Friday, August 30, 2019

Dego Ride resumes motorcycle e-hailing, with daily free ride offer


E-hailing service Dego Ride is back in business, with users now having one motorcycle ride given to them for free each day for a limited time.
This is according to an announcement made by Dego Ride founder, Nabil Feisal Bamadha on Aug 28 on its website. 
The statement came a day after Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman met up with Nabil to discuss future plans for the service which had been slapped with a ban by the BN government in January 2017.

According to Syed Saddiq, Dego Ride previously had more than 60,000 users and 1,500 riders before action was taken against it.
The cabinet had greenlit local operations for Indonesian motorcycle ride-hailing service Gojek on Aug 21, subject to viability studies and legal provisions.
Dego Ride's resumption of services comes despite the cabinet’s decision to approve the motorcycle ride-hailing proposal being only “in principle”.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke had also said that his ministry has been given a monthto submit a report on the direction and mechanism for motorcycle ride-hailing services to the cabinet.
Loke previously upheld the ban on Dego Ride in September 2018 after reports surfaced that the company had revived its operations.
Nabil told Free Malaysia Today in May this year that the company had been surviving on courier and delivery services after the clampdown on motorcycle ride-hailing by both the previous and current governments.
According to the e-hailing service's app, Dego Ride has “Pickup” and “Delivery” options available.
Aside from the daily free ride, usual charges are set at RM3 for up to three kilometres, with the Greater Klang Valley being the area of coverage.
The e-hailing company offers both car and motorcycle pickup options. 

- Mkini
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