Host Policy

• Be under 6 years old from date of manufacture, with under 50,000 km on the odometer
• Be roadworthy, mechanically sound, and hygiene-compliant
• Carry a valid RC in the host's name (or with written authorization to list)
• Carry an active comprehensive insurance policy — not just third-party — verified before the listing goes live
• Have a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate

RC (front & back), PUC certificate, and insurance policy — as photos or scans, verified by our team. A listing shows a "Verified" badge once all three are approved.

You manage your own car — set your price (within the market-rate band), handle handovers, and get paid directly. Full control, full involvement.

Opt in and a Ziyam fleet operator handles guest handovers, cleaning, and day-to-day logistics for you — useful if you own multiple vehicles or don't want to manage bookings yourself. Fleet-managed cars go through a short audit + telematics install before going live, and follow the payout timeline in Section 3 below.

A car listed with a fleet operator stays exclusively on ZiyamSelfDrive's own platform unless you and your fleet operator separately agree to multi-platform syndication.

Hosts keep 70% of every booking; ZiyamSelfDrive's commission is 30%. This split is the same whether you're self-hosted or fleet-managed.

• Self-hosted: paid 24–48 hours after trip completion, or bundled into a weekly payout if you opt in from your dashboard
• Fleet-managed: paid within 1 business day of your fleet operator confirming they've received a clear payout from the platform

No advance payouts are made without a cleared, confirmed receipt — this protects both hosts and the platform from chargebacks.

Add your bank account (verified via a real penny-drop check) from your dashboard. Payouts won't release to an unverified account.

• Lessee-caused damage is deducted from the security deposit first
• Costs beyond the deposit are the host's responsibility to recover from the lessee directly
• ZiyamSelfDrive assists with claim coordination and will try to cover up to ₹20,000 of a claim
• 24/7 roadside assistance is included for breakdowns and abandoned-vehicle recovery, regardless of protection plan

Every trip uses a 4-digit handover code — shown only to the host, entered only by the guest — to confirm both parties actually met for the handover before a trip can be marked complete. This protects both sides from disputes about whether a return actually happened.

We strongly recommend photographing the vehicle's condition at both pickup and drop-off; timestamped photos are the strongest evidence in any damage dispute.

Block off dates from your dashboard's availability calendar — lessees won't be able to book overlapping dates. There's no penalty for reasonable, occasional pausing.

Repeated last-minute cancellations of confirmed bookings may result in a review of your listing, since it directly affects guest trust in the platform.

• Commercial use, racing, rallying, or off-roading
• Sub-leasing the vehicle to anyone other than the verified guest on the booking
• Circumventing the platform — arranging a rental directly with a guest to avoid platform fees voids KYC protection, insurance-relevant driver verification, and platform support for that trip

Share your referral code — you get ₹500 in platform credit once the person you referred completes their first trip.