Cars for Rent: Uber launches Hourly Rentals in 17 cities including Delhi NCR, Chennai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh

Uber on Monday launched Hourly Rentals. It is a 24 x 7 on-demand, intracity service, cars for rent service. It further allows riders to retain a car with its driver for several hours. They can also make multiple stops on their journey. This will provide flexibility as people restart their lives after a lengthy lockdown.

Hourly Rental or Cars for rent Uber package

Through this new service, Uber aims to provide users with convenience like they own the car. The package starts with an affordable price point of ₹ 189 for a one-hour or ten km. Riders will have the option to select from multiple hourly packages, up to a maximum of 12-hours.

Where is this service available?

The service is available in 17 cities across the country, namely Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Ludhiana, Chandigarh, Kochi, Lucknow, Guwahati, Kanpur and Bhopal.

How will this service benefit the riders?

The service provides great value in several situations, including where riders need to run an errand or want to make it for a business appointment. With this service, tiers won't have to book for multiple trips.

Over the past few weeks, Uber has launched a comprehensive set of safety measures. These include the Go Online Checklist, a mandatory mask policy for both riders and drivers. There is a pre-trip mask verification selfies for drivers and mandatory driver education. Further, the Uber also updated the cancellation policy. The new policy allows both riders and driver to cancel trips if they don’t feel safe.

As Uber commented, Using Hourly Rentals is as easy as booking any other Uber trip. Riders only need to update their Uber app to use ‘Hourly Rentals’.

What did Uber Spokesperson say?

Prabhjeet Singh is the Head of Cities, India, SA. He said:

As our cities start moving again, many of our riders will have new use cases and different needs from Uber. One of which is keeping their Uber with them for a longer duration as they go through their day. Hourly Rentals is our solution for that - it allows users to book their Uber for multiple hours with flexible and affordable packages, make multiple stops on their journey, and of course these rides will provide the highest possible safety standards. For our drivers, this offers them yet another opportunity to earn on the platform.

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