As one of the first movers in the car sharing industry back in 2000, Zipcar continues to remain one of the largest and strongest companies in the industry. With over a million members and thousands of vehicles, they’ve made plenty of customers happy over the years. But not everyone. And if that’s the case for you, you’ll want to know how to cancel Zipcar before it’s too late.
Thankfully, just follow these simple steps to cancel your Zipcar membership:
Steps to cancel Zipcar membership
Step 1 – Visit Zipcar’s official website and login to your account
Visit this page – https://my.zipcar.com/login – and enter in your username and password to login.
Step 2 – Go to the help section and submit a request to cancel your account
If you can’t find the help section, click on this link – https://support.zipcar.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360001355433&ticket_subject=close_account – and it will take you to a pre-selected form which you can use to cancel your account.
Step 3 – Receive confirmation that your account has been cancelled from customer support
You should receive a notification in your email that your account has been cancelled. If not, send another cancellation request or give them a call (number below).
Step 4 – Confirm your membership has been cancelled by checking your account status
As with any service you cancel, it’s always good practice to confirm whatever service you’re using has actually been cancelled. Simply log back into your Zipcar account and check the account status.
How else can you cancel
Unlikely many other tech companies and app-based services, Zipcar does not offer a way for you to simply log in to your account and one-click cancel your membership with them. The only way is to log in, and send them a request through the link above.
If you’re having trouble following the above link or the request is failing to go through, you can give them a call on 866-4ZIPCAR. Otherwise, send your cancellation request to their team on social media (links below).
This is quite similar to the way Emeals handles their cancellation requests – as the only way to cancel is by calling them up and speaking directly to the staff at Emeals.
Why do people want to cancel their Zipcar membership?
Having been sold for $500 million 13 years after being founded in 2000, Zipcar has firmly cemented itself in the US car-sharing industry. And with Zipcar now allowing new users to access a car within minutes of signing up, it’s no surprise that demand for their services has recently boomed. In saying that, there are plenty of customers who’ve tried their service, and ended up cancelling for one of many reasons.
By far, one of the most popular reasons people have chosen to cancel their membership with Zipcar, is the inconsistent service offering. Typically speaking, when you need a car, you need a car. And if you can’t get that car, it can throw a massive spanner in the works for whatever plans you have. Once that happens more than a few times, you simply can’t take it anymore and choose to cancel to look for a better service instead.
Another reason to cancel is the price. Zipcar isn’t cheap. And if you’re a consistent user of their cars, the total costs start to add up quite quickly. If the time frame is long enough, that consistent drawing of money from your account may start to put you off, making you wonder why you don’t just buy a car instead. And for some, that’s the exact reason they cancel Zipcar, cut the cord, and finally, buy their own vehicle.
Although in a slightly different industry, price is another major reason people cancel their subscription and/or account with Shipt – one of the largest grocery delivery services in the country. Lucky for those who have an account with them, it’s quite simple to cancel Shipt and close your account.
Talk to staff
With more than 20 years in the car-sharing industry, Zipcar has had plenty of time to develop a strong customer service team priding itself on providing effective solutions to your cancellation requests in a timely manner.
If you’d like to ask their team a few more questions before your cancel or close your account, send them a message through one of their social media accounts below:
Another service that helps you get things from A to B is Instacart, another major player in the American grocery delivery industry. Cancelling Instacart is straightforward and can be done by simply logging in to your account through a browser.
