Ola drives into in 3 more UK cities; Birmingham, Reading and Liverpool

Ola may be facing hurdles in Karnataka, the state where it was born, but the home-grown ride-hailing major is expanding fast in the UK where it had entered seven months ago.

The SoftBank-backed company has unveiled its services in three cities in the UK — Liverpool, Birmin­gham, and Reading — after obtaining the ‘taxi and private hire’ licences from the local councils. Ola is now present in seven cities in the UK. The Bengaluru-headquartered company is planning to launch in more cities across North England and the Midlands in the coming months, it said in a statement.

“Thanks to the positive word-of-mouth from both driver-partners and passengers who experienced our offerings in Cardiff, Bristol, Bath, and Exeter, we received requests from users across the UK to introduce the Ola platform in their cities,” said Ben Legg, managing director of Ola UK.