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From PCO Car Hire to Rent to Buy: Ilona’s journey with Otto Car

Ilona is a fantastic example of someone who started their private hire driving career with a simple goal in mind: more freedom and flexibility. Earlier this year, she became an Uber driver and joined Otto Car in search of a plan that could support this new way of working. From renting to owning in less

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Why experienced PCO drivers choose Otto Car: Charlie’s Story

With over 20 years of professional driving under his belt, Charlie knows what makes a good vehicle, a good plan – and a good team. As an experienced PCO driver, he’s seen the industry evolve and understands exactly what to look for when choosing who to work with. In this video, Charlie shares how he

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Otto Life Stories #9: Dewan

To celebrate the diversity of the Otto family, we shine a spotlight on one driver’s cultural background in this series of interviews. Today, Dewan Choudhury reveals how to boost range and where to find the best Indian food in London. How long have you been a PCO driver? Five years – but that’s on and off.

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Otto Life Stories #8: Mahen

Mahen Alexander escaped persecution in Sri Lanka to build a new life. He shares his fascinating story, along with money-saving tips for new drivers and reveals where to get the best mutton biryani in London. Tell us a little about your family background? I’ve worked as a PCO driver for six years but I have

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King of the road: Safe Driver of the Year 2023

Every year, we celebrate one member of the Otto family with the safest driving record. This involves many aspects of how each driver handles their PCO car, from gentle braking through to always paying attention to the road ahead. The first winner of this new prize is Yusuf Omar Farah, who reveals below how regular

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Otto Life Stories #7: Julius

To celebrate the diversity of the Otto family, we shine a spotlight on one driver’s cultural background in this series of occasional interviews. Today, Julius Cobotas reveals how summer boat parties helped to prepare him for PCO driving, where to get the best dumplings in London and why he no longer looks at riders’ phones.

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Blaise’s story: The flexibility of private hire driving with Otto Car

In this interview series, we're celebrating the diverse cultures of the Otto Car family by talking to PCO drivers about their unique backgrounds. Meet Blaise Mudiayi, a university student, father of six children, and a proud owner of the Tesla Model 3 through our Rent to Buy plan at Otto Car. Blaise proves that with

Part-Exchange PCO driver stories

Why Otto Car gave me £10k – and a Tesla

Isaac Yageneh explains why his recent part-exchange deal with Otto Car was super smooth, reveals his most famous passengers and how to grow mushrooms.

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Otto Life Stories #5: Samuel

Samuel is a fine example of how PCO drivers often have hidden skills. He is fluent in three languages, previously worked in the ambulance service – and shares great ideas on how to handle difficult riders.

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Otto drivers support Brazil to win the World Cup

To celebrate the diversity of the Otto family, we asked our drivers which team they want to win the World Cup. Brazil came top with 39% of votes. To find out why, we met a Brazilian Otto driver, Leandro.

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How Azu earned £12.5k with Otto Car’s Part-Exchange

Azu explains why the new Otto Car part-exchange scheme was such a seamless experience and reveals which teams he will be supporting in the FIFA World Cup.

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Otto Life Stories #4: Eniola

Eniola shares how to work longer shifts, her own experiences as a female driver and explains why this role is a good fit for family life.

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Otto Life Stories #3: Edward

Edward reveals how switching careers to PCO driving helped him keep him in touch with his own children, and shares the secrets of Ghanain food.

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Otto Life Stories #2: Solomon

Veteran driver, Solomon, shares how he managed to turn his entire life around and spills the secrets of creating a dream retirement plan.

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Otto Life Stories #1: Augustin

To celebrate the diversity of the Otto family, we will shine a spotlight on the cultural background of one experienced PCO driver in this new series.

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How Muhabir earned £10,000 for his old car with the Otto Part-Exchange scheme

Muhabir Rahman used our new part-ex promotion to get paid £10k in cash. He explains why this was the easiest trade-in deal ever.

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Meet Martin | Uber driver stories

Martin has been working in the private hire industry for 9 years, including a number of years with Uber. We caught up with him to hear his story.

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Meet Ranjeet | Uber driver stories

Meet Ranjeet, an Uber driver on Rent 2 Buy +. We talked about the Uber Clean Air Plan, Covid-19 and much more in our latest PCO driver story.

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Meet Khalid | A PCO car ownership story

We caught up with Khalid who recently became a PCO car owner after completing Rent 2 Buy. We learn about his story from Pakistan to London.

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Meet Anita | July’s Safe Driver of the Month

Here at Otto Car, we value safety and that’s why we’ve introduced our safe driver of the month award for our family of PCO drivers in London.

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It pays to drive safe with Otto Car | Meet Rogerio

Safety is extremely important here at Otto Car. That’s why we’ve been awarding our safest driver a special award.

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Always part of the family | Meet Baz

Every PCO driver has a different story. Meet Baz, who started his PCO journey renting and used his earnings to open a restaurant.

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PCO driver stories | Meet Innocent

Meet Innocent,an Uber driver with years of experience in PCO. He was looking to become a car owner and we supported him through Rent 2 Buy.