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http://www.freecarmedia.com/
- One Company You Can Check Out
Rating:
 
Level of
Review: Researched - Not something you can try
unless you are able to do it, and our area is not
exactly on the "hot" list (too remote).
Overview:
Websites promise that you can get a free car if you
are willing to drive one that has ads on it.
Alternately, you can have your own car "wrapped"
with an ad and get paid to drive it.
Product: The
product is advertising. You get paid to be a mobile
advertisement.
Cost:
Depends. It costs you nothing to apply. I have
found only a single reference site to list that
does not cost to apply - If you know of others,
please let me know! List brokers charge $10 to $50
or more.
Compensation:
Either the use of a car and perks like maintenance
or fuel, or per mile compensation.
Conclusion:
This gets a double rating, because sometimes it is
a scam, sometimes it is legit. It is hard to tell
ahead of time which is which though, because they
NEVER tell you ahead of time exactly what it is you
are buying, or how many companies they list, or
whether those companies are even hiring.
There are some
clues though, which tell you it is a
scam:
If they tell fail
to mention a waiting list, they are scamming you.
There are LONG waiting lists for these kinds
of jobs.
If they don't tell
you that your chances of getting hired depend on
your area, they are scamming you! Nobody is going
to hire ANYBODY to drive the lonely roads of
Wyoming, or to cross the tundra in Alaska! They
only hire if you live in populous regions, and are
willing to drive where lots of hot prospects
live!
If they fail to
mention that you have to have a flawless driving
record, they are scamming you! You will certainly
have to provide a certified driving record copy
from your state in order to apply, along with
plenty of other invasive information.
Companies that sell
lists may or may not be legit. If you pay your
money, you may not know until later that you don't
qualify, or that you won't ever be approved due to
where you live. I would not do this unless the
company I was purchasing the list from pre-screened
before accepting payment.
Reader comment:
"Just wanted to let you know I am currently
driving a vehicle w/ a new soda advertisement and
didn't have to pay anything for it. However I
signed up about 2 years ago and they just now
contacted me (I don't think my area was much of a
market before, but now it is one of only 7 states
that are testing the soda). They sent me an email
letting me know about the opportunity and if I was
interested, of course you have to have insurance, a
good driving history and the car has to be in
decent shape. Since they wrapped my own vehicle,
they pay me $400 a month plus $75 per event that I
attend to hand out free samples. It's not a big
bucks, but it is definitely an easy supplemental
money maker that you really don't have to do
anything extra (they encourage you to go about your
normal routine, and not do anything you wouldn't
normally do.) I have been driving the vehicle for 1
month now and have had no problems with the
company, every two weeks you submit a report with
consumer quotes, positive or negative feedback and
pictures of the vehicle in front of some stores
(grocery stores, Wal-mart/Target, entertainment
venues, malls, etc...)."
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