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Uber's new service to charge customers monthly for rides

A new Uber service will allow passengers to pay monthly in exchange for discounts. [Photo: Courtesy]

Uber has introduced a new option for customers in some US cities - a monthly fee. Uber's Ride Pass has a number of interesting options, but customers have to pay USD14.99 per month to access them.

Passengers in Los Angeles, Austin, Orlando, Denver, and Miami will have the option to pay each month for discounts on rides. Uber says this will save riders 15 per cent on their monthly spend with the firm.

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