Thursday, September 26, 2013

Cars, Gas and Carpooling......


Host Families:
  • Provide transportation for au pairs to school (up to completing 60 class hours or 6 credit hours).  This can be either gas money or driving au pair; cannot expect au pairs to get free rides from other au pairs or friends
  • Provide transportation for au pairs to one cluster event each month (Should be the bigger event of the month vs. the coffee night whenever possible).  This can be either gas money or driving au pair
  • Please do not rely on other au pairs in the cluster to always drive your au pair; this is not fair to other host families.  If another au pair is driving your au pair, please offer gas money
  • Pay for gas whenever the au pair is driving the children or driving for the family (to the grocery store, to get pizza, etc.)
  • May limit mileage for the car, driving distance, place curfews when the car should be home, and restrict car due to weather (snow, ice, etc.)
  • Host families pay for car insurance, car repairs, and maintenance (including oil changes)
  • Help your au pair get a State driver'sLicense or at minimum a State  Identification card
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Au Pairs:
  • Respect all the car rules from your host family:  Mileage, driving distance, car curfew, filling out driving log, etc.
  • Understand that there are times you do not have a car to drive:  Host parents using it, poor weather, car in need of repair, etc.
  • Appreciate having access to a car to drive (this is an added expense for all host families)
  • Always ask to use the car, even if you are going to school.  Host families should ALWAYS know where their car is going and when it will be back (even if they are not sharing the car with you)
  • Keep the car clean and let your host family know right away if something is wrong with the car, not working, or anything lighting up on the dashboard
  • Bring the car home with a full tank of gas after driving it over the weekend or at least fill up what you used.  Never return it empty
  • Carpool, Carpool, and Carpool whenever possible (share gas, mileage, and have companionship)
  • Pay for all personal gas and car washes (once per month at the most)
  • Pay $250 for damage to the car if you have an accident and pay for any driving tickets
  • Never allow another au pair or friend to drive your host parent's car for any reason
  • Pay any and all fees to get a State Driver's License
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