{"id":3711,"date":"2016-08-25T16:43:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T16:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitaldips.pk\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2016-08-25T16:47:33","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T16:47:33","slug":"uber-is-now-live-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/2016\/08\/25\/uber-is-now-live-in-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber is now Live in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, the wait is over now as the popular car riding service Uber has now come up with #uberGO \u00a0in Karachi aiming to connect the metropolitan city to secure and reliable rides with affordability.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How will it work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Simply just at the tap a button, Uber will make you connect with the closest available <span class=\"blacklist-term-warning\">partner driver<\/span> in Karachi, ready to pick you up in minutes. You\u2019ll see a photo of your driver, the license plate and type of car they are driving, and even follow their car on the app as they make their way to you. You can even use the \u2018Share my ETA\u2019 feature with family and friends so they know exactly your route.<\/p>\n<p>Karachhites can enjoy Uber for FREE\u00a0this weekend (From 12pm Thursday, August 25th until 11:59pm Sunday, August 28th ). Just <a href=\"http:\/\/get.uber.com\/open_app\">open your Uber app<\/a> and enter the promo code \u2018<strong>KarachiFREE<\/strong>\u2019 to enjoy 5 free rides up to Rs. 300 each.<\/p>\n<h3><b>How to Request a Ride?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2q72xc49mze8bkcog2f01nlh-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/pakistan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/388\/2016\/08\/Request_400x686.gif\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-287\" src=\"https:\/\/2q72xc49mze8bkcog2f01nlh-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com\/pakistan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/388\/2016\/08\/Request_400x686.gif\" alt=\"Request_400x686\" width=\"300\" height=\"515\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/get.uber.com\/app\">Download<\/a> the Uber app<\/li>\n<li>Register with your personal details<\/li>\n<li>Enter promo code: KarachiFREE<\/li>\n<li>Confirm your pickup location, and request a ride<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>uberGO Fares<\/b><\/h3>\n<table id=\"table-9265\" class=\"table--bordered table--bordered-horizontal table--striped tablesaw tablesaw-stack\" style=\"height: 136px;\" width=\"828\" data-tablesaw-mode=\"stack\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimum Fare<\/td>\n<td>Rs.\u00a0150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Per Kilometer<\/td>\n<td>Rs.\u00a09.38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Per Minute<\/td>\n<td>Rs.\u00a02.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><strong><br \/>\nSample Fares<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table id=\"table-7597\" class=\"table tablesaw tablesaw-stack\" style=\"height: 214px;\" width=\"824\" data-tablesaw-mode=\"stack\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Popular Route<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Average\u00a0Fare<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Atrium to Burnes Road<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>IBA City Campus to National Stadium<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hyderi Market to Bahadurabad<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Agha Khan Hospital to Jinnah Intl. Airport<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PAF Museum to BBQ Tonite<\/td>\n<td>Rs. 300<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b><br \/>\nPayment for the Ride<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Paying for your Uber rides is easy; select a card payment and at the end of your ride your fare will be deducted from your account, or select \u2018<span class=\"blacklist-term-warning\">cash<\/span>\u2019 and pay your driver in exact change. You can even split your fare with friends by selecting \u2018split fare\u2019 when paying with your credit card.<\/p>\n<h3>Areas Covered<\/h3>\n<p>The #uberGo service will serve areas of Clifton, Saddar Town, Jamshed Town, Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town, Liaquatabad, North Nazimabad, Gulberg Town, Malir Town and Korangi initially and then will lead to further areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Cars Used<\/h3>\n<p>This #uberGO is providing services in the vehicles that include the Suzuki Swift, Toyota Vitz, Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic and other equivalent vehicles. However, mode of payment \u00a0include cash as well as the convenient electronic payment solutions are also there.<\/p>\n<p>So, go for a ride and explore Karachi and get updated about more via Uber&#8217;s social platforms of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uber_pkr\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uber\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uber_pk\">Instagram<\/a> using #KarachiLovesUber or directly give the feedback via the Uber app.<\/p>\n<p>However, Uber is available on all the\u00a0<a class=\"story__link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/en\/app\/uber\/id368677368?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">iOS<\/a>, <a class=\"story__link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.ubercab&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Android<\/a> and <a class=\"story__link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft.com\/en-us\/store\/apps\/uber\/9wzdncrfhxrd?source=uber-com&amp;_ga=1.229473881.415429535.1471862697\" target=\"_blank\">Windows<\/a> smartphones.<\/p>\n<p>Have a Happy Riding!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, the wait is over now as the popular car riding service Uber has now come up with #uberGO \u00a0in Karachi aiming to connect the metropolitan city to secure and reliable rides with affordability.&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3712,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186,181,185,183,182],"tags":[754,539,449,753],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3711"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3714,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3711\/revisions\/3714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitaldips.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}