Welcome to the Bolt Driver Newsletter! Every month we update you with the latest news, developments and changes to help you earn more, stay safe, and make the most out of your Bolt Driver App. This is the final newsletter of 2024, we hope you found the updates useful. See you in 2025!
🎇 Busy period coming up!
During the holiday period expect more road closures than usual. Keep up to date by checking your local council's website.
We expect very high demand during New Year's Eve especially from 5pm to 6am. Town centres, pubs and train stations are expected to be extremely busy. It's a great opportunity to be on the road.
📹 Affordable and user-friendly CCTV with Matrix iQ
Benefit from an exclusive offer, which includes a hardware purchase for £69 and a subscription for £11.99 per month (an additional charge might apply for professional installation). Watch our partner video and find more information here
🎮 Game on
To celebrate the festive season and thank you for helping riders reach their destinations safely in 2024, we’re giving away 3 brand-new PlayStation 5 consoles. Join our exclusive Bolt Driver's Club on Facebook and leave a comment under the related post to participate.
Conditions:
You must be an active member of the group and must have completed a trip in the past 30 days.
Only one comment per participant will be considered.
On 6 January, we'll randomly select and announce in the group 3 lucky winners. T&Cs apply.
🚗 Be Your Own Boss
As part of our ongoing series highlighting inspiring driver partner stories, we’re focusing on ride-hailing as a pathway to entrepreneurship. We met Claudiu, a private-hire driver and entrepreneur who launched a removal company in 2019. Claudiu’s journey hasn’t stopped. He continues to drive to support his entrepreneurial ventures.
Read Claudiu’s inspiring story in our blog or watch our latest video.
🏎️ Bolt Go-Kart Event
Throwback to our recent driver meet-up in Birmingham – thanks to everyone who was able to drop by. It was a fantastic opportunity to connect. Watch the highlights here and keep an eye on our channels for future events in your city.
⛔️ Important notice: Road restrictions in Birmingham
From December 2024, Birmingham City Council will be more actively enforcing restrictions around the Broad Street area. Further information from the council can be found here
We will share more information on this in the coming weeks
⚖️ Compliance reminders for all drivers
You must at all times continue to follow your licence conditions set out in your Private Hire Driver and Vehicle conditions from your licensing authority.
Bolt places great importance on the acceptance of assistance animals. Please ensure you comply with your legal duty to accept assistance animals in your vehicle.
If your council mandates vehicle signage, please make sure it is clearly displayed on your vehicle in accordance with your licence conditions.
For your reference please keep the following information handy:
Bolt driver support phone number is +44 808 168 9314 or you can contact us directly using the messaging feature in the Bolt Driver app
The Bolt Driver Portal can be used to log in to your Bolt Driver account or upload any documents
Thank you for your support! 💚