about[01]
Self-drive cars & bikes, straight from local owners
BookMeDrive is a peer-to-peer rental marketplace for the Chandigarh Tricity — licence-checked people, document-checked vehicles, and a direct line to the owner.
Direct contact with local owners.
Example chat
Is it free this Saturday?
Yes. Call me to confirm pickup.
Great, calling now.
Ask first, agree on your terms.
No listing fee at this stage.
Owners set their own price.
- Zirakpur
- Kharar
- Mohali
- Panchkula
- Chandigarh
Starting with Zirakpur & Kharar. The rest are next.
what sets us apart[02]
What sets BookMeDrive apart
Chandigarh Tricity, India
/verification
Every owner and renter submits a driving licence, reviewed by our team, before they can list or book a vehicle.
Read more/documents
A listing’s RC, insurance and PUC papers are reviewed before it goes live, and verified vehicles carry a badge you can see at a glance.
Read more/direct contact
Message or call the owner directly and agree on your own terms — no call centre, no algorithm deciding for you.
Read more/idle vehicles
Private vehicles sit idle most of the day. We help owners turn that into income and give renters an affordable, local option.
Read morehow it works[03]
Find it, chat with the owner, drive away
Search your city
Filter by city and by car, bike or scooter.
Check the badges
See which owners and vehicles our team has reviewed.
VerifiedIllustration of the mobile website. A native app is on our roadmap.
Talk to the owner
Call or chat directly to ask questions first.
Agree the terms
Settle price, deposit and pickup between you.
our mission[04]
A car-sharing marketplace built on verification, not blind faith
Renting a stranger's car — or handing yours to one — only works if both sides feel safe. We start with the basics that were missing from a classifieds listing: verified identities, checked vehicle documents, and a direct line to talk to the other person before anything is agreed.
“We didn't set out to build another rental app. We set out to build the verification layer Indian mobility was missing — so anyone could share a vehicle without holding their breath.”
the problem[05]
Self-drive rentals ran on hope, not proof
Before BookMeDrive, peer-to-peer car sharing meant trusting a stranger off a classifieds listing. Owners feared damage and no-shows. Renters feared scams and unsafe vehicles. We built the verification layer that was missing — licence KYC and document-checked listings — so the conversation starts from proof.
what was missing
- No identity verification on either side
- No way to check a vehicle’s documents before showing up
- No easy, direct way to ask questions before committing
- Zero visibility into who you were actually dealing with
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Radical transparency
Listing details and verification status are visible upfront on every vehicle — no fine print designed to confuse.
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Verification first
Licence-based KYC and checked vehicle documents aren’t an afterthought — they’re what a listing needs before it goes live.
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Built for the Tricity, first
We’re starting in Zirakpur and Kharar and growing across the Tricity — built around the roads, documents and habits of this region.
Aman Xavier
Founder, BookMeDrive
meet the founder[06]
Built in the Tricity by Aman Xavier
BookMeDrive was founded by Aman Xavier (Aman Yadav), a software engineer based in Chandigarh, in the Tricity region. BookMeDrive is a product of XavierStack, the software company he founded to build web apps, mobile apps, and AI tools for businesses in Chandigarh, Mohali, and beyond.
Aman has been building for the web since 2015, moving from web design and PHP (Laravel) through React and Next.js to Python, Django, and AI engineering. He built BookMeDrive's platform on a Next.js frontend and a Django REST API, with owner and renter profiles, licence and vehicle-document review, and direct contact between renters and owners built in.
Because he lives in the region BookMeDrive serves, the product is shaped by how people in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Kharar, and Zirakpur actually rent and lend vehicles. Questions for the founder? Write to hello@bookmedrive.com.
frequently asked[07]
Questions about BookMeDrive
BookMeDrive is a peer-to-peer marketplace where vehicle owners list their cars and bikes for self-drive rental, and renters browse, verify, and contact owners directly to arrange a trip.
We’re a peer-to-peer marketplace, not a fleet-owning rental agency. Every vehicle on the platform belongs to an individual or local business who lists it themselves — we don’t own or operate any vehicles.
We’re launching across the Chandigarh Tricity region, starting with Zirakpur and Kharar, where owners have already listed vehicles. Mohali, Panchkula, and Chandigarh are next, and we plan to add more cities as the platform grows.
Any vehicle owner who completes licence-based KYC and has valid RC, insurance, and PUC documents for their vehicle can create a listing, once our team reviews and approves it.
At this stage, listing a vehicle and browsing on BookMeDrive is free — we’re focused on building a trustworthy marketplace first, before layering in any transaction fees.
Unlike a general classifieds site, every user completes driving-licence KYC and every listing’s RC, insurance, and PUC documents are checked before it goes live — so you’re not starting from zero with a stranger.
Yes — every owner completes licence-based KYC, reviewed and approved by our team, before their listing can go live.
Self-drive cars, bikes, and scooters — from hatchbacks and sedans to SUVs — listed directly by their owners across the Tricity region.
Not yet — the full experience works in your mobile browser today, and a native app is on our roadmap.
You can reach our support team through the Trust & Safety page or the help options in your account — we’re happy to help with verification, listings, or any issue with a booking.
BookMeDrive was founded by Aman Xavier, a software engineer based in Chandigarh, in the Tricity region. It is a product of XavierStack, the software company he founded, and his portfolio is at amanxavier.com.
Sign up, complete your driving-licence KYC, and either browse verified listings near you or add your own vehicle to start earning.
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