Terms of Service

DrivewayNights ("we", "us", "the platform") is a marketplace connecting campervan owners ("guests") with private driveway hosts ("hosts") across the United Kingdom. We facilitate bookings but are not a party to the agreement between guest and host.

You must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the United Kingdom to use DrivewayNights. Hosts must have the legal right to offer their driveway space for parking.

Accounts are created with an email address (or username) and a password. Hosts take out a Basic membership (£40/year) and complete Stripe Connect onboarding before listing driveways. An optional Premium tier (£80/year) reduces commission and lifts listing caps. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.

All payments are processed via Stripe. The full booking amount is captured at the time of booking. The platform takes a total commission from each booking, deducted from the host's payout and included in the guest's checkout total.

Payouts are transferred to the host's connected Stripe account 24 hours after the stay start date, subject to no open disputes. Stripe then pays the funds into the host's bank account on its own payout schedule.

Each listing carries a cancellation policy set by the host: Flexible (1 day), Moderate (7 days, the default) or Strict (14 days) before the stay start date, measured at midnight in the host's local timezone. Guests may cancel free of charge before that cutoff. After the cutoff a cancellation is refused and the booking is non-refundable unless a dispute is resolved in the guest's favour. See the Refund Policy for the full breakdown.

Either party may open a dispute on a paid booking from the booking page. Once opened, both parties have 72 hours to submit evidence. If the guest submits no evidence within that deadline, the dispute is auto-resolved in favour of the host; if the guest does submit evidence, an admin reviews it. Admins may resolve disputes with a full refund, full transfer, or a partial split based on the evidence submitted.

A messaging surface opens between guest and host once a booking is confirmed. You agree to use it to coordinate the stay, not for unrelated solicitation, harassment, or content that violates our prohibited conduct rules.

You agree to keep all booking-related communication on the platform. Off-platform contact (WhatsApp, SMS, email exchanges arranged through messages) is not covered by our dispute, refund, or safety protections, and arranging a stay outside DrivewayNights to avoid platform fees is grounds for account termination.

Hosts must ensure their driveway is safe, accessible, and matches the listing description. Listings require at least one photo. Hosts must complete Stripe Connect onboarding (which verifies their identity) and upload two proof-of-address documents for the listing address, which our team reviews. The first two listings per host require explicit admin approval as a fraud control; later listings publish directly.

Guests must respect the host's property and house rules. The vehicle parked must not exceed the maximum length specified in the listing. Guests are responsible for any damage caused during their stay.

DrivewayNights does not provide insurance of any kind. We are a marketplace; we are not an insurer, broker, or underwriter, and we do not hold a policy that covers stays booked through the platform.

Each party is responsible for holding their own cover for the duration of a stay:

• Guests must keep valid, comprehensive motor insurance that covers the vehicle while parked at the host's address. Check with your insurer before booking - not all policies cover vehicles kept on third-party private land.
• Hosts must confirm that their home insurance, and where applicable public-liability cover, permits paying guests to park on their driveway. Some residential policies exclude commercial use.

If damage, theft, or injury occurs during a stay, you must settle it with the other party and your respective insurers directly. You should also report anything serious to the police. DrivewayNights will hold, refund, or release payment through the dispute flow based on the evidence, but we cannot assess, adjudicate, or pay damage claims ourselves.

You may not use DrivewayNights for any unlawful purpose, create fake listings or bookings, harass other users, attempt to bypass the platform's payment system, or submit fraudulent identity documents. Breaches result in immediate account termination and, where applicable, referral to law enforcement.

DrivewayNights is a marketplace platform. We are not liable for the condition of driveways, the behaviour of guests or hosts, or any loss or damage arising from a booking. Our total liability to you is limited to the platform fees we collected on the relevant booking.

We may update these terms from time to time. Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance. We will notify registered users of material changes via email.

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales. Any disputes not resolved through the platform's internal process are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.