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Now You Don’t Even Need to Own a Car to Work for Uber (ZipCar!)

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Announcements , Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 7 years, 3 months ago


Ever wanted to work for Uber, but have a car that doesn’t meet the requirements – or maybe you don’t own a car at all?  Rest assured, the rideshare giant has a solution to the problem.

Uber has recently partnered with Zipcar – the hourly car-sharing company – to help expand their driver base beyond the pool of people who already own their vehicles.  Allowing non-car owners to rent cars through the Zipcar program lowers the barrier for perspective Uber drivers to test out the service and determine if it is something they would be interested in continuing, as opposed …

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What Uber Riders Really Want!

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rider Community 7 years, 4 months ago

We get a lot of searches and questions on RideGuru pertaining to rideshares. Most are your standard questions such as the difference between Uber X and XL or how much a ride will cost in NYC but every so often we get some absolute gems! To brighten up your Wednesday hump day we wanted to share our the most unique searches that have been completed on RideGuru. Enjoy!

 

The guy who looked to RideGuru when stranded.

Around 3:00am on Halloween night someone searched “I need something cheap I only have 17 bucks and I am stranded”. Has this person not …

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Drive for Zum and Earn Bonus Cash!

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community 7 years, 8 months ago



Do you live in the San Francisco Bay area and want to make some extra cash? Are you good with kids?

Zum
, a rideshare service that caters to children, is looking for new drivers to transport children around the bay area!

If this sounds like the perfect job for you, use the referral code RIDEGURU on your driver application and start driving NOW to receive a $500 bonus.


See Below for Job Details

About the Job

As a Zum driver (Zumer), you are more than a nanny, babysitter, driver, or childcare provider. You are part of a larger purpose: …

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180 Days of Change at Uber

Posted by: Felicia Dodge in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 7 years, 8 months ago

180 days of change at uber

Uber has been through a lot over the past 6 months. Now, the company is looking forward to the future, and exploring ways to build up their reputation to what it used to be (and better). It only makes sense that this first step of reform is focused on the backbone of Uber’s business, their drivers. Many drivers have decided to leave Uber and join a different rideshare platform due to being treated unfairly or harshly by the company and its policies.

Uber realizes that in order to be profitable, they need to keep their drivers happy and decrease employee …

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How to Drive in Different Cities

Posted by: RideGuru Team in Driver Community , Rideshare Knowledge 7 years, 9 months ago

If you are a driver in the U.S. looking for employment, chances are Uber and Lyft are available in your area. One of the advantages of large scale companies such as Uber and Lyft is that they are widely available. Lyft is available in over 300 U.S. cities, and Uber is available across the world, operating in over 700 cities worldwide. For a full list of cities where Uber and Lyft operate check out the Uber and Lyft cities pages.

 

As a driver for Uber and Lyft, it is also possible to drive in a city different from where you …

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