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Why
is the program called “Voiture Car Watcher?”
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What
exactly is the Voiture Car Watcher program?
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If
I already own or lease a car, can I still get an ad-covered car?
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Tell
me more about the Activation types – what are the Activation types?
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How
do I select among the Activation types?
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Can
you tell me more about the company application process?
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Can
I apply to all the companies listed within an Activation type on Voiture Car
Watcher?
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How
will they notify me that I have been selected for a vehicle?
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What
about photos of the cars – what do the cars look like?
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If
I agree to have my car covered in an ad, does it matter what kind of car I have
or what condition it is in?
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What
is the material of the ad-covered wrap placed on the car?
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I
am receiving an error “401…not authorized”, though I have paid my
Activation fee.
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Where
can I get additional questions answered?
“Voiture”, which rhymes with "Watcher", is French for what is followed in the program
name by its literal translation, “Car.”
People will notice and keep their eye on an ad-covered car you drive,
once you are accepted into and driving an ad-covered, company-sponsored vehicle.
It’s a car people “watch” on the road – thus, “Voiture Car
Watcher.”
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The Voiture Car Watcher program, as indicated in many ads,
is this: No car, truck, or SUV
payment on an ad-covered vehicle! The
benefits are these: you drive a
2004 vehicle of this nature as your own, and pay only the Activation, insurance
and gas. In many cases, even
maintenance of this new vehicle is covered!
Or, you can opt to be a “paid driving applicant”, where you are paid up to several hundred dollars or more per month in exchange for allowing the car you owned prior to participation in this program to be covered with an ad professionally done by a company advertiser.
Yes, but your ad-covered
car must be a car you drive every day, and you must be the main driver of the
ad-covered car. Also, the mileage
will be periodically checked on the car in line with meeting the designated
mileage requirements.
The terms of insurance varies. For a car that is initially your own, you would continue to
pay the insurance, as you normally would. You
will naturally be responsible to maintain the vehicle in good operating
condition.
For an ad-covered car, generally speaking, you may be
required to purchase the insurance through the sponsoring company.
For either arrangement, you are required to carry the requisite amount of
insurance designated by the sponsoring company.
If you are involved in an accident, or the car gets damaged or vandalized, you must contact the sponsor company within 24 hours, as per the company agreement.
In the unlikely event of this
occurrence, it is in the best interest of both parties to get the vehicle back
on the road quickly.
There are
2 Activation types:
Activation Deluxe and Activation Standard. An Activation type contains a number of companies that, in
turn, contact advertisers to which you are applying for an ad-covered car.
Activation Deluxe contains the maximum number of selected company applications, a minimum of 13. Activation Standard contains a minimum of 7 company applications. The number of company applications in either activation type is subject to change. Activation Deluxe contains all the applications from the Activation Standard package. A Voiture Car Watcher Activation per year is below the cost of multiple car, truck, or SUV payments over the course of a year. Purchase Activation Deluxe or Activation Standard Now
In making your selection, you are to
select only one of the Activation types at a time, though you can
purchase more than one Activation of either type. However, please note this:
Be sure to select the Activation type best suited to the number of
specified company applications you wish to complete to achieve the desired
outcome.
This requirement is because if you
elect to change Activation types, you are generated a
second username and password, and will have to resubmit the corresponding
fee according to the Activation type you change to.
This is why many people opt for Activation Deluxe to begin with: All of the companies in Activation Standard are already in Activation Deluxe. Purchase Activation Deluxe or Activation Standard Now
After you read the Contract, or
Terms & Conditions of a company listed in the Activation type you select,
you fill out a detailed personal profile of information regarding yourself, your
driving background or profile, and other driving habits and information.
Though your information is conveyed to both the companies and the
advertisers, is kept private by the both the companies and the advertisers.
These profile questions ask for
detailed information, but are generally not difficult to complete.
For questions that you encounter in filling out a given profile, DO NOT
contact Voiture Car Watcher for information, as a reply takes 6-12 weeks,
and is done by regular mail. The
BEST way to obtain an answer is to contact, by e-mail, the company to which you
are applying. The e-mail address is
often listed on the “Contact Us” tab of the company’s information.
Some company applications allow you to briefly elaborate on
why you would be an ideal candidate for an ad-covered car, or why you would be
an ideal paid driving applicant. The
profile provides a highlight for advertisers to use in making a selection among
applicants and put you in a car, or cover your car with an ad and make monthly
payments to you. The
companies to which you apply, not Voiture Car Watcher, determine applicant
acceptance. Please note that Voiture
Car Watcher in no way dispenses cars or guarantees any applicant that they will
receive a car. Each company makes
that determination.
A variety of industries are represented in the advertisers that stand behind each company to which you apply, including Telecommunications, Sports, Software, Retail, Consumer Goods, Entertainment and more.
A good question because some companies specify that you can
only remain in a binding contract with them, in other words, one ad-sponsored
car per individual.
The concept of the general public driving ad-covered cars is relatively recent, but is expected to be around for quite a while into the future. Note, however, that since you have to be selected by any given company anyway, you may apply to all the companies listed in the Activation type you select.
If you have been selected by a company for their program, you will be notified by regular mail, e-mail or by telephone. You will be notified of where and when to pick up the new vehicle, or where to take your vehicle to be wrapped in a professionally done advertisement. You will be provided with contact information where you can get any additional questions answered.
It is advised that
you contact the sponsoring company as soon as you are aware that you will be
making this type of change to your routine.
Some of the companies have a gallery of photos highlighting
vehicles that have been covered with ads in the past as well as clients they
have worked with in the past. The
ad-covered vehicles are similar to the ad-covered buses you may have already
seen driving into and around some cities.
Ads covering the cars are unique. The
car or ad you may be presented with may or may not be presented in the gallery
of photos.
No, all types of vehicles are
eligible to enroll, including in most cases, convertibles.
Even if your car is dented or the paint job is not great, you are
still eligible to enroll in the ad-covered car program.
At the time of installation, however, you may be required to sign a
waiver to release the company from guaranteeing your paint job.
The material is a high quality vinyl adhesive and is guaranteed not to damage the vehicle’s paint when removed. Some companies will sign a guarantee covering non-damage to the paint job of the car at the time of installation.
Mostly all, or at least some ad-sponsored companies require
that you meet with a representative every so often to handle maintenance and to
gather the statistics of the vehicle. A
Global Positioning System
(GPS) is often placed in the car to gather these statistics.
The frequency of maintenance and checking the statistical
data (i.e. miles driven, etc.) is determined by and monitored by each company,
and will be indicated in their requirements mentioned up front, or in
requirements sent later to applicants. For
either your own car or a company-sponsored vehicle, you
will be responsible to maintain the vehicle in good operational order.
This error is the result of not using a powerful enough or upgraded enough computer. When you use a different computer, the login box should appear, where you then enter your username and password.
A reply from Voiture Car Watcher takes 6-12 weeks, and is done by regular mail. You may want to see the “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) page of the companies to which you apply. You may also contact them more quickly and directly by e-mail according to the e-mail address they provide in the “Contact Us” or “Contact Information” tab.
For questions, we strongly recommend that you correspond with the companies to which you are applying, as they can more fully and quickly answer your question(s) by e-mail. With us, if you elect to contact us, ALLOW 6-12 WEEKS FOR A REPLY IF YOU MAIL YOUR QUESTION(S) TO:
Voiture Car
Watcher
P.O. Box 80344
Akron, Ohio 44308
At the address above, send us a photo of your ad-covered car!