Taxi discounts: GetTaxi launches in six new cities plus a £10 Hailo code for London

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• rob says:

  13 Feb13 February 06:29

  Done thanks for the tip

• richie says:

  13 Feb13 February 08:08

  Does the uber code only work in uk?

  • xcalx says:

    13 Feb13 February 08:13

    Yes, unfortunately

  • Rob says:

    13 Feb13 February 08:51

    Yes. If going to the US or elsewhere, open a new Uber account (different email, different mobile number) and use Google to find a sign-up code in that currency.

    • richie says:

      13 Feb13 February 09:15

      cool i need for the NY next week

• FIRSTclstraveller says:

  13 Feb13 February 08:19

  Do you happen to know the expiry dates on the Get Taxi, Uber and Kabbee please?

  • Rob says:

    13 Feb13 February 08:50

    GetTaxi and Uber credit does not expire, at least not in the short term. Perhaps in 6 months or so.

    Kabbee codes must be spent within 2 weeks of activating the code.

  • shadowfixer says:

    13 Feb13 February 10:09

    The expiry date on my coupon (Using Raffles code) is Dec 27 2214. Hopefully i will have used it by then.

    SF

• Choons says:

  14 Feb14 February 07:25

  NB code did not seem to work for me.

  • Jonathan says:

    14 Feb14 February 08:11

    I just registered and code o2priority worked for me, though the GetTaxi one didn’t.

    Did this credit instantly for other people?

    • xcalx says:

      14 Feb14 February 10:51

      No credit for me either with the get taxi sign up.

      • Rob says:

        14 Feb14 February 18:03

        Very odd, I was emailed that code directly (but it isn’t targeted).

• Harry Holden says:

  17 Feb17 February 09:25

  Had my first Uber experience yesterday. Great service, but no credit for me. I filled in a review request, and received a reply that “the code is only valid in the USA”.

  Oh well. 10/10 for the service. Minus several million for good thinking.

  • Rob says:

    17 Feb17 February 09:28

    You need to be careful with Uber codes found online. Codes are only valid for rides billed in the currency of the code. However, next time you are in the US it will still be on your account.

    • Harry says:

      17 Feb17 February 10:38

      Thanks Rob. This was the “Uberheadforpoints” code for £10 off, so either Uber are mistaken or something has gone very wrong. Interestly, it does show as “Free trip up to $30 from Robert” on my account.

      • Rob says:

        17 Feb17 February 11:09

        Something has gone very wrong. uberheadforpoints is definitely a £10 off code. You downloaded the app whilst in the UK?

        • Harry says:

          17 Feb17 February 11:56

          I did, about a week ago. I have responded to Uber and will come back with what transpires.

        • Rob says:

          17 Feb17 February 12:07

          OK. I have direct contacts into Uber London (I am one of very few people who does I think!) so let me know if you don’t get any response and I will get Natalie on the case.

• Harry says:

  17 Feb17 February 22:24

  I have a response that resolves the issue without really explaining to me what went wrong. I set the account up on my iPhone sat in a London hotel. I was not using Wi-Fi, just the cell network.

  The response from Uber is below:

  I’ve taken a deeper look into this, and it looks like your profile location settings were set to the US, which is why your credits didn’t apply to your fare. Unfortunately you can’t use these credits in the UK and we aren’t able to convert them into Pounds for you.
  But no worries, I’ve changed your profile settings to the UK, and since this was your first trip with us, I’ve gone ahead and I’ve adjusted your fare to reflect the promo code. 🙂 I hope this helps! Apologies for the confusion earlier.
  Please let me know if I can help with anything else. Hope to see you in an Uber soon.
  Kindest,

  All’s well that ends well.

  • Rob says:

    18 Feb18 February 09:40

    Glad it got sorted. Odd that my code generated $30 of credit instead of £10 though. Uber is very proactive – if you have any issues, get in touch and they generally comp your trip (not sure if the driver loses the fare money though).

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