Delivery car rental: a budget for the owner

Carrier versus vehicle lessor

Define the business role first. A company that only rents out vehicles does not automatically become a taxi carrier. A carrier is responsible for the appropriate licence, vehicles, extracts and driver-related duties. Agreements, insurance, accounting and any employment must match the actual activity. A vehicle extract is not a product you independently issue or sell to a driver.

Sources: Ustawa o transporcie drogowym

Courier payout

Uber Eats, Glovo, Wolt, Pyszne.pl, Bolt Food and Jush may differ in cooperation terms and recruitment availability. Check the city offer, payment unit, bonus conditions and partner agreement. Do not subtract an assumed restaurant commission from delivery remuneration. Taxes and insurance follow your agreement, not simply the app’s name.

Sources: Wolt — zasady współpracy

What the agreement must clarify

Clarify rent and its VAT basis, mileage limits and surcharges, servicing, tyres, insurance, deductibles, damage, downtime, replacement cars, termination and deposit return in writing. Verify the counterparty’s right to supply the car; they need not own it. A photographed handover record documents condition, mileage, fuel and equipment. Agreements operate within the law and cannot override mandatory rules.

Sources: Kodeks cywilny

A payback model

Annual receipts equal weekly rent times actually paid weeks. Deduct OC/AC, servicing, repairs, tyres, administration, financing and taxes for your model. Empty weeks, arrears and major repairs change the result. Purchase price divided by a positive balance is only simple payback, not a guarantee or investment return rate. Resale, depreciation and capital costs require separate comparison. Expenses continue after the purchase price has been recovered.

Rent, lease or own

Compare rental, leasing and ownership over the same period and mileage. Include rental exclusions, limits and early-exit costs. For leasing include deposit, instalments, buyout, insurance and commercial-use/subletting conditions. For ownership include capital, depreciation, repairs and resale. Do not count both the entire purchase price and depreciation as the same expense. The result depends on actual offers and tax treatment.