Oxford is known as one of the most beautiful cities in the UK. Whether you’re there visiting the renowned university or you live locally, you can count of FREE NOW to get you where you want, when you want, at prices that suit you.
What area does FREE NOW cover?
Our operating area covers zones 1-6 within London (excluding the district of Epping Forest) and the area surrounding the following major airports: Gatwick.
Does FREE NOW work outside London?
FREE NOW is available in more than 150 cities across 10 European countries. That means you can still use the app when you’re travelling abroad.
Where does FREE NOW operate in the UK?
In which UK cities does FREE NOW operate? Nottingham, London, Reading, Brighton, Oxford, Edinburgh, Manchester, Derby and Leicester.
Can you use FREE NOW in england?
Looking for a taxi in the UK? You can book and pay for black cabs, local taxis, and Ride private cars easily in the FREE NOW app. You can use FREE NOW in all these UK cities…
Why does FREE NOW not work?
Below are some of the reasons why you might be unable to order a trip with FREE NOW: Your selected payment method is not valid – e.g. the card details are incorrect, you have insufficient funds in the account, or the card has expired. There might be no cars available due to high demand.
Is FREE NOW like Uber?
If you ever used the mytaxi app — or even Uber or Lyft — FREE NOW uses a nearly identical ride request process.
How does FREE NOW taxi work?
How does it work? When you hail a cab, make sure the driver is on FREE NOW before the journey starts. Let him or her know you’d like to use Pay with FREE NOW, and they’ll do the rest! They’ll search for you on their app, and then put the payment through as normal at the end of the journey.
Is FREE NOW taxi in UK?
FREE NOW Taxi fleet operates in nine cities throughout the UK: London. Edinburgh. Brighton.
What is the ride option in FREE NOW?
What is Ride? When booking a FREE NOW Ride, a professional driver in a private hire vehicle will pick you up. Our new service is not only cheap, you also see the price upfront in the app. So you always know how much your tour will cost.
Why is FREE NOW called FREE NOW?
“I’ve worked in marketing for more than 20 years. The name itself, like all new names, can feel a little bit strange at the beginning, but really it’s what the brand is about that matters,” he tells Fora. “The Free Now brand is about bringing freedom of mobility to passengers. That’s where it comes from.
How many drivers does FREE NOW have?
Absorbed into Daimler Mobility’s YOUR NOW urban mobility brand family in 2019, FREE NOW currently offers a comprehensive multiservice mobility platform. Operating in over 100 cities, serving over 14 million passengers, and working with over 100,000 drivers, it is the leading provider of its kind in Europe.
Who owns FREE NOW app?
Free Now, which was previously called Hailo and then My Taxi, is owned as a joint venture by German car giants BMW and Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler. It operates in around 100 European cities and is the leading taxi hire service in Ireland, operating in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford.
Does FREE NOW work outside Dublin?
150+ European cities
Travelling to the UK, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, or Poland? Great news, you can continue using your FREE NOW app to get around. That’s right, you can use the FREE NOW app in over 150 European cities.
Can you tip on FREE NOW?
Absolutely! Visit the Wallet section via your FREE NOW app Profile, and you can set a default tip of 10%, 15%, or 20%.
Can you pay with card on FREE NOW?
Paying by credit or debit card
Rather than rummaging for cash or change, just pay by card via the app and be on your way in an instant! Store multiple cards in your FREE NOW app and select one as your preferred payment method.
Why is FREE NOW so expensive?
Surge pricing – applied when there is high demand in a specific area and there aren’t enough drivers to fulfil this demand. FREE NOW use surge pricing to attract more drivers to this area in order to minimize waiting time for the passengers requesting trips.
Does FREE NOW refund?
How do passengers get a refund for a Cancellation or Waiting Time Fee? If, after checking the facts, a refund of Cancellation and Waiting Time Fees is accepted as fair and justified, the passenger will be credited the corresponding amount via a payment method added to his FREE NOW account (e.g. credit card refund).
Does FREE NOW accept cash?
If you’re travelling with a FREE NOW ‘Black Cab’ ‘EV Black Cab’ or ‘XL Black Cab’, you have the option to pay via card, Apple Pay and cash. Cash is only available on our Black Cab fleet. If you’re unsure of how to add or select a payment method, check out our steps below.
Is FREE NOW the same as my taxi?
mytaxi is FREE NOW.
We’re here to get you where you need to go as quickly and conveniently as possible. Just like mytaxi, FREE NOW is available in over 100 European cities, so you can still rely on the same, great service. You don’t need to download a new app – just make sure to update to the latest version! NEED HELP?
What is the cheapest alternative to Uber?
As far as other apps like Uber go, it’s one of the cheaper alternatives to Uber. The Lyft App allows users to check their driving route and the driver’s personal information. And last but not least, Lyft offers ride-hailing services cheaper than Uber in more than 600 US cities.