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Gregor Gniewosz will pay his expenses with his cars after being forced to close his business. Image: Supplied Source: Supplied
When COVID-19 arrived in Australia, Melbourne man Gregor Gniewosz was not only forced to close his business, but also missed JobKeeper.
The 43-year-old had a transport business for the disabled and a fleet of five disabled-friendly cars; however, since the company was not founded until January of this year, it is not eligible for the coronavirus wage subsidy.
As expenses began to accumulate, Mr. Gniewosz thought of promoting his home to fend for himself, until he rented one of his cars on the car-sharing platform of equal car Next Door to earn additional money in the meantime. .
He ended up earning about $1,500 in a month without getting married.
He has now indexed all his cars, several Ford Escapes, a Kia Rio, a Mitsubishi Outlander and a Nissan Cube, and is on track to earn more than $6,000 a month with them.
“This car paid off the loan last month,” said Mr. Gniewosz, who the company because of its own disability.
“I had heard of Car Next Door, but I thought that once I lost the business, it made more sense to review a car on the platform than to sell them all and threaten a massive loss.”
He told news.com.au that he was involved when he first had to reduce his losses and shut down his start-up, but that the tension was already off.
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Gregor Gniewosz had first thought about promoting his space to get ahead.
“Right now I’m covering all my expenses, my loan with the five cars I have on the platform,” he said.
That said, while all cars are booked quite a bit of both one and both days, no one travels long distances (due to the Melbourne Stage 4 blockade), so the car’s source of income is different from June, when other people can still move. .
He said he hoped his own cars would be just as profitable.
“I had a couple who had been on the platform for two years and I was earning about $700 a month, so when I doubled that amount in my first month, it was a surprise,” he said.
“I started looking to sell my space to avoid stress, but I learned that I may only make (car) paints for myself.
“It means I don’t have to worry about things for a while, even if I’m for a job.”
Gniewosz said anyone contemplating renting their car looks for the areas of greatest demand and said their location in central Melbourne, where many citizens didn’t have their own vehicle, helped their results.
“Do it, it’s a laugh and there’s nothing to lose,” he said.
Meanwhile, Will Davies, ceo of Car Next Door, said reservations had skyrocketed in recent months, as Australians have moved away from public transport due to fears of coronavirus and opted for shipping modes.