CHATIK Transport: vehicles in Telegram

Selling a car, finding a scooter for a week of vacation or renting out your own vehicle usually means scrolling through a dozen classified boards and chats. The Transport bot from the CHATIK team puts it all in one Telegram dialog. 🚗

You start with /start, then set your city and language and work with listings right inside the messenger.

Three jobs, one bot

The authors describe the bot as an assistant for quickly and conveniently finding, selling or renting out vehicles in different countries.

• Find: browse offers for your city and look for a good match.
• Sell: post your own listing so people searching for a vehicle can see it.
• Rent out: handy when your car or motorbike sits idle.

For what is free and what needs a subscription, check the subscription section inside the bot.

City and language, your way

The menu has commands to choose a city and a language. That matters for listings: renting a car in one city and in another are two different markets, and irrelevant offers only annoy.

The subscription command shows the available options. Before paying, read the terms and make sure you understand what you are buying and for how long. ⚙️

When something goes wrong

There is a command to call support. Describe the problem briefly and include the details, such as which listing you mean. You will get an answer faster that way.

Keep in mind that the bot is a showcase for listings, not a guarantor of the deal. Checking the vehicle and the seller is up to you.

How to avoid trouble when buying

A vehicle is an expensive purchase, and scammers love it for a reason. A few rules that save money and nerves.

1. See it in person. Never send money for a car you have not seen and inspected.
2. Match the papers. The owner in the registration document must be the person who is selling.
3. Check the history. Request a report by the VIN in official databases of your country.
4. Distrust a too-low price. If an offer is far below the market, the reason is usually unpleasant.
5. Do not prepay strangers, and do not move to other messengers because the seller asks.

If you rent out a vehicle

A lessor has risks of their own. Always sign a contract, even for two days: it records the deposit, mileage, condition and responsibility for fines.

Photograph the vehicle before and after handover, and check the renter's license and insurance. That routine takes ten minutes and saves you from a dispute worth thousands. 📸

Who this bot suits

It fits people who like finding and posting listings inside a messenger and do not want separate accounts on classified boards. It is especially handy for travelers who need a rental abroad and for owners who want to post an offer fast.

If you are only looking around, open it, pick a city and language and look at the feed. A couple of minutes will show if the offers you need are there. 🔎