Host Terms and Conditions

1. Becoming a Host

To list a vehicle you must be the owner of it or have the owner's written authority to rent it out, and you must complete Roamkin's identity and vehicle verification. Vehicles must have valid registration, a valid vehicle licence disc and be roadworthy. Roamkin may refuse or remove any listing.

2. Your listing

Listings must be truthful: make, model, year, condition, mileage rules, fuel or charging rules, features, photos, pickup location and price. Keep availability up to date. You must disclose known faults and any material restriction on use.

3. Insurance and legal compliance

You are responsible for keeping the vehicle legally compliant and for holding insurance appropriate for peer-to-peer or commercial rental use. Many standard private policies exclude rental use. Roamkin does not provide insurance. Insurance details must be supplied before the rental starts; blank fields do not create cover.

4. Handover and condition

Deliver the vehicle clean, safe, roadworthy, with required documents and the agreed equipment. At handover, complete the digital condition check with dated photos or video of the exterior, interior, tyres, glass, damage, mileage, fuel or battery level, warning lights and keys. Do the same at return.

5. Bookings and cancellations

Respond to requests promptly. If you cancel a confirmed booking the Renter receives a full refund. Roamkin applies a strike policy: a warning after the first Host cancellation, a final warning after the second, and possible suspension after the third, unless the cancellation was for a genuine safety or emergency reason.

6. Payouts and fees

Your payout is the rental amount less Roamkin's service fee, paid according to the Payments, Payouts and Fees Policy. You are responsible for your own tax obligations, including income tax on rental earnings.

7. Security deposit and damage

You may only claim against a security deposit for proven loss, supported by condition evidence and receipts or quotes, within the deadlines in the Security Deposit and Damage Policy. You may not charge hidden fees or make claims for normal wear and tear.

8. Conduct

Treat Renters fairly and lawfully. You may not discriminate, retain a Renter's documents, use vehicle tracker data for purposes beyond those disclosed, or take payment off-platform for bookings made through Roamkin.

9. Ending hosting

You may delist a vehicle at any time, but must honour confirmed bookings. Roamkin may suspend a Host who breaches these terms or places safety at risk.