Transprt.Me Blog

Believe everything you read here about Transprt.Me, because we wrote it.

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The typical path of how people respond to life-changing inventions:

I’ve never heard of it.

I’ve heard of it but don’t understand it.

I understand it, but I don’t see how it’s useful.

I see how it could be fun for rich people, but not me.

I use it, but it’s just a toy.

It’s becoming more useful for me.

I use it all the time.

I could not imagine life without it.

Seriously, people lived without it?

It’s too powerful and needs to be regulated”

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It’s been 3 month already!!!

This is not going to be one of those long blogs. We just thought, we’d take some time to say THANK YOU. 

In this three months period, we have received almost 300 car requests. We have managed to process more than half of those requests. And for the few of you that we have disappointed, we APOLOGIZE and we promise you that we work everyday just to try and get better and better.

Thank you very much for trying out our service. We hope you will keep coming back.

The Transprt.Me Team

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Free Rides Today

Are you stranded in the morning rain today? Curse no more because Transprt.Me is giving you a free ride. All you have to do is go to https://transprt.me and look for the button labelled <Get Free Ride>. This an amazing way to start the month, isn’t it?

Checkout below how to order a ride Transprt.Me

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Short demo on how to request your first car from the Transprt.Me service.

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What most of you are asking - FAQs

How do I request a ride?

You simply go to https://app.transprt.me. Select which neighborhood that you would want to be picked up from. Transprt.Me will then automatically look around for available vehicles in that neighborhood and offer them to you to select. 

You can easily filter these out by car type, especially if you cannot seem to find what you want quite easily.

Once you’ve selected a vehicle please click “Get Car” button.

We will then ask you for a few contact details. We will then automatically contact your driver. You driver will then contact you by phone to arrange pickup and negotiate price.

Checkout the demo video below

How do I contact my driver?

You may want to contact your driver if your pickup location or contact information has changed. You can SMS the word CONTACT to [phone] or DM the word CONTACT to @transprtme1 via Twitter

The driver will then contact you from the new contact information that you provide.

How do I cancel my request?

The driver will always contact you by phone after you make a request. If you change your mind, you can always just turn them down.

If we realize that you often cancel your requests, we will flag you and sometimes even stop you from using our service again.

How do I get a fare estimate?

We are still working to provide standard estimates for the journeys especially those within Kampala. Currently there is no way of doing this but we will let you know as soon as we have this feature ready.

How do I share my journey on Social Media?

You can always share your trip on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter as soon as you make the request. We provide you with one-click buttons that will let you share your trip.

Can I make a reservation?

Transprt.Me is an on demand service, so there is currently no option to make reservation. You can only order the ride when you need it.

Can I request more than one vehicle?

Yes you can request as many vehicles as you want but not within a single request. 

Please note that if you request multiple vehicles in a short time and you cancel more than one, you will be flagged.

How do I pay?

When you request a vehicle, the driver will contact you. You will then negotiate the fare with the driver. All payments are made directly to the driver. 

Why is my neighborhood not listed on Transprt.Me?

We are working day and night to have all stages within Kampala and the outskirts listed before the end of March. If your neighborhood is not listed, please know that is the only thing on our mind.

You can always choose a neighborhood nearest to yours. 

If the nearest neighborhood is not in reasonable distance, please contact us on either Facebook, Twitter or G+

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Getting stranded in Kampala is now a rumor

Can you believe that it has taken Uganda more than half a century and 3 decades of that GUY to get a real solution to the terrible transportation problem. You can blame government, or the poor roads, or the poor/non-existent address system, or the whole Lukwago vs Musisi saga that stripped the people of Kampala of their right to elect city leaders; believe me, so do I. I blame it all on those things. But instead of Tusaba Gavumenti Etuyambe - We have decided to pull a Sejusa here and take the matters into our own hands. We will not wait to be forced to use solutions engineered for the Western or Asian market. 

Today we present to you a tested, proved and endorsed solution - We present Transprt.Me.  This is how we have decided to voice our rebellion, this how we have decided to stand up for ourselves. 

Today we represent you the farmer who finds it very hard and expensive to move your produce to the market, and you the tenant who needs a truck to move to a new apartment, and you the driver with a broken down car in the middle of no where, and you the party animal who cannot find a cab back home. These are problems of the past. Today all you have to do is pull out your phone and order yourself the transportation you need to get there safely.

No commitment required. No credit card, no mobile money and no installing apps on your phone, none of that. Just visit http://transprt.me and get a car right now.