Signing up to use POD requires an application process, which has three steps.

So if you’re over 25 and have held your licence for over 2 years, just follow the steps shown below.
(We’re extremely sorry but our insurer won’t accept drivers under 25 or with licences held for under 2 years.)

Step 1

Register on the POD app…

or in your web browser if you can’t use the mobile app.

…and during that, pay the £25 sign-up fee.

Step 2

Once that’s done, you’ll get an email with a link to a form.

Click the link we send you, and complete the form.

This is so we can gather more information for our insurance and to improve our services.

If you don’t get that email promptly, the form is here.

Step 3

Meet with a human from POD, who will take you through how POD works.

(This is a requirement of our insurance and helps keep our cars and our community club safe.)

If there are any insurance issues, we’ll get in touch with you to discuss options.*

If you get into any difficulties with either of the forms, please email the POD manager, Kieran at manager@pod-caldervalley.co.uk. He’ll get back to you as soon as he can.

*We will verify the information you provide in the forms (in Steps 1 and 2) to ensure you meet our insurance specifications. If you meet the specifications, you will receive an email inviting you to complete the final step of the joining process – the in-person induction and verification. In cases where our insurance doesn’t cover you by default, we may be able to negotiate with our insurance provider to cover you regardless, which may incur an increased excess or subscription fee – which you can then decide whether to accept or not.

Refer a friend offer

If your friends have heard how much you love POD and want to join too, then share this page with them, and ask them send us your (and their!) name and email address. We ask for them to be the one to send this, so that there is clearly just one referral per new user.

Then once your friend has made their first hire, we’ll credit your account with £20 to use on a future hire!

Once you’re an approved POD user, the rest is simple!

Book

using the app
or online

Unlock

using the app
(or RFID card*)

Drive

in the POD cars

Return

and lock the car
with the app. Done.

*RFID cards are available for those without smartphones. This can start and end bookings. Note that you will need to access a computer to be able to log in to reserve a car, and also should you wish to extend a booking (to avoid late return costs).

Community Benefit Society Membership

POD is a Community Benefit Society (CBS) that has adopted the principles of co-operatives (read more about our governance). As such, we not only have “Users”, by which we mean the folk who sign up to use the cars, we also have “Members” of the CBS. You can be both a User and a Member, or just one or the other – it’s up to you.

Becoming a Member of POD is done by purchasing shares. Read our Share Offer, along with reviewing our Business Plan and Communications and Marketing Strategy.

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