Cost Sharing
CrownHop is built on a fair and transparent cost-sharing model. Running costs reflect real trip distance — shorter journeys use a higher per-km rate; longer highway trips taper down — then split among the driver and passengers who actually travel. Not profit, not fares.
Distance-based running costs
Trip running cost is the sum of marginal distance bands below (like tax brackets — each slice of the journey uses its tier rate), then divided equally among everyone in the car — the driver plus booked passengers.
CrownHop uses distance-based running-cost bands (shorter trips cost more per km; long highway trips less). No band exceeds the NZTA maximum reimbursement rate of $0.73 per kilometre for facilitated cost-sharing.
Up to 15 km
$0.66/km
16–30 km
$0.56/km
31–50 km
$0.50/km
51–80 km
$0.47/km
81–120 km
$0.44/km
121–160 km
$0.43/km
161–220 km
$0.41/km
221–300 km
$0.40/km
301–400 km
$0.39/km
Over 400 km
$0.36/km
| Trip distance (band) | Running cost / km |
|---|---|
| Up to 15 km | $0.66/km |
| 16–30 km | $0.56/km |
| 31–50 km | $0.50/km |
| 51–80 km | $0.47/km |
| 81–120 km | $0.44/km |
| 121–160 km | $0.43/km |
| 161–220 km | $0.41/km |
| 221–300 km | $0.40/km |
| 301–400 km | $0.39/km |
| Over 400 km | $0.36/km |
Trip total
Sum of distance bands (marginal $/km tiers)
Per person
Trip total ÷ (1 driver + booked passengers)
Passenger pays
Their per-person share + capped service contribution
| Step | How it works |
|---|---|
| Trip total | Sum of distance bands (marginal $/km tiers) |
| Per person | Trip total ÷ (1 driver + booked passengers) |
| Passenger pays | Their per-person share + capped service contribution |
As more seats fill, the per-person share drops because the same trip cost is split more ways. Empty seats you listed but did not sell are not charged to passengers. A small capped service contribution may also apply per seat — see the table below.
Platform service contribution
Each passenger pays a capped platform service contribution on top of their cost-share. The percentage depends on trip distance; the fee is always the lower of that percentage of the per-person running share or the cap for that distance band.
Up to 20 km
Rate
20% of cost share
Cap
$3.00 max per seat
21–100 km
Rate
15% of cost share
Cap
$6.00 max per seat
101–300 km
Rate
10% of cost share
Cap
$10.00 max per seat
301–700 km
Rate
7.5% of cost share
Cap
$15.00 max per seat
Over 700 km
Rate
5% of cost share
Cap
$20.00 max per seat
| Trip distance | Rate | Cap (per seat) |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 20 km | 20% of per-person cost share | $3.00 max |
| 21–100 km | 15% of per-person cost share | $6.00 max |
| 101–300 km | 10% of per-person cost share | $10.00 max |
| 301–700 km | 7.5% of per-person cost share | $15.00 max |
| Over 700 km | 5% of per-person cost share | $20.00 max |
This contribution goes to CrownHop for facilitating the booking — it is not paid to the driver as profit.
Example Breakdown
Illustrative Queenstown–Wānaka corridor (70 km, blended $0.54/km) with a driver and 1 passenger (2 people in the car).
Approx. including 15% GST
NZTA maximum cap: $0.73/km — no band above this limit.