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Uber is currently running a promotion via its Facebook page which will save you £5 on each of your next two rides.

It is very simple to sign up for.

You need to add promo code EUKPM1 to your Uber account.

Open the Uber app, click on the hamburger menu in the top left and select ‘Payment’.

Scroll down the ‘Payment’ page and, at the bottom, you will see an option marked ‘Promotions’ and, under it, ‘Add Promo Code’.

Click that and enter EUKPM1. The £5 discounts are valid until 4th October. There does not appear to be a minimum spend requirement.

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How to get FREE car rental status and other benefits via UK credit cards

How to get FREE car rental status and other benefits via UK credit cards (April 2025)

If you hire a car in the UK, you can get special benefits (discounts, upgrades, free additional drivers etc) if you have elite status with a car rental programme. You can get elite status for free via certain American Express cards.

The Platinum Card and American Express Business Platinum

The Platinum Card from American Express and American Express Business Platinum come with two free car hire status cards. Your supplementary Platinum cardholder can also receive status in their own right.

From Avis, you receive President’s Club status in Avis Preferred. This gets you up to 25% off standard rates, a free additional driver and a guaranteed one class upgrade. For weekend rentals you will receive a two class upgrade, subject to availability.

From Hertz, you receive ‘Five Star’ status in Hertz Gold Plus Rewards. This gets you up to 15% off standard rates, a free additional driver and a one class upgrade, subject to availability.

Hertz also offers Platinum cardholders a 4 hour grace period on rentals. Your final day is treated as 28 hours, so a 1pm pick up with a 5pm return the following day is only charged as one day, not two days. We wrote about the Hertz / Platinum 4 hour grace period here.

The Platinum Card also comes with full car hire insurance with no obligation to pay for the rental via American Express. You can refuse any attempts to sell you additional insurance at pick up. This benefit has substantial value if you rent on a regular basis.

You can find more details on the two Platinum cards, and apply, in our full reviews linked below. You can apply here for the personal card and here for the business card.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is an excellent card in its own right. You receive 20,000 Membership Rewards points for signing up (convert to 20,000 Avios amongst other things), four airport lounge passes and £120 of Deliveroo credit. Even better, your first year is free.

There are two car rental benefits:

  • you receive Preferred Plus status in Avis Preferred
  • you receive a special package with Hertz – 10% off best available rates at participating locations, a one class upgrade for rentals of 5 days or more, subject to availability, and no additional driver fees

Find out more about the benefits of American Express Preferred Rewards Gold in our review. You can apply here.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

Comments (39)

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  • Kevin says:

    Can’t see the payment in my app but I found the promotion code input under the wallet, unfortunately the promotion code shown to be invalid

    • Rob says:

      Uber closed it last night, presumably under the weight of 5,000+ HFP sign ups ….

  • Jack says:

    I get “invalid code”

  • snorkie says:

    I saved the code as soon as I saw your Facebook update. I used it last night in London and it didn’t work. I contacted Uber who said that it isn’t valid in London! I can’t find the T&C’s for this offer , do you happen to have them Rob?

    • Rob says:

      No, all I saw what was what as on Facebook which had no small print attached. Weird.

  • BrianW says:

    I saved it and it’s still showing in my App. Hasn’t worked either and their response was Promotion didn’t apply to your trip because it is no longer available.

  • Gavin says:

    Yep didn’t work for me either!

    • Daniel says:

      Also didn’t work for me. They claim it’s no longer valid as 200k ride limit reached.

      Proper underhand tactics. The promo still shows as active in the app, end date is October.

  • Richard Gott says:

    I entered the code, it uploaded, however it didn’t work. But then I received a £5 credit and it worked twice on two further rides (two lower than £7!). The code has now not showing against my account.

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