I Saved ₹7,000 on Uber This Year — Here’s the Trick No One Talks About!

[Mekala ManojKumar]

Most people just ride.
Smart people make their rides pay them back.

Here’s how I turned my regular Uber rides into yearly savings worth ₹7,000 👇

💡 WHY You Should Care

You’re already spending on Uber — why not earn from it?
With one smart setup, you can unlock 15% Uber credits, 5% cashback, and even 9–15% extra savings through gift card discounts.

It’s not about spending more — it’s about spending wisely.

🪄 HOW I DO IT

Step 1: Activate Uber One (₹1,499/year)
→ Get 15% Uber credits after every trip, earning around ₹3,600/year.

Step 2: Pay using Amazon Pay
→ Another 5% cashback adds about ₹1,200 per year.

Step 3: Add Amazon Pay balance using discounted gift cards
→ ICICI TimesBlack gives a 9.4% discount (≈₹2,256 saved)
→ ICICI Emerald Metal Private gives a 15.58% discount (≈₹3,739 saved)

After subtracting the ₹1,499 Uber One fee:
✅ Base setup saves ~₹3,300/year (~14%)
✅ TimesBlack setup saves ~₹5,500/year (~23%)
✅ Emerald Metal setup saves ~₹7,000/year (~29%)

🕒 WHEN This Works Best

If you spend ₹1,500–₹2,500/month on Uber

For daily commutes, airport transfers, and frequent travel

If you already use premium credit cards for rewards

💡 Tip: Uber One benefits apply to most of the rides — auto bookings are excluded.

👥 WHO Should Try This

Professionals or daily commuters

Smart credit card users

Cashback lovers who don’t chase reward points

Anyone who rides Uber regularly and values savings

🚀 FINAL TAKEAWAY

You can’t skip traffic —
but you can make traffic pay you back.

Stack Uber One + Amazon Pay + Gift Card Discounts,
and earn up to ₹7,000 cashback eve
ry year just from your regular Uber rides.

💰 Ride Smart. Earn Smarter.

 

[harshitharlalka]

Auto Rides earn Uber One Credits

 

[SSV]

Most people just ride.
Smart people make their rides pay them back.

Here’s how I turned my regular Uber rides into yearly savings worth ₹7,000 👇

💡 WHY You Should Care

You’re already spending on Uber — why not earn from it?
With one smart setup, you can unlock 15% Uber credits, 5% cashback, and even 9–15% extra savings through gift card discounts.

It’s not about spending more — it’s about spending wisely.

🪄 HOW I DO IT

Step 1: Activate Uber One (₹1,499/year)
→ Get 15% Uber credits after every trip, earning around ₹3,600/year.

Step 2: Pay using Amazon Pay
→ Another 5% cashback adds about ₹1,200 per year.

Step 3: Add Amazon Pay balance using discounted gift cards
→ ICICI TimesBlack gives a 9.4% discount (≈₹2,256 saved)
→ HDFC Emerald Metal Private gives a 15.58% discount (≈₹3,739 saved)

After subtracting the ₹1,499 Uber One fee:
✅ Base setup saves ~₹3,300/year (~14%)
✅ TimesBlack setup saves ~₹5,500/year (~23%)
✅ Emerald Metal setup saves ~₹7,000/year (~29%)

🕒 WHEN This Works Best

If you spend ₹1,500–₹2,500/month on Uber

For daily commutes, airport transfers, and frequent travel

If you already use premium credit cards for rewards

💡 Tip: Uber One benefits apply to most of the rides — auto bookings are excluded.

👥 WHO Should Try This

Professionals or daily commuters

Smart credit card users

Cashback lovers who don’t chase reward points

Anyone who rides Uber regularly and values savings

🚀 FINAL TAKEAWAY

You can’t skip traffic —
but you can make traffic pay you back.

Stack Uber One + Amazon Pay + Gift Card Discounts,
and earn up to ₹7,000 cashback eve
ry year just from your regular Uber rides.

