Uber has just increased its fares due to the recent fuel increases in the UAE which saw the cost of petrol increase by 13% earlier this month. The commonly used Super 98 petrol now costs AED 4.15 per litre compared to AED 3.66 last month and Special 95 now costs AED 4.03 when it used to be AED 3.55 in May.
The company mentions that this revised fare is to help their drivers continue to have sustainable earnings whilst thousands of riders can continue to move around the city comfortably.
Earlier this year in March, Uber also sent out emails to customers about increasing their prices due to rising fuel costs while again explaining it was also to support their drivers. At this time, the Uber Select charged AED 2.57 per kilometre before being increased to AED 2.64. Now that price has gone up to AED 2.85.
New Uber prices
The fares which came into place on June 24th are listed below:
To help plan an upcoming trip, customers can get a price estimate or reserve a ride here.
Uber is already more expensive in Dubai as they are run by private companies that use high end cars such as Lexus as opposed to other countries where people use their own private cars. They are 30% more expensive than the normal taxis around the city.
Since the company discontinued its UberX which was its most affordable service, the cheapest option for customers is the Select which is described as a premier ride in a high-end car.
When VAT was introduced to the UAE back in 2018, it was stated that transport would be exempt from it, however “marketplace services” such as ride-hailing apps would not be which prompted the company to increase the price of their total trip costs by 1.7 per cent.