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Detour Capital vs informal lenders and loans that roll over
Fixed cost and one week, side by side with loans whose cost keeps growing.
23 October 2026 · 4 min read
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Know your options before you choose
How Detour Capital, the plans and the cars work, the options side by side, and checklists for the decisions that matter.
Learn
Understand how Detour Capital, the plans and the cars work.
- How Detour Capital works What Detour Capital is, what it costs on each plan, and how you pay it back.
- How Detour's weekly plans and fees work Three weekly plans, what the fee covers, and what happens when you change or leave.
- Subscribe to Drive, explained A car for one weekly amount, with insurance, tracking, maintenance and AA cover in it.
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See the options side by side before you commit.
- Detour Capital vs informal lenders and loans that roll over Fixed cost and one week, side by side with loans whose cost keeps growing.
- On-The-Go vs Professional Driver vs MyOwnBoss The three Detour plans side by side: price, Detour Capital, cover and who each is for.
- Renting a car weekly vs Subscribe to Drive What a weekly rental and a Detour car subscription each include, and how to compare the real cost.
Decide
Choose the right plan, cost it out, and make the switch.
- Should you borrow this week? A checklist Ten honest questions to answer before you take Detour Capital or any other short-term loan.
- Switching to Detour from another fleet or owner Renting weekly, driving an owner's car or on another fleet? How to move without losing your week.
- Which plan fits your week? Answer five questions about how you drive and land on the right Detour plan.
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How Detour's weekly plans and fees work
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On-The-Go vs Professional Driver vs MyOwnBoss
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