I M Tarun Singh

After a ban of 1.5 months, Uber has resumed its service again in Delhi. But this time, Uber has tightened its driver screening by joining hands with First Advantage,a global background screening company, to run additional checks that will include scanning past criminal court records and a national criminal database search. Since India is Uber's largest market after U.S. in terms of number of cities covered, it is ready to burn cash in Indian cities to acquire new users. If you are a new user of Uber, you can sign with Uber India promo code 22i3d for 3 free rides worth Rs. 75. 22i3d 22i3d

With Ola acquiring TaxiForSure for $200 million, it would be interesting to see Uber's next step to deepen its reach amongst Indians. Anyway, until there is competition between these cab aggregators, it's better for customers and drivers since customers are getting deep discounts and drivers are getting paid better. Moreover drivers are getting extra rewards for logging in over 10 hours a day from Ola and Uber to retain them. I took cabs from both Uber and Ola during February and came to know about things from both customer's and driver's perspective. Drivers are more inclined to Uber since they are burning cash excessively. The Ola driver I took a ride with had a Micromax phone while the Uber driver had an iPhone. Following is my experience and review of Uber and Ola in India :

Uber gives free rides to new users. But after taking free rides, old users can get free rides only by referral. But this time, Uber has come up with a coupon code for old users. After redeeming this code, old Uber users can unlock 1 free ride worth ₹ 300. If you are a new user, then first signup via referral code and then use this offer. This way, you will get 2 free Uber rides- 1 free ride worth ₹ 250 and 1 free ride worth ₹ 300. Check the referral code for new users in this post -  Uber India Coupon/Promo Code for Free Rs.250 Ride for New Users . How to Get 1 Free Uber Ride for Old Uber Users in All Indian Cities