UberHIRE - Now book an Uber for up to 12 hours

Uber has launched a new time-bound cab-hailing service in India, called UberHIRE. This new service allows customers to book an Uber cab for up to 12 hours. The company claims that this service has been aimed at customers who wish to use a cab for in-city trips with multiple stop overs. UberHIRE can also be seen as the company's answer to its chief rival - Ola's Rentals service.

Currently, UberHIRE is only available in 9 cities: New Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Vishakhapatnam, Kochi and Nagpur. The service will be expanded to more cities in the coming weeks. For the time being, customers using the UberHIRE service will only be able to pay the final fare through cash transactions.

Unlike other cab-hailing services from the company, UberHIRE will not be available 24/7. Parameters like availability time, minimum fare, extra charges (per km and per minute) and cancellation charges will vary from city to city. The minimum fare ranges from Rs. 449 to Rs. 649. The minimum fare is applicable for a certain period of time and distance, after which, the customer will be charged on per minute + per kilometre basis. All cabs under the UberHIRE platform will be operating within city limits only.