Londoners will soon be able to share an Uber with strangers
If you’re willing to share an Uber with a stranger, travelling across London could soon be a little bit cheaper. The company is launching UberPool this Friday (December 4th) at 4pm, starting with a small patch in the centre of the city — it stretches between Highbury in the North, Wapping in the East, Brixton in the South and Shepherd’s Bush in the West. Sharing a ride will, the company claims, make your fare 25 percent cheaper than if you had travelled with UberX, the company’s next best option. You simply open the app, choose the UberPool icon and your destination; it’ll then ask how many seats you need (for now, two is the limit) and give a final fare. If you’re the driver’s second stop, Uber will tell you the name of your fellow traveller immediately, otherwise you’ll get a notification mid-journey.
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