GoLoco

UNH has partnered* with GoLoco to help with organizing ridesharing / carpool to, from, and around University campus in Durham. GoLoco is an easy way to share trips with your friends or meet someone who is "going your way".  Whether commuting regularly to UNH, heading home for the holidays, hitting the beach or the slopes, or just hitting the road, GoLoco makes it easy to find a traveling partner to share the road and the expense of getting around.

 

Exerpts below describe the GoLoco service. For more information, please visit the GoLoco site at www.goloco.org.  See the full text of the GoLoco "FAQ" section by clicking here.

What is GoLoco?

GoLoco is a service that lets friends, neighbors, and co-workers arrange rides together. It helps match someone going somewhere with a car (commonly known as the "driver") with someone else who wants to go somewhere (commonly known as the "passenger"). Each passenger agrees to pay the driver for their fair share of the costs of the trip.

How does it work?

GoLoco members post their desired trips, specifying who among their circle of friends, neighbors, and colleagues is able to see them. When a match is made, the details of the trip are agreed to online (specific meeting place and time, destination, who is the driver, etc.).

So how does the money stuff work?

The use of GoLoco to arrange ride sharing is free. The GoLoco system also allows members to share the costs of the trip, for which GoLoco charges a 10 percent transaction fee.

Once the trip begins, the passenger is charged for their share of the trip costs by moving funds from their GoLoco account to the driver's GoLoco account. By "fair share of the trip costs" we mean the total cost of the trip is shared by everyone. So if there is one passenger, they will pay the driver for 1/2 the cost of the trip. If there are two passengers, then each one will pay the driver 1/3 the cost of the trip. GoLoco charges a 10% transaction fee for each of these transactions.

How do you figure the cost of the trip?

The average cost of operating a car is $0.50 per mile. So GoLoco takes the distance of the trip times $0.50 per mile to arrive at the total cost of the trip. The driver may add additional costs such as tolls or parking.

How do I invite someone to join a trip?

When you post a trip, one of the questions is "who can see this trip?". From that page you can choose who can see your trip. You can also invite specific people on the trip.

How do I invite people to join a group I'm in?

Go to the "Groups" tab on the GoLoco site and select the group you want to invite someone to, and there you will find a link "Invite others to this group."

Information above is Copyright © 2008, GoLoco Inc. All Rights Reserved.  See the full text of the GoLoco FAQ by clicking here.

 

* Apart from establishing a local "group", UNH and UTS are neither in charge of or responsible for the GoLoco ride matching program.  Those who become GoLoco members assume all the responsibilities, obligations, risks and liabilities inherent to the GoLoco service.  Please consult the GoLoco Terms of Service.