Don’t Drink And Drive: Had One Too Many For The Road? 7 Apps To Take Home

What’s the need to risk lives by drinking and driving, when there are a bunch of Apps that can get you home safely with the help of a designated driver. Here are our 7 picks:

1. Party Hard Drivers
 
Party Hard Drivers provides chauffeurs in Mumbai and Pune. The Mumbai-based organisation has been providing ‘uniformed drivers that are reliable, professional, trained and capable of driving all cars’ since December 2007. And because their services were in demand, they expanded from providing drivers only at night to ensuring their services during the day and for outstation trips.

Post 7pm for 6 hours: Rs. 850
Between 6am and 4pm for 8 hours: Rs. 850
Overtime after 6 hours: Rs. 50/hour
Customers can book a cab by calling or SMSing 

2. DriveU

DriveU provides chauffeur services across Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. You can hire a driver with a tap on their phones. Once you’ve requested for a driver and specified the location, time and extent of the services required – night drivers, outstation drivers, one trip, round trip, and so on – the app will assign a driver to you.

Hire a driver anytime at Rs. 299/hr with Rs. 150 extra during nights
Pay by the minute after the first hour
Available on Android and IOS

3. DriversKart

DriversKart provides chauffeur services in Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. You can hire a driver based on your requirements – hourly, full day, one way trip, round trip etc. The website claims, “Every one of our drivers is fully insured and carefully screened for clean driving, hygiene, drug tested and background check.”

Minimum Fare: Rs. 89 for first hour
Additional Cost: Rs. 1.5 Per minute
Night Charges (10PM – 6AM): Rs. 150 Extra
Available on Android and IOS

4. DriveBud

Based out of Gurgaon, DriveBud provides chauffeurs in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ranchi and Patna. They ensure that all their drivers have their background checked and monitor their movements in real-time. They promise 24/7 services that are just a click away.

Price varies from Rs. 125 per hour to Rs. 900 for 12 hours; Rs. 100 extra during nights
Available on Android and IOS

5. Taskbob

Mumbai based home service startup provides drivers on demand in addition to domestic helps, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc. They claim to provide professional, trained, background verified and polite drivers with a 60-minute estimated time of arrival. The organization also offers up to Rs. 10,000 insurance in case of damage to cars with a valid insurance.

Day hourly rate for up to 4 hours: Rs. 120/hour
Night (10pm- 6am) hourly rate up to 4 hours: Rs. 150/hour
Available on Android and IOS

6. Aap ka Driver

Another driver aggregation app, Aap ka Driver provides reliable drivers at all hours of the day for local and outstation trips. Their tariffs are based on size of the car and time of using their services. It is easily available on iOS and Android.

Between Rs. 400-500 depending on the size of the car for four hours during the day, and three during nights.
Available on Android and IOS

7. Zuver

Mumbai-based Zuver dispatches a driver within 40 minutes of booking one. You can book real-time or in advance, for an hour or for the entire day.

Charges Rs. 100 per hour for up to 4 hours
Available on Android and IOS

Nearly all these platforms offer cash and cashless services given their tie-ups with Paytm or Mobikwik, ensure background checks of all drivers and provide a safer, stress-free drive in one’s own car.

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Also Read: 5 Apps And Services That Are Making Roads A Little Safer In India