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§ 01 · Driver pricing
Founding spots open · 100 max
No commission · est. 2026
For drivers

One flat fee.
Keep the rest.

No commission. No surge tax on driver pay. No per-trip cut. Just a simple monthly subscription — and everything you make above it is yours. First month is free.

Launching with two simple tiers.

We're starting deliberately cheap to get as many drivers on board as possible. These are the prices at Newcastle launch — no add-ons, no tiers stacked with perks you won't use. Just flat-fee app access.

Daily Pass
£15/ day

For weekend drivers, or for trying Bustle out without commitment.

  • Full app access
  • Unlimited rides for 24 hours
  • Email support
  • No subscription, no commitment
Join the waitlist
Most popular
Professional
£99/ month + VAT

For full-time drivers. Break-even vs Daily Pass at 7 days/month.

  • Full app access, unlimited rides
  • WhatsApp support (24h response)
  • Monthly rolling — cancel any time
  • First month free, every driver
Join the waitlist

VAT applies once we're past the £90k threshold. We'll give 30 days' notice.

Daily Pass is £15 all-in. Professional is £99 + 20% VAT if/when we hit the UK VAT threshold — every driver gets at least 30 days' notice before that kicks in.

§ 02 / The first hundred

Lock in £99 a month.
For life.

We're looking for 100 drivers to help us launch Newcastle. In exchange, you get Bustle at £99/month + VAT for as long as you're a Bustle driver. It never goes up — even when the public price moves to £149 at full launch.

£99/month locked in forever (vs £149 public price later)
'Founding Driver' badge in-app, visible to riders
Access to The First Hundred community (WhatsApp)
Monthly roadmap call with the founder
Quarterly in-person meetup — we buy the round
Annual Founders' Dinner
Direct line to the founder for urgent issues
Feature voting: early access + vote on priorities
Claim a Founding spot

Limited to the first 100 drivers. Once they're gone, they're gone.

§ 03 / The weekly maths

A typical Newcastle driver,
in a typical week.

Same hours behind the wheel. Same fares on the meter. Two very different take-home figures.

On a standard commission app
Week 01 · payslip
50 hrs · ~120 trips · Newcastle
£781
Take-home, after platform commission
  • Gross fares (incl. surge uplift)£1,100
  • Platform commission (29% avg)−£319
  • Subscription£0
Driver takes home £781
On Bustle Professional
Week 01 · payslip
50 hrs · ~120 trips · Newcastle
£975
Take-home, after subscription only
  • Gross fares (no surge, ever)£1,000
  • Platform commission£0
  • Subscription (£99/mo, weekly)−£25
Driver takes home £975
Difference +£194/wk

Even after surge "uplift" boosts gross fares on the standard app, commission swallows the difference and more. Over a year, that's ~£10,000 more in your pocket. Source: Oxford 2025 study on UK rideshare commissions.

§ 04 / What's next

After launch, three tiers.

Once Bustle is established in Newcastle, pricing moves to three tiers. Founding Drivers stay on £99/month regardless — forever.

Daily Pass
£15/ day

Weekend / casual drivers.

  • Full app access
  • Unlimited rides for 24 hours
  • Email support
Professional
£149/ month + VAT

Full-time, no frills.

  • Full app access, unlimited rides
  • WhatsApp support (24h response)
  • Monthly rolling — cancel any time
All the extras
Premium
£249/ month + VAT

For drivers who want the protection stack.

  • Everything in Professional
  • Priority rider matching
  • Priority airport queue access
  • Vehicle branding credit (£75/mo)
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Instant payouts
  • Group Personal Accident insurance
  • Loss-of-Licence cover
  • Legal Expenses cover (up to £50k)
  • Group Life Insurance (£25–50k)
  • Breakdown cover (RAC equivalent)

Premium benefits are being finalised with our Founding Drivers. Final list may shift before full launch.

§ 05 / Pricing questions

Asked.
Answered properly.

Yes. Bustle doesn't take commission on fares. You pay us the monthly subscription and keep every penny passengers pay you. Tips too — they go straight through. You remain responsible for your own tax as a self-employed driver.
Once Bustle grows past £90,000 in annual subscription revenue (the UK VAT threshold), we register and add 20% VAT to the Professional and Premium tiers. We'll give every driver at least 30 days' notice. Daily Pass stays at £15 all-in.
Because the thing most drivers actually want is a fair fee — not a bundle of features. Professional is for drivers who just want flat-fee app access with no frills. Premium is for drivers who also want the protection and perk stack.
On Professional or Premium, you can cancel any time and resubscribe when you're ready. On Daily Pass, you only pay for the days you drive.
Yes — for as long as you're an active Bustle driver. If you cancel and come back a year later, you'd come back at the current public rate.
The first month is free for every driver. You only start paying once the app has launched and you've completed your first week of rides.
Join the waitlist and select "I want to drive." We're working through the list in order — the first 100 verified Newcastle private-hire licence holders to confirm will lock the rate.
§ 06 / Ready

Stop giving 30% to Silicon Valley.

We're onboarding Founding Drivers right now. First month is free, £99/month locked in for life, no commission, no surge tax on your earnings. Just the fee and the road.

Claim your spot