Pricing your car correctly on Drive lah is key to attracting bookings and earning more. We use real-time data and local trends to recommend prices that are competitive, fair, and tailored to your car and location. This guide explains how your car’s price is calculated, what affects it, and how to optimize it for better visibility and demand.
What Affects Your Pricing
We recommend prices based on factors like:
Competitor pricing
Location and demand in your area
Views and conversion rates
Car age and color
Number of completed trips
Supply-demand ratio in your neighborhood
What You Can Control
Some factors are directly influenced by your listing settings:
Enable Instant Booking – Makes your car more prominent in search results and increases booking chances.
Enable Hourly Bookings – Attracts guests looking for short-term rentals, especially during weekdays.
Upload Clear Photos and a Detailed Description – Listings with high-quality images and full descriptions convert better.
Respond Quickly to Inquiries – Fast replies increase guest trust and improve your listing's position in search results.
Car Categories & Price Ranges
Cars are grouped into categories with:
A recommended price range (for cars under 6 years old)
A minimum (floor) and maximum (ceiling) price
These ranges are designed to ensure fairness and prevent extreme overpricing or underpricing.
If your price falls outside these limits, your car may appear lower in search results and attract fewer bookings.
Special Cases
Older Cars: Listings over 6 years old may may need to be priced lower due to age.
Unique Vehicles: For cars like convertibles or vintage models not found in the Rental Calculator, contact our team for a tailored price.
Updates & Tools
We update price ranges regularly based on live market trends.
To check or adjust your price:
Use the Rental Calculator or email our Host team at support@drivelah.sg
How Does Peak Day Pricing Work?
Peak day pricing allows hosts to charge a higher rate on selected high-demand days (e.g. weekends). However, the rate applied to a booking depends on which day is more represented in the booking duration.
How It’s Calculated:
If the booking spans both a regular and a peak day, the system checks which day makes up the majority of the trip time.
The more represented day determines the price applied.
Example:
Booking: Sunday 1 PM to Monday 1 PM
Sunday = Peak day
Monday = Regular day
Since more hours fall on Monday, regular pricing applies.
Public Holiday Peak Pricing
You can enable automatic peak pricing for Singapore public holidays under the Pricing section.
If this is turned on and you’ve set a peak price, it will be applied automatically on official holidays.
View the current list of public holidays here