Uber One: Subscription offer launches in Berlin

Uber is launching its One subscription model outside North America for the first time. In Berlin, it will be available for Uber as well as Uber Eats.

Around five euros a month for special treatment

An Uber One subscription is available for just under five euros a month. The benefits of the subscription are particularly noticeable for people who use the food delivery service frequently: With a premium subscription, delivery fees are waived. In addition, Uber gives its customers with a subscription a five percent discount on every order with a minimum order value of at least ten euros.

In addition, there is a discount of ten percent on rides with Uber. However, cab rides arranged via Uber are excluded from this discount, as the legal framework in Germany does not permit discounts here.

Subscription can be booked via app

The subscription can be booked via both the Uber app and the Uber Eats app. Here, in each case, the account icon must be tapped and then the Uber One menu item selected. The fees are debited via the payment method stored in the app. The service is free for the first month.

However, Uber One is initially only available to users from Berlin. What is remarkable here is the fact that they can also use their Uber One privileges when they are not in Berlin at the time. An expansion – assuming success – is definitely planned.

Criticism of Uber continues

Meanwhile, criticism of Uber continues. The cab industry in particular is massively resisting the expansion of the US company in Germany. Among other things, it is criticized that Uber does not adhere to the legally prescribed obligation to return. The Passenger Transportation Act stipulates that for-hire services must return to the place where their operation is located after each trip, unless there is a follow-up order. However, Uber denies not complying with the legal requirements.