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How to share your car securely

Use Share your car securely when you want to choose who can view your car and control the information included. It is useful when sharing with a potential buyer, a specialist or someone helping you care for your car.


Secure sharing is linked to the people you invite. For open access without a Custodian account, use link or QR sharing.


Sharing a garage? Both secure sharing and Link & QR sharing work for a single car or an entire garage. This guide uses a car as the example. To share your garage securely, open Share your garage from your garage, then choose Create share for this garage under Share your garage securely. Review the garage share's permissions and invite the intended people.


1. Start a secure share


Open your car from Garage → Your Cars, then open Share your car. Under Share your car securely, select the + button beside Active shares to open Create share.


2. Choose what to include


Before inviting anyone, open the Permissions tab. Give the share a recognisable Share title, so you can identify it later.


Choose one of the two permission options:


  • Full shares all car data, including photos, history files and attachments. Check the summary carefully: costs and cost attachments are also included in the default full share.
  • Custom lets you choose the available options. These include All photos or Only featured photos, plus options for Include Entry Attachments, Include Entry Costs and Include Costs Attachments in the History Files section.


The car profile includes the Overview, Description and Technical information. Some controls may be unavailable; use the options enabled on your screen and check Details shared in the summary to confirm what is included.


Custom permissions and the Details shared summary


3. Find the person you want to invite


Switch to Access. Enter the recipient's email address under Give people access, then select Find user. Check that the result matches the intended recipient before giving access.


The Access tab with recipient email search and People with access


If the email does not have a Custodian account, you will see No Custodian account found for this email and a Send invite button. Select Send invite when you are ready; the person can join and accept the invitation as described below. If you entered the wrong address, use Try another email.


For an existing account, select the intended person and complete the access action shown. Review People with access and the Shared with summary afterwards.


4. What the recipient sees in their garage


The recipient can find your invitation in Garage → Shared With You. They should sign in with the account associated with the email address you invited. If they do not have a Custodian account yet, they will need to join first.


  1. Open Garage, then choose Shared With You in the sidebar or the tab at the top.
  2. Look under Needs your attention for the invitation. The row shows the car, who shared it and an Accept button.
  3. Select Accept. Accepted shares appear in the Shared with you list below.
  4. Select the shared car to open it and view the information included in the owner's sharing permissions.


The recipient's Shared With You page: pending invitations have an Accept button, with accepted shares listed below


The shared car is found in Shared With You, separately from the recipient's own cars in Your Cars. Securely shared garages also appear in Shared With You. Recipients select the shared garage to explore the cars and information made available to them.


5. Review and manage your shares


Return to Share your car to find your secure shares under Active shares. Open a share's Share actions menu when you need to manage it.


Check link sharing too: link sharing and secure sharing are separate options and can both be active. If you only want invited people to access your car, also switch off Link & QR sharing.

Updated on: 16/09/2026

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