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Share the ride.
Share the cost.

Car Share matches drivers who have empty seats with passengers heading the same way. You split the fuel, pay the driver in cash, and nobody takes a commission.

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  • Cash to the driver
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Car Share home screen: an active ride, the From and To search and rides offered nearby
MK 1,200 / seat
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Start code 7314
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Friends sharing a ride, talking through the open car windows
A road winding through green countryside near Mangochi, Malawi

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About us

Built so no seat travels empty.

Car Share connects drivers who have spare seats with passengers heading the same way, from Area 25 to City Centre, Area 47 and beyond.

We are not a taxi company and we do not sell rides. We help people split what a trip already costs, so everyday journeys across Malawi become more affordable, more social and, above all, safer.

  • Share

    Drivers post their spare seats. People going the same way join.

  • Safe

    Verified drivers, start codes, live tracking and SOS on every ride.

  • Save

    Split the fuel within a legal cap. Cash to the driver, no commission.

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Malawi first. Ready for the UK and India.

How it works

Three steps. One fair price.

No meters, no surge, no surprises. Just people going the same way, sharing what the trip costs.

  1. 1

    Driver posts the route

    A verified driver shares where they are going, when, and how many seats are free.

  2. 2

    You book a seat

    Search your From and To, pick a ride and request to join. The driver accepts or declines.

  3. 3

    Split the cost

    Pay your share of the fuel in cash at pickup. The price can never go above the legal cap.

See the full journey
Post a trip screen where a driver sets the route, time and spare seats Search results showing drivers heading your way Request to join screen showing a contribution of MK 1,200 within the MK 1,560 cap
Two sides, one app

Built for the seat you’re in.

Trip details for a ride from Area 25 to City Centre at MK 1,200 per seat

Get there for a fair share of the fuel.

  • See everything before you ask

    Driver rating, seats left, vehicle and price per seat, all up front.

  • A price that can’t run away

    The app blocks any price above the legal cap for your distance.

  • Safety built in

    Start code, live tracking, Be Safe and SOS on every ride.

  • No ride? Post a request

    Tell drivers where you’re going and let them send you offers.

The passenger journey
Fair-price calculator

Know the most a seat can cost.

Car Share is for sharing costs, not making a profit. So every route has a legal maximum per seat, and the app blocks anything above it.

The rule

Cap per seat = distance × MK 130 per km

Rates are set per country: MK/km in Malawi, £/mi in the UK, $/mi in the US and ₹/km in India.

12 km

Seats you need

1

Legal max per seat

MK 1,560

Most you can be asked for 1 seat

MK 1,560

12 km × MK 130/km = MK 1,560 max per seat

Drivers set a price at or below the cap. Many ask less.

Safety

Know who you’re riding with.

Eight protections come with every ride, for passengers and drivers alike.

  • Verified drivers

    Licence, vehicle photos and number plate are checked before a driver’s trips go live.

  • Start code

    A 4-digit code on your booking. The driver enters it to start the ride.

  • Live trip tracking

    Follow the car on the map and get a “1 stop away” alert before pickup.

  • Be Safe

    Send your driver’s name, vehicle and plate to trusted contacts over WhatsApp.

  • SOS button

    One tap during a ride alerts our safety team.

  • Masked calls and chat

    Talk to your driver or passenger without ever showing your real number.

  • Women-only rides

    Choose Women only when you search or post, and ride only with women.

  • Ratings and reliability

    Reviews and a reliability score are visible before you share a ride.

In an emergency in Malawi, call 997 for police or 998 for an ambulance first.

For women

Women drivers. Women passengers. Your ride, your comfort.

Free to use
Find a ride screen with the travel preference set to Women only
Two women smiling together in the back seat of a car
Women only
Matched with women
Used for matching only
Women-only rides

Ride with women, whenever you choose.

Women can choose to share a ride only with other women, as a passenger or as a driver. One tap when you search or post, and it costs nothing extra.

  1. 1

    Tell us who you are

    In your profile, choose Woman, Man or Prefer not to say. It is used only for women-only matching.

  2. 2

    Choose “Women only”

    Set it as your travel preference when you search for a ride, post a trip or post a request.

  3. 3

    Travel with women

    You are matched with women drivers and passengers, and the ride carries a clear women-only badge.

  • Works both ways

    Women-only trips are shown only to women. A women-only search shows only trips driven by women.

  • Free to use

    Women-only matching is part of safety, not a paid extra.

  • Your choice

    Gender is what you tell us. It shows as a small badge on your profile and can be changed once.

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Every ride, women-only or not, also has a start code, live tracking, Be Safe and SOS. See all eight protections

Inside the app

Simple from search to drop-off.

Real screens from Car Share. Names and trips shown are sample data.

