Uber is announcing the rollout of Uber Rent across the UK, enabling users to easily book and hire a car through the Uber app, with car rental partner CarTrawler. For every booking made via Uber Rent users can enjoy £10 off the Uber trip to get them to their rental vehicle and creating a door-to-door travel experience in the Uber app.
The launch follows a successful trial and is the latest addition to Uber’s growing roster of transportation options. Users simply need to select the ‘Rent’ tile on the Uber app providing date and location details of their desired rental to be matched with available vehicles.
Uber users will be able to pick up the car on their chosen date at one of the hundreds of participating locations across the country, also in Spain, Portugal, Italy, US and Switzerland, and hit the road.
Andrew Brem, General Manager at Uber said “The UK boasts one of the largest rental markets globally, at Uber we’re growing our business to become the ultimate travel app and in the UK that means providing a best-in-class rental experience for our users. Uber Rent will not only provide a seamless and efficient booking experience but offer Uber Credits back on every booking”.
‘CarTrawler is excited to expand our partnership with Uber to power car rental for Uber Rent in the UK,’ says Peter O’Donovan, CarTrawler COO. ‘We enable our partners to become one-stop travel shops through innovative technology, the widest customer choice, and compelling loyalty solutions. This closely aligns with Uber and their goals to become the ultimate travel app through offering the broadest range of travel options coupled with a best-in-class customer experience.’
Whether users are looking to visit family and friends or enjoy a weekend getaway, there are a range of cars to suit all needs and price points. Booking through the Uber app will also give users access to an exclusive Uber Credits back offer and free cancellations up to 48 hours before collecting their car.
Bookings can even be made right up to the time of pick-up, but it’s recommended to make bookings at least 24 hours in advance to ensure rental users get the car they want at the best price.
