Drivers for hire over app in Calcutta

Agroup of Calcuttans in their early 20s has started an app-based driver rental platform that has been generating both online traction and business on the ground.

The city is brimming with pop-up “driver centres” in almost every neighbourhood but Drivers4Me offers tech-based solutions to several teething problems in hiring a driver from conventional places.

The app offers various conveniences such as getting to see a copy of the driving licence, hiring a driver for a minimum of two hours or hiring a driver only for a one-way trip.

The standard rate of hiring a driver from a centre is upwards of Rs 300 for five hours. Driver centres are numerous but one thing is common — the rate is fixed for five to six hours.