencies
- Illinois: The Fallacy of the Sharing Economy
- Oklahoma: Rules should apply to all car rental companies
Press Releases
- Arizona: Enterprise CarShare Stands Up for Arizona by Supporting Tourism and Local Taxes (PDF)
- Florida: Coalition Advocates for Regulatory & Tax Fairness within Car Rental & Peer-to-Peer Car-Sharing Industries
- Illinois: Innovative Enterprise CarShare Stands Up for Illinois by Supporting Safety Regulations and Local Taxes (PDF)
- Illinois: Sponsors of peer-to-peer car legislation seek compromise to ensure consumer safety and fairness
- Illinois: Bipartisan Sponsors of SB 2641 Defend Consumers, Call for Override of Governor's Amendatory Veto
- Ohio: New Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Modernization Law Protecting Ohio Taxpayers and Consumers (PDF)
- Oklahoma: Sims Files Legislation to Support Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Industry
- Pennsylvania: Marketplace Parity and Fair Competition Stressed at Pennsylvania Aviation Conference (PDF)
- Virginia: Avoid Loss of Important Tax Revenue by Requiring Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Rentals to Pay Their Fair Share (PDF)
- Virginia: Pass Legislation that Solves Critical Tax Collection Issues Caused by Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Rental Platforms (PDF)
- Wash DC: Enterprise Provides Congressional Testimony on “Examining the Future of Transportation Network Companies: Challenges and Opportunities” (PDF)
Headlines
- Thieves are using peer-to-peer car rental apps to find their next ride
- Inside the wild ride of peer-to-peer car rentals
- As popularity of peer-to-peer car-sharing grows, General Assembly takes steps to regulate
- Oklahoma State Representative’s Bill Would Regulate Peer-to-Peer Car Rentals
- Car-rental apps blamed for parking problems on Echo Park and Silver Lake streets
- Turo, the ‘Airbnb for Cars’, Angers Rental Car Companies (video)
- 38 Cars Neighbor Rents Out Through App Clog North Side Street, Alderman Says
- Q&A: Enterprise Marketing Exec Takes On Turo
- Maryland Passes Bill Regulating Peer-to-Peer Rentals
- Carsharing and Other Mobility Platforms: Legal Issues to Keep in Mind
- Peer-to-Peer Firms Face Legal Fight as They Try to Disrupt Car Rental Business
"What They Are Saying"
Learn more about peer-to-peer car rental issues, such as taxes, airport congestion and fees, and consumer protection.