Home screen with an active ride and the route search

Discover

Search results listing drivers heading your way with price per seat

Compare rides

Trip details with route stops, seats left and price per seat

Trip details

Request to join screen showing the cost contribution within the legal cap

Request to join

Live tracking screen with the driver on a map and vehicle photos

Track your ride

Notify a Friend screen for sharing a trip with trusted contacts

Be Safe

Chat between passenger and driver with numbers hidden

Masked chat

Trip complete screen with a cost contribution receipt

Trip receipt

Rate your ride screen with star rating and tags

Rate the ride

Post a trip screen with route, stops, date, time and seats

Post a trip

Become a driver form asking for vehicle details and licence

Become a driver

Earnings ledger showing cost-share received within the legal cap

Cost-share ledger

City to city

One long road. Many short trips.

Intercity drivers can add stops along the way. Passengers board or leave at any stop, and the price adjusts for each segment, always within the cap.

Lilongwe Dedza Ntcheu Balaka Liwonde Zomba Limbe Blantyre

  • Board anywhere. Join at Dedza, leave at Zomba. You pay for that part only.

  • Capped per segment. Each leg has its own legal maximum by distance.

  • “1 stop away.” An alert tells you when the car is nearly at your stop.

Ways to ride

A ride for every kind of trip.

A few examples of how people can use Car Share. These are illustrations, not customer stories.

People sharing a car on the way to workDaily commuter

Area 25 → City Centre

Twelve kilometres, every weekday. The cap is MK 1,560 a seat, and most drivers ask less.

  • Recurring rides, Mon–Fri
  • Same driver, same pickup
A road winding through green countryside near Mangochi, MalawiWeekend traveller

Lilongwe → Blantyre

A long trip with stops on the way. Board or leave at any stop and pay for your segment only.

  • Multi-stop routes
  • Price adjusts per segment
Illustration of a car carrying students towards a campus buildingStudent commute

Home → Campus

Split fuel with classmates heading to the same lectures. Cash only, no cards needed.

  • Campus programmes
  • Join with your student email
Women travelling togetherWomen-only ride

Your route, your choice

Choose Women only and share the ride with women drivers and passengers.

  • Women-only filter
  • Be Safe and SOS on every ride
The road ahead seen from the driver’s seatDriver with spare seats

Area 47 → City Centre

You are driving anyway. Post the route once, fill the seats and recover part of your fuel.

  • Price within the legal cap
  • Cost-share ledger
Colleagues talking outside their workplace

Monthly report

Rides shared, seats filled, estimated CO₂ saved and top corridors.

For organisations

A commute programme your people will use.

Employers and campuses can give staff and students a trusted way to share the trip in. There is nothing to install and no invite codes to hand out.

  • Auto-join by work email

    People join your programme by signing up with a verified email on your domain.

  • Commute corridors

    See the routes your people share most, and where seats go unfilled.

  • Monthly CO₂ report

    A simple report each month with rides shared, seats filled and estimated CO₂ saved.

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Get the app

Download Car Share.

Free to download. No commission, ever. Scan a code with your phone camera, or tap a badge if you’re already on your phone.

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

The questions people ask most in the app’s Help screen.

Still have a question?

Our support team is happy to help.

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How do I find a ride?
Open Discover or tap the search bar, set your From and To, and browse the rides offered on your route. Tap a ride for details, then Request to join. If nothing fits, post a request and let drivers send you offers.
How does payment work?
You pay the driver in cash at pickup. Car Share never collects, holds or processes money, and takes no commission. The price per seat is always shown up front.
How is the price capped?
A shared ride is cost recovery, not income. The most a driver may ask per seat is distance × MK 130 per km. A 12 km trip caps at MK 1,560 a seat, and the app blocks any price above the cap.
What is the start code for?
It is the 4-digit code on your booking that proves you are the passenger who booked. Show it to the driver when you get in. The driver starts the trip by entering it. Do not share it with anyone else.
What is Be Safe?
During an active ride, tap Be Safe to notify a friend with your driver’s name, vehicle and number plate over WhatsApp. It is free and always available.
How do women-only rides work?
In your profile, choose your gender. Women can then set Women only as the travel preference when searching, posting a trip or posting a request. Women-only trips are shown only to women, and a women-only search shows only trips driven by women. It costs nothing extra.
Who can see my gender?
It is used only for women-only ride matching and appears as a small badge on your profile. You can choose Prefer not to say, in which case you are not included in women-only matching. You can change it once.
How do I become a driver?
Go to Menu → Become a driver, add your vehicle and a photo of your driving licence. We check both, usually within 24 hours. Your trips stay unpublished until verification passes.
Can I cancel a ride?
Yes. Open the ride in My Rides and tap Cancel. It is free until 2 hours before departure. After that it counts as a late cancellation on your reliability score.
Why would an account be suspended?
If a safety report is upheld, our safety team can suspend an account for 7 or 30 days, or permanently in serious cases. You can ask us to look again through support, and we reply within 24 hours.

Going the same way? Share the ride.

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