BlaBlaCar ("Blah blah car"): reviews about passengers and drivers

Service "Blah blah car", reviews of which are greaterpart positive, currently officially operates in 18 countries. During the year, 10 million people regularly or from time to time use it.

About the service

The name "Blah blahar" consists of slangwords of English bla-bla, meaning chatter, and car (car). His choice is intended to emphasize the basic principle of the service - the provision of all services on the basis of agreements reached between the driver and his potential passenger-fellow traveler.

This kind of autotravel appeared in 2006 inFrance. The author of this original idea was a NASA employee Frederick Mazella. One day at Christmas, he needed to travel from Paris to his parents in the province. Attempts to buy tickets were in vain, and Frederick decided to take advantage of the Internet to search for a ride. The driver was found quite quickly. Moreover, on that day, thanks to his announcement in social networks, problems were solved and about a dozen other Parisians who needed to get to different parts of the country or even to Belgium or Spain.

So the history of social service "Blah blahcar. " Over time, the company's branches appeared in many European countries, and since 2014 online search for a passing car began to operate in Russia, where this French ridershour campaign began its work.

How does it work?

A popular application to find fellow travelers formaking trips on cars "Blah blazar" allows drivers to save on gasoline, charging passengers a fee. At the same time, fellow travelers travel at lower tariffs than RZhD's and, especially, airlines. For example, using the services of the Bla Bla Car service from Moscow to St. Petersburg, you can get for 500-600 rubles from one person.

Registering on the site, you need to leaveapplication or view available proposals. For the convenience of potential passengers on the resource there is an option that hides flights in which all seats are occupied. Choosing the right one, you can contact the driver and discuss all the details of the trip. By the way, if you are a fan of talking on the road, pay attention to the mark "blah blah blah". If it is absent, then with this driver you are in harm's worth traveling. Note also that the choice is not only for you, and the driver also has the right to refuse to take you to your fellow travelers, without explaining the reasons.

Trip abroad

Reviews of "Blah blah blah" show that thisThe service is also suitable for organizing trips to the near abroad and to Europe. At the same time, the application process and all other operations are no different from those that need to be done in order to travel to a neighboring city.

How to find a fellow traveler?

To use the service "Blah blah" (reviews see below) you need:

• download the same name app for iPhone or Android;
• register;
• Specify where you are going to go, and also set additional parameters.

In addition to the cost and the route, it is indicated whether smoking is permitted during the trip, whether it is possible to take a pet with them to the car parlor,

How to leave a review for "Blah blah kar"?

You want to thank the driver or, conversely,to warn other passengers about the boorish behavior of a particular motorist? Then go to the service website "Blah blah blah". Reviews about trips leave there quite simply. To do this, find the driver search form by phone number. After its introduction you will be redirected to the personal page of the car owner and you will be able to publish your opinion about the services rendered to you, about the behavior in the driver's way, his punctuality, attitude to the passenger, etc.

Mutual Feedback

One of the advantages of usingInternet services is the opportunity to learn the opinions of strangers about a particular product, service or person. That is why, before deciding to find a fellow traveler through the service "Blah blahar", reviews of passengers must be read. After all, it is possible that you will get a client who suddenly will require a change in the route, will not answer calls or inadequately react to a request not to smoke in the cabin.

The user to whom you leave a review will be able to read what you wrote about it only if he decides to share his opinion about you with other visitors of the site.

What should I specify?

On the site of the service "Blah blah car" reviews are left as follows:

• indicates whether the user was a driver or passenger to you;
• in the column "Tell about your trip" one of the suggested answers is chosen ("excellent", "normal", "good", "disappointed (a)");
• Leave a comment with a brief description of your travel experience with a specific user and notes whether you recommend it as a fellow traveler.

After that, you can view your review in preview mode and correct it, if necessary.

The user, about whom you expressed your opinion, will have two weeks to leave a response comment about the experience of the trip or communication on the issue of her organization with you.

How to leave feedback?

The service of search of fellow travelers through the Internet doeseverything to ensure that both drivers and passengers are satisfied. After all, this is the mission of "Blah blahar". Reviews of drivers about customers can not spoil your trip by inviting brawlers or nerds to fellow travelers. However, experience shows that in any conflict situation, each side is confident of its rightness. Therefore, "Blah blahar" provides an opportunity to also talk about the experience of traveling with a particular person.

That the user does not remain in the darkas to how he was described by a recent fellow traveler, the system notifies him about posting on the site of a review without indicating its content. This is done so that you express your opinion in the most objective way, and not try to answer the accusations, if they are present in the note. As you can see, everything is honest!

The feedback response itself is left exactly as described above. After publication, it appears on the page of your fellow traveler. As practice shows, 75% of users receive feedback.

Anonymous driving assessment

If the tip is left to the driver, then you alsocan assess his skills. And this is done completely anonymously. As a result, the average score that is displayed in the driver profile is calculated. Such additional feedback helps the service to increase security, trust and responsibility.

Leaving feedback, passengers increase their level of experience and create a reputation as a reliable companion.

"Blah blah car": negative feedback

Like the work of any other service, you can also read negative reviews about an application that allows you to find fellow travelers for car trips.

For example, those who have been using for a long time alreadyhis services, note that the excellent idea of ​​mutual assistance over time has become a commonplace business for those who want to earn extra money on road haulage. In other words, many car owners simply use this service as a kind of dispatcher, allowing to find passengers. At the same time, no one cares about the convenience of the latter, and sometimes the car can drive up to the specified address already jam-packed. Or instead of the declared convenient minivan, the client will be offered to set off on a wreck. To be fair, it should be noted that service managers try to control the behavior of drivers and limit the number of places they can offer.

In any case, it should be remembered that the tripis carried out on the basis of mutual agreement. Therefore, and this is also evidenced by the reviews, there are situations when the driver refuses to travel at the last minute.

Now you know what the service is like"Blah blah kar". Reviews published in user profiles will help you not make mistakes in the choice of fellow traveler. And after the trip you will be able to share your impressions, which will be useful to other travelers.