- 14 % of Londoners are cat house owners and 9 % are canine house owners, with September celebrated as ‘Happy Cat Month’.
- Capital metropolis is ranked as essentially the most pet-friendly metropolis in Europe. It additionally has the fifth highest dog-friendly pubs to inhabitants ratio within the UK.
- Deborah Meijer, Head of Operations for Bolt in London mentioned: “I’m trying ahead to bringing comfort and luxury to pet house owners throughout London.”
London, UK – 05.09.2023 – The ride-hailing platform Bolt has launched a devoted ‘Pet’ class in London, giving pet house owners throughout the capital peace of thoughts when ordering a experience.
The launch comes recent off the again of International Cat Day on August eighth and International Dog Day on August twenty sixth. Fittingly, September is widely known as ‘Happy Cat Month’.
There’s an estimated 13 million pet canines and 12 million pet cats within the UK, with 14 % of Londoners proudly owning cats and 9 % proudly owning canines. As a end result, the corporate expects the class to be well-liked amongst the six million passengers already signed as much as the ride-hailing app within the capital. Across 19 UK cities, the corporate has 100,000 registered drivers and 9 million passengers.
The metropolis can be the proper place to launch the class within the UK with London being ranked as essentially the most pet-friendly metropolis in Europe. The use instances of the class are simple to see with the City of London having the best vets to pet house owners ratio while, virtually as crucially for some passengers, London has the fifth highest dog-friendly pubs to inhabitants ratio.
The Estonian agency can be internet hosting a giveaway on its Instagram web page, @bolt_uk, the place it’s sharing a £5 low cost code for the primary 300 clients that take a experience within the new class throughout launch week. Photos of budding animal co-pilots are strongly inspired.
If there’s just one passenger, they might convey two small pets. These embody small to medium-sized canines, cats, and different generally recognised family pets. The fare for the class features a small extra cost for passengers. Those with an help canine don’t have to request the ‘Pet’ class.
The class brings a degree of transparency and peace of thoughts for pet house owners and drivers not attainable on the Bolt app earlier than. Passengers can inform drivers about their pet’s breed and dimension by way of the in-app name and messaging capabilities, and are beneficial to have a blanket on their individual.
Flexibility and worth for drivers can be essential for the Tallinn-headquartered platform. Though it represents a large alternative to extend their earnings, the class will not be obligatory for drivers. Furthermore, drivers which stay within the class will be capable of see if a passenger is requesting a ‘Pet’ class experience and shall be free to simply accept, decline, or ignore the request as they need.
Deborah Meijer, Head of Operations for Bolt in London mentioned: “Our mission is to make cities for individuals, not non-public automobiles. Since pets are sometimes rightly touted as individuals’s finest pal, it was solely proper we took the step of launching a devoted class. I’m trying ahead to bringing comfort and luxury to pet house owners throughout London.”