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While many of us still make a full-time commitment to a car through purchase or a lease, a growing cohort of Australians are forgoing car ownership altogether. In the middle is another growing segment of the population who are choosing only to have a car when they really need it via a vehicle-subscription service.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/motorists/go-well-content-hub/a-guide-to-vehicle-subscription-services/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_2106782391","model":{"title":"What are they?","text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe concept is simple – pay a recurring subscription fee for access to a car. Most providers will allow you to subscribe for as little as a week or two but you can ultimately have the car as long as you need it and cancel the service when you don’t, with appropriate notice.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDifferent providers offer different packages but you can typically choose different car sizes, body types and brands, both new and used. Traditional car-ownership costs such as registration, servicing, insurance and roadside assist are all taken care of, so – subscription fee aside – you only need to pay for the fuel you use and any user charges such as tolls.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n"}},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","color":"inherited","id":"/content/shell/countries/australia/en_au/motorists/go-well-content-hub/a-guide-to-vehicle-subscription-services/jcr_content/root/main/section/simple/text_1564420782","model":{"title":"How much do they cost?","text":"\u003Cp\u003EMost services typically start from $100-odd per week for a small, not quite brand-new car and go up to $700 or more per week for something newer, bigger, and more powerful and prestigious.\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETake the Melbourne-based vehicle-subscription company \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https://www.carbar.com.au/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECarbar\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E, which was established in 2016 and is majority owned by IAG. 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