As the wanderlust spreads through India, an increasing number of travellers are looking forward to self-drive rentals. These self-drive car rentals are immensely popular in the West and have taken root in one of India’s Beach destinations, Goa. Now Myles is taking this phenomenon countrywide. Giving you cars from 21 cities in India, Myles offers cars ranging from the Mahindra e2o to the Toyota Fortuner.
How to use Myles?
The website is very user friendly letting you first select a location in which you want to drive the car around. The next category let’s you pick out how long you require the car for, starting from as low as 4 hours to monthly. The menu that follows offers you all the cars for hire. Here, you select the car that suits your price range and driving style the most and book it.
A few personal details to verify yourself and you can be on your way. Pick a location for the delivery and receipt of your car and you can be on your way. Do remember a few pointers though. There are certain age restrictions on the cars as the minimum age to rent the cars is 23 years. Also, no pets are allowed. You will be needing a second Identity card along with your driving licence. Payment can be made online but a refundable security deposit has to be made at the time of taking the car.
Myles promises to revolutionize travel in India by allowing people to drive at their own time and convenience. A very handy tool for someone visiting India but again the driving skills required are a different set altogether. Secondly, every average middle class Indian family owns a car or prefers to be driven around. Whether or not the tiny percentage of wanderlust followers turn the tide towards Myles, remains to be seen.
