Getting into carpooling, one of the good intentions of the French in 2023? The State wants to promote this practice, going from 900,000 daily “shared” trips to 3 million. An economic interest, but also an ecological one, with 4.5 million tons of CO2 avoided by reaching this ambitious goal.
Emblematic measure of a plan announced in December: a bonus of 100 euros for new practitioners. But for both long-haul and short-haul carpools, potentially €200 total.
Three trips for the long-distance pass
Firstly, for long-distance carpooling, led by Blablacar, you have to make three shared trips (with at least one passenger) of more than 80 km each as a driver. All you have to do is register on the platform and complete these first three trips in three months. If you were already registered before January 1, but had not yet offered a trip, Blablacar will tell you when you connect if you can benefit from it. There is nothing to do otherwise, once the three trips have been made, the amount is credited directly to your bank account, within 90 days.
10 home-work trips
For carpooling at home work, the principle remains quite similar. You have to register on one of the platforms like Klaxit, karos Where Blablacar newspaper, and make 10 trips from home to work of less than 80 km, with at least one passenger each time. The first trip triggers the payment of 25 euros (50 euros in Karos) and the following 9 must be completed in less than 3 months to recover the rest of the amount (50 euros for Karos, 75 euros for the others). The sum is paid directly into the driver’s bank account, or in the form of a gift card for Klaxit.
some subtleties
If you were already signed up for an app, you are not eligible for this bonus, even if you sign up for a different platform than the one you were using before January 1st.
“Those who already do it already have the benefits of carpooling,” explains Adrien Tahon, director of Blablacar in France.
A quite eloquent example: on a long-distance trip, a driver recovers an average of 30 euros. In four trips the carpooling bonus is already exceeded.
The same, if you multiply the first registrations, you will only receive a bonus with the identity verification carried out to validate the profiles of the drivers.
On the contrary, if you only practiced long-distance carpooling, you are entitled to the home-work bonus and vice versa.
Source: BFM TV
