Frequently asked questions, answered for Tampa gig drivers

You pay once a week, up front, for the car you've reserved. The weekly rate is $199 to $325 depending on the vehicle, and that single payment covers the car, insurance, routine maintenance, and 24/7 roadside assistance. There's no deposit to start, no credit check, and no trip minimum. If you want to renew another week you just text us before pickup day.

Yes — there's no trip minimum. If you need a week off for vacation, family, or a slow earnings stretch, just give us 48 hours' notice and we'll hold the car. You can return within 30 days and keep your loyalty discount. The weekly model is built around real gig-driver schedules, not corporate-rental quotas.

Call us first, then 911 if anyone is hurt. Liability insurance is already covered through the Tampa shop, so you're not shopping for a policy in the moment. If the car isn't driveable we send our in-house mobile mechanic or pick the car up and swap you into another one — usually the same day. You're not waiting three days for a third-party shop to look at it.

Our own certified mechanic, in our own Tampa shop. X.A.L Auto Group is a working mechanic operation, not a fleet rental middleman, which is why oil changes, tire rotations, brakes, and most repairs are included in your weekly rate and get turned around the same day. We don't ship cars out to a third-party vendor.

A spouse or one additional household driver can be added to the rental — bring their driver's license when you pick up and we'll add them to the agreement. Only approved drivers are covered under the included insurance, so don't let anyone off-list get behind the wheel. Adding a driver is free.

If you drive for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Amazon Flex, Grubhub, Shipt, Walmart Spark, GoPuff, Roadie, or any other on-demand platform with an active driver account, you qualify. There's no exclusivity — you can stack multiple apps, drive only one, or switch week to week. We just need your driver profile URL or app screenshot so we can verify.

A valid driver's license, your gig-platform driver profile (URL or screenshot from the app), and a way to pay the first week. That's it. No proof of address, no employer letter, no credit-check paperwork. Apply online takes about two minutes — name, phone, and the platform you drive for — and we text back the next morning with available cars.

Most routine work — brakes, oil, tires, alternators — is same-day at our Tampa shop. Bigger engine or transmission jobs run 1 to 3 days; if we can't get you back on the road within 48 hours we put you in a loaner so you're still earning. We do not send cars to third-party vendors, which is why turnarounds stay short.

Same shop, same owner, two markets. X.A.L ships vehicles and quality aftermarket parts from Tampa to Kingston and Montego Bay on a regular schedule, and rents to Tampa gig drivers with the same mechanic-paid-in-cash standard. Tampa gig revenue funds the Caribbean side, and the Jamaican side routes parts and right-hand-drive inventory back. It keeps our Tampa cars cheaper to maintain and our exported vehicles Jamaica Trade Board compliant.

Yes. If your needs change — bigger trunk for grocery runs, smaller car for fuel economy, different platform requirements — text us and we'll move you to a different vehicle from our fleet, usually within a day. There's no swap fee and your weekly rate stays in the same $199–$325 band.

Yes — $45 to $65 per day, available 7 days a week, same insurance and maintenance coverage as the weekly plan. Daily is built for new drivers who want to test the program for a single shift or a weekend before committing weekly, and you can upgrade to weekly mid-rental with no penalty.

Neither. No credit check, no deposit, no FICO pull. You drive, you qualify. We verify your gig-platform driver account and your license — that's the whole underwriting. The first week's payment starts the rental; you don't put a thousand dollars on hold before you get the keys.