Driven by you launches Driven Cafe in Hyderabad

Driven by you has launched a "Driven Cafe" in Hyderabad. This cafe will provide coffee, self-drive car rentals, self-ride bike rentals and bicycles rentals.

The Driven Cafe will offer a fleet of cars that will range from the Tata Nano to the Porsche 911, bikes from the Honda Activa to the Kawasaki ZX-14R and Triumph Rocket III and bicycles from manufacturers such as Cannondale and Surly on rent. At present, the Driven fleet consists of 150 cars, 50 motorcycles and 7 bicycles. The company plans to update these continuously, when newer variants are introduced by manufacturers.

Driven by you has introduced two tariff plans called "Zero Mileage" and "Unlimited Plan". Individuals need a valid driving license, Aadhaar card and credit card to avail the self-drive and self-ride rental services, which are priced from Rs. 299 to Rs. 29,999 per day (apart from a security deposit).

Driven's cars and motorcycles are comprehensively insured and have a valid rent-a-cab & rent-a-bike licenses. The cars are equipped with GPS devices.

At present, Driven by you operates in Hyderabad & Secunderabad, Vizag & Vijayawada. Over the next 3 years, it is looking to open at least 14 Driven Cafe outlets and 24 self-drive, self-ride locations in different cities. In the first phase, the company will launch its operations in Chennai, Bengaluru, Goa, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Udaipur. In the second phase, it will start operations in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Nagpur, Lucknow and Shimla.

To support its growth plans, Driven will expand its fleet of cars to 3,000 cars and 1,500 bikes over the next three years in two phases.