3 Practical Ways to Reduce Your Daily Transport Cost

Jyoti Sahoo
3 min readFeb 19, 2022

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The pandemic has already caused inflation, due to which travel costs have risen. On top of that, if you need to travel daily, transportation costs can be bothersome. So, here are 3 practical tips for cutting down on these costs.

Use Public Transportation

Often, the costs to operate even a small car can go beyond several families’ food budgets. Especially those who need to travel frequently, even if not daily, spend a lot on fuel, parking, and maintenance costs. Therefore, it’s much better to use public transport to save on transportation costs. However, it’s best not to travel in buses, metros, or local trains in the current pandemic scenario since they are usually crowded and can expose you to higher risks of infection. Instead, you can go for services like Uber. Then you can choose to travel alone with reduced risks of infection. Plus, it would just feel like traveling in your car without having to pay for the additional expenses associated with the latter.

Choose Uber Ride Now Pay Later

Since you can travel more conveniently on road transport services like Uber, you may consider relying on it more often or perhaps, already do so. But certain Uber rides can be costly, particularly during peak hours. So if you need to travel frequently or daily on Uber, you may fail to afford the rides.

In such cases, it’s a good idea to go for an Uber ride now pay later offered by top Fintech companies in India. Then you need not pay at the time of the rides. You can use the loan amount credited as Uber Vouchers when you book Uber cabs and pay later in easy EMIs. You can borrow ₹3,000–10,000 at 0% monthly interest for a tenure of 90 days or ₹6,000–10,000 at 0.5% monthly interest for 180 days. Also, you can enjoy a 7-day interest-free grace period for every installment.

You can easily apply for the Uber ride now pay later loan on the loan app of the Fintech company on your smartphone, and use it across all Uber rides. The whole loan application process happens online and is super-fast, so you need not face any hassles.

Share Rides

Another way to lower your daily transport costs is by availing carpooling services. In this case, you share your ride with other co-passengers. Since multiple passengers contribute to travel expenses on the same route, each co-passenger bears fewer costs. Companies like Uber also offer these services. So, you can double your savings by riding on Uber Pools while also using an Uber pay later.

Currently, Uber Pools may be unavailable to ensure safety in the ongoing pandemic. However, you may be allowed to use this feature when the situation outside becomes better. Until then, the Uber pay later will have your back.

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