Uber’s New Delivery Service Could Change Takeaway Food Forever

Taxi firm Uber aims to change the way home deliveries work - by delivering hot meals using its own taxis within around five minutes.

Users will just order food items within the app (the usual Uber one), and then an Uber cab will bring them to your home or office within a few minutes.

The service launched in New York this week – and Uber promises ‘We will expand soon’.

There’s a delivery charge of £2.60 per order - but Uber hopes to provide food delivery within five to ten minutes, rather than the usual half hour plus.

The key is that Uber partners with local restaurants, whose menus you’ll be able to browse if you’re within delivery distance.

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It’s already been trialled in other cities such as Los Angeles and Barcelona – promising food deliveries ‘faster than it takes to boil water’.

It’s delivered by the same drivers as the normal taxi service, and works the same way.

Selected restaurants work with Uber to deliver lunch and dinner menus, with lunch around £5 with a £2.60 delivery charge.

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Uber says, ‘With just a tap of the Uber app, New Yorkers can request lunch from the city’s best restaurants—no lines, no wait for a table, no reservation needed.’

London was among the first cities outside the U.S. to see Uber’s car service, so there’s every chance it could launch in the UK soon.