💰 Ride Smart. Earn Smarter.

Good write up..

I have already been doing this for the last several years..
I get a decent discount on each ride as I am a long term Uber rider and on top of it I use 15% discounted Uber gv balance and again on top of it I get Uber one credits as well..

I am an Uber rider for the last 8 years or so...

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[SSV]

Auto Rides earn Uber One Credits

I think so AFAI remember..
But auto rides need to be settled either by cash / upi

 

[quino]

Itna dimag hai bhai ke paas, thoda btado ye konsi card hai? 😛

HDFC Emerald Metal Private

 

[harshitharlalka]

I think so AFAI remember..
But auto rides need to be settled either by cash / upi

Yes, they need to be settled in cash but 10% Uber One Credits are credited still which could l can be used on next cab ride.

 

[SSV]

Yes, they need to be settled in cash but 10% Uber One Credits are credited still which could l can be used on next cab ride.

Yes, last time I took auto an ride they were credited..this was some months ago...

 

[Exewhyzee]

No one talks about it because most of the people know about it, it's too obvious.

Most people don't use uber car for daily commute. Even Uber auto prices are always higher than the metered auto. So only those who have no choice travel by uber car & burn a big hole in their pocket & then use such options to save whatever they can.

 

[cardio_guycardio_guy is verified member.]

We use Uber almost in a good way. Atleast 1-2 trips a week.
Here is how I use it:

I get Uber One at Rs 135 for 3 months, now I am seeing a banner for 1 year at Rs 750/-
My current plan is there till December first week. I have Uber one coupons from TimesPrime as well.
So I may keep using all that and not take annual plan till those free vouchers are exhausted.

I buy Uber vouchers from Amex Gyftr (rewards multiplier) using platinum travel card -
3x reward points = that means 6 MR points for 100 rupees.

I get those 15% uber credits for every trip. For autos, I think I get uber credits, but can't use/redeem exising credits for payments.

Looking for ways to buy Uber vouchers at discounted rates.

 

[SSV]

Looking for ways to buy Uber vouchers at discounted rates.

Try Cred , occasionally they offer for 10% off..
Using SBI CB card gets 5% back, when used properly

 

[Mekala ManojKumar]

Itna dimag hai bhai ke paas, thoda btado ye konsi card hai? 😛

Ha ha ha great catch bro. Thanks for pointing it out.just now corrected.

 

[Mekala ManojKumar]

Auto Rides earn Uber One Credits

Yes correct , auto rodes are included for uber credits but not for 5% Amazon pay balance due to auto rodes are restricted to cash/upi mode only. Thanks

 

[Rohith-2009]

Most people just ride.
Smart people make their rides pay them back.

Here’s how I turned my regular Uber rides into yearly savings worth ₹7,000 👇

💡 WHY You Should Care

You’re already spending on Uber — why not earn from it?
With one smart setup, you can unlock 15% Uber credits, 5% cashback, and even 9–15% extra savings through gift card discounts.

It’s not about spending more — it’s about spending wisely.

🪄 HOW I DO IT

Step 1: Activate Uber One (₹1,499/year)
→ Get 15% Uber credits after every trip, earning around ₹3,600/year.

Step 2: Pay using Amazon Pay
→ Another 5% cashback adds about ₹1,200 per year.

Step 3: Add Amazon Pay balance using discounted gift cards
→ ICICI TimesBlack gives a 9.4% discount (≈₹2,256 saved)
→ ICICI Emerald Metal Private gives a 15.58% discount (≈₹3,739 saved)

After subtracting the ₹1,499 Uber One fee:
✅ Base setup saves ~₹3,300/year (~14%)
✅ TimesBlack setup saves ~₹5,500/year (~23%)
✅ Emerald Metal setup saves ~₹7,000/year (~29%)

🕒 WHEN This Works Best

If you spend ₹1,500–₹2,500/month on Uber

For daily commutes, airport transfers, and frequent travel

If you already use premium credit cards for rewards

💡 Tip: Uber One benefits apply to most of the rides — auto bookings are excluded.

