ViaVan launches in London with £3 Zone 1 rides

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ViaVan, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and US start-up Via, has launched in its ‘shared journey’ service in London.

From what I can gather, it is basically ‘UberPOOL with a minibus’.

A ViaVan will be heading in roughly one direction, say from Wimbledon to Central London, and will pick up people from ‘near’ their homes or wherever they are along the way. Each passenger will be dropped off ‘near’ their final destination.

All rides will be shared. The upside is very aggressive pricing – during the launch period, all rides inside Zone 1 will be priced at a flat £3.

I am pretty sure that this is not a service for me, but you may think differently. There isn’t much of a website – see here – but full details are in the app.

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Go says:

20 Apr20 April 08:10

Another free £20 promo code – gordon3s3
Alan says:

20 Apr20 April 08:19

It appears that we ar egoing to be inundated with Promo codes for VIavan in this comments section

🙁
- Rob MC says:
  
  20 Apr20 April 08:32
  
  I remember when Uber first came out. My friend must have earnt about £400 in free rides.
  
  Have just signed up if anyone would like to use my code
  
  robert4t8
  
  Could end up with a load of HFP’ers in the same van.
  - Rob says:
    
    20 Apr20 April 09:14
    
    I know one of the big US bloggers has a six-figure Uber credit balance …
  - roger james says:
    
    20 Apr20 April 10:46
    
    Rob MC, I randomly picked you as the referrer. Thanks!
    
    For anyone else looking for a referral code, you can use my code *** roger2w3 ***
    - Rob MC says:
      
      20 Apr20 April 11:47
      
      Thanks very much. I believe referral credit gets when you take your first trip
    - Rebecca says:
      
      20 Apr20 April 12:08
      
      I picked you Roger! If anyone fancies passing on the joy mine is rebecca7y9
Nick says:

20 Apr20 April 08:34

Go – thank you very much. I have used your code and signed up an received £20 of credit and believe you will have too. The app has now generated my code – nicholas8w6. Which someone can use. If HFP readers keep signing up using a code posted here and then paste their own, we will all end up with £40 credit which goes a long way at £3 per ride.

nicholas8w6
- Sav says:
  
  20 Apr20 April 08:43
  
  Another free promo code gives you £20 of free rides: savio9f2
  - kovacsi76 says:
    
    20 Apr20 April 11:34
    
    Thanks Sav, used your code. Here’s an other one for £20 credit: istvan3x3
- Go says:
  
  20 Apr20 April 10:36
  
  Cheers Nick
Save East Coast Rewards says:

20 Apr20 April 09:24

TfL run a similar service, £1.50. They even have priority lanes on some roads. ????
- Dc4yn says:
  
  20 Apr20 April 10:02
  
  These are routes which have a missing gap!
- Alan says:
  
  20 Apr20 April 11:10
  
  Nice.
Joe says:

20 Apr20 April 09:28

Tried Via Van three times this week, as often get taxis about town when I need to be contactable.

For the price of a tube fare it’s great.

In my experience all were cars and not vans, 2 were BMWs and one Toyota.
Which 2 rides went direct (one being 9 other 3 miles)
One was very short(1.5 miles) being picked up in Knightsbridge and someone got in at the same location.

You both get £20 free credit if you refer someone, My Code is joe5y3, Download the app here: http://bit.ly/2JhMeoh
ambient says:

20 Apr20 April 09:28

Re: viavan. I could be wrong but doesn’t this service already comprehensively exist? I think I’ve seen these big red things running up and down London’s roads picking you up from ‘near’ where you are, and dropping you off ‘near’ where you want to be, often by circuitous routes to pick other customers up?! And all for one low flat fare!
Gerald5b7 says:

20 Apr20 April 09:31

Here is another option for a promo code that will offer you £20 in credit –> gerald5b7
Many thanks
RK says:

20 Apr20 April 10:19

Another viavan code, if anyone would like to use

ronak9z9

£20 credit, enjoy!
- jameslon says:
  
  20 Apr20 April 12:39
  
  Thanks RK for the ViaVan code!
  
  If anyone would like to pass on the love, my referral code to get you £20 credit is: james4a2