News & Reviews:   grabcar

As many of you already know, our government has announced the conditional movement control order (CMCO). Essentially, most businesses can now reopen but mass gatherings and educational institutions are still not allowed. Many companies have to change how they operate again, including GrabCar which has already updated its operational rules to align with the CMCO.

While this may look surreal, the Movement Restriction will begin from 18 March until 31 March 2020 as an initiative to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government has ordered all private businesses to be closed down until further notice and many were wondering if Grab will cease operation. Thankfully, they are not.

Grab has been widely used by Malaysians not just for transportation services but also for food delivery and e-wallet transactions as well. Today, we noticed Grab has updated a new feature in the app which is the “Chat” tab. This is where you can now chat with your friends and send money to your friends via GrabPay in this feature.

Today Grab Malaysia has announced the launch of GrabPay Credits which acts like an E-Wallet for Grab services such as their ride-hailing and food delivery app. Not only that, the E-Wallet is now usable with more than 500 famous food and beverage merchants across major cities in the nation such as Tealive, TeoChew Chendul, Devi’s Corner, KGB Burgers, TedBoy Bakery in Klang Valley, China House Penang, Burps & Giggles in Ipoh, Kopi Ping in Kota Kinabalu, Big Bowl Ice in Melaka, and lastly, Coffee Gallery in Kuantan.

We have Uber and GrabCar here in Malaysia but there are security concerns for solo female riders riding along with unknown drivers on the road. Hence why a new company aims to challenge precisely that problem. Riding Pink is the first female-only ride-sharing service in Malaysia, possibly the world.

From the RM1 GrabCar promotion they started back in 7-13 April 2016, it does look like GrabCar is pleased with the results of their short term campaign. Since then they have revamped their base rate from RM1.40 to RM1 and also removed their minimum charge. These changes will take place immediately from 18 April 2016, and they will stick to this new fare structure from now on. With that, any short rides within 5KM are no longer subjected to the minimum charge (initially RM7) and should cost you way less than RM7 now. Take a look at these sample graphs by GrabCar for a better understanding of their current fare.

Are you a Grabcar user or considering one? Well, you're in luck today, Grabcar is offering super low-rated fare rides from Mont Kiara to Publika, TTDI to the Curve, and Suria KLCC to Pavilion for only RM1! That's right, this promotion is open to all Grab users in Klang Valley and Johor Bahru which entitles you to unlimited rides within 5KM distance!