Top Reasons To Use Uber Instead of Taxi

Why Uber Stands Out from Other Normal Taxis That You Can Hire

Uber, in the past few years, has grown to become a global name. It has changed the face of the taxi business across the world. There are more than a million Uber rides taken every day, and has around 8 million users.

Uber's Changed How We Use Taxis

Now, consumers expect a higher benchmark from regular taxi services, but Uber comes out on top by several means.

Although it has been subjected to its fair share of criticism with issues like surge pricing, here are five reasons why using Uber is better than the regular taxi service provided in your city.

Uber provides the kind of safety that your local taxi service will not be available to provide. You can program emergency numbers into your app. Apart from this, each time you hail a ride, you get the driver’s name, car number, contact number rating and photograph.

You can then choose to share this information with any contact of yours from within the app. Also, all rides are GPS tracked so that includes an extra measure of safety. 

Uber comes out with new offers periodically. New users typically get a free ride or free credit (this offer changes from time to time).

You also get rewarded for referring the app to your friend and having them use it. Apart from this new offers for free car rides and credit are sent to customers on holidays or special occasions. This leads to quite a lot of saving over time.

Uber has a two-way rating system. This is unique. Some taxi services have driver ratings, although few are as efficient or transparent as Uber.

You rate your driver after your ride, and this accumulates over time to give him an average rating which is visible to you after you book your ride. Similarly, drivers to rate their riders on the same five-star scale. Although you can’t see individual scores, you can check your average score on the Uber app. This two-way system provides balance as well as transparency.

All you have to do is book a ride. You get informed as soon as it reaches your doorstep – and you can choose to pay by your credit or debit card, cash, or e-wallets. You can also track the route your driver took both during and after the ride, and can be sure that the driver didn’t try to fleece you.

As soon as a driver accepts your ride, you can track their location on a map within the app, which gives you a realistic ETA. This means you can plan accordingly, and the arrival of your ride is reliable.

You can also summon a ride by just a few taps on your smartphone, after reviewing the charges and the ride estimate if you so wish to.

Get an Uber App Clone Today!

Uber has made using taxis a lot easier. And you can make an app too, with the help of a good mobile app development company.