{"id":2433,"date":"2017-12-20T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T14:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anythingforhire.com\/news\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2018-04-05T15:04:17","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T14:04:17","slug":"limo-hire-app-zeffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anythingforhire.com\/news\/limo-hire-app-zeffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Couple Launch Uber Alternative for Limo Hire – Zeffer"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the battle between Uber<\/a> and traditional taxi drivers rages on in the UK, a couple in Perth, Australia, have come up with an innovative way to remain competitive in a changing market.<\/p>\n

Mark and Daisy Davidson, who work in the chauffeur industry, first saw the impact that Uber<\/a> was having on their market five years ago in San Francisco. With the ride-sharing app on the rise, the income of people like the Davidsons, who deal mainly with corporate travellers, dropped by a staggering 70 percent.<\/p>\n

However, the Davidsons didn\u2019t admit defeat, and instead began talking about how they could create something like Uber<\/a> specifically for limousine chauffeurs and their clients. The result is Zeffer, and it\u2019s set to take the industry by storm.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s inspired by Uber<\/a>, however, the Davidsons\u2019 app has some clever features that are all its own. Rather than offering on demand services, it allows users to pre-book their limousine ride with a Zeffer driver \u2013 meaning there\u2019s no waiting around to get picked up on a busy night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Uber<\/a> you can either get lucky or you\u2019ll be waiting for 20 minutes,\u201d Mark told The West Australian. \u201cWe are saying you want a car, the car will be there when you want it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the Davidsons hope that their app will assist limousine drivers still trying to recover from the blows that Uber<\/a> has dealt their trade. According to Mark, Zeffer has been developed with them in mind. And because it offers pre-booked jobs, they will be able to plan their working days around the app.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Zeffer offers excellent interactive opportunities, with drivers able to create their own networks within the app. And once users get to know who\u2019s who, they can choose their favourite driver to collect them.<\/p>\n

Whether Zeffer will transform Perth\u2019s limousine hire<\/a> industry remains to be seen, but with prices coming in at lower than Uber<\/a> Black \u2013 their closest competitor \u2013 they\u2019re certainly one to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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