👥 WHO Should Try This

Professionals or daily commuters

Smart credit card users

Cashback lovers who don’t chase reward points

Anyone who rides Uber regularly and values savings

🚀 FINAL TAKEAWAY

You can’t skip traffic —
but you can make traffic pay you back.

Stack Uber One + Amazon Pay + Gift Card Discounts,
and earn up to ₹7,000 cashback eve
ry year just from your regular Uber rides.

💰 Ride Smart. Earn Smarter.

BEWARE - This kind of savings will make you to spend more considering the savings only physiologically. This is why credit cards are offering rewards to make you spend more. So be vigilant while spending using CC

 

[BK7]

Most people just ride.
Smart people make their rides pay them back.

Here’s how I turned my regular Uber rides into yearly savings worth ₹7,000 👇

💡 WHY You Should Care

You’re already spending on Uber — why not earn from it?
With one smart setup, you can unlock 15% Uber credits, 5% cashback, and even 9–15% extra savings through gift card discounts.

It’s not about spending more — it’s about spending wisely.

🪄 HOW I DO IT

Step 1: Activate Uber One (₹1,499/year)
→ Get 15% Uber credits after every trip, earning around ₹3,600/year.

Step 2: Pay using Amazon Pay
→ Another 5% cashback adds about ₹1,200 per year.

Step 3: Add Amazon Pay balance using discounted gift cards
→ ICICI TimesBlack gives a 9.4% discount (≈₹2,256 saved)
→ ICICI Emerald Metal Private gives a 15.58% discount (≈₹3,739 saved)

After subtracting the ₹1,499 Uber One fee:
✅ Base setup saves ~₹3,300/year (~14%)
✅ TimesBlack setup saves ~₹5,500/year (~23%)
✅ Emerald Metal setup saves ~₹7,000/year (~29%)

🕒 WHEN This Works Best

If you spend ₹1,500–₹2,500/month on Uber

For daily commutes, airport transfers, and frequent travel

If you already use premium credit cards for rewards

💡 Tip: Uber One benefits apply to most of the rides — auto bookings are excluded.

👥 WHO Should Try This

Professionals or daily commuters

Smart credit card users

Cashback lovers who don’t chase reward points

Anyone who rides Uber regularly and values savings

🚀 FINAL TAKEAWAY

You can’t skip traffic —
but you can make traffic pay you back.

Stack Uber One + Amazon Pay + Gift Card Discounts,
and earn up to ₹7,000 cashback eve
ry year just from your regular Uber rides.

💰 Ride Smart. Earn Smarter.

I don’t have any issues with the Uber One concept or online payments. However, I’ve noticed that my rating dropped after I started using Uber Cash. In Bangalore, we can’t really argue with auto drivers (waste of time & energy), so I use UPI for autos and Uber Cash for cabs. Sometimes, Uber One offers really good discount pricing.

 

[Kushagra_]

Itna dimag hai bhai ke paas, thoda btado ye konsi card hai? 😛

Exclusive hai
Cobranded with ICICI

 

[msd07]

sir cash aaa online aaa..
when we reply online he disconnects and cancels trip...

 

[soccer]

A thing i'm not able to understand- why can't a person buy U.one with APay balance or CC?

 

[nikhilk21]

But aren't Uber prices 20-25% higher than say Rapido. I've always found their prices higher

 

[HumorSimpson]

But aren't Uber prices 20-25% higher than say Rapido. I've always found their prices higher

Depends on the locality. Many times Uber prices are low specifically for SUVs

 

[HumorSimpson]

sir cash aaa online aaa..
when we reply online he disconnects and cancels trip...

This has reduced a lot and is almost nil, as Uber is settling the money 💵 in 4 hours to the drivers.