Join the London Driver Waitlist!
We currently have a driver waitlist in London. Register now to secure your name and place in the queue. You can save your place by submitting your driver’s documents now!
#SafetyDoneRight
Daily payments and quick resolutions
These are just some of the ways we’re driving the change and setting the standard for ride-hailing.

Daily secure payments
Daily payments, the next working day

24/7 driver support
With Ola’s resolution policy, the majority of disputes are resolved within 24 hours

Driver to rider referral
Earn £8 for each successful referral and the rider gets up to 5 vouchers of 30% off each (up to £4 per ride)

Know your destination before you accept a ride
Clearly displayed trip information, so there are no surprises
Ola Driver App – Video Guide
We welcome our driver partners to familiarize themselves with the Ola driver App. Happy driving! #drivethechange
Introducing Ola driving plans
to suit all your needs
We are committed to supporting drivers on all our driving plans through this difficult period and therefore have made temporary changes to our plan structures to help all of our drivers keep more of what they earn.
Please note: we are operating a waitlist for new drivers in London, so these plans are only available to existing drivers. We will announce the plans available for waitlisted and new drivers when we reactivate driver onboarding.

15% commission
No up-front commitment

Rent starting at £160 per week
Includes car rental + car insurance + maintenance + roadside assistance
15% commission
Documents required
to start driving with Ola
Vehicle documents
- Private hire vehicle licence (paper licence)
- Vehicle insurance certificate (must contain the name of the driver and vehicle details, otherwise hire agreement or permission letter or full policy schedule)
- MOT certificate (less than 6 months old)
- Vehicle logbook or new keeper slip
Driver documents
- DVLA driving licence
- DVLA Check Code
- Private hire driver’s licence (paper licence)
- Private hire driver’s licence (photo badge) – Optional
- Bank account and Sort code
- National Insurance number
Becoming Ola ready
You also need to complete 5 additional steps to start driving on the Ola platform, details of which can be found here
Drivers who had not completed all the steps to drive with Ola (including all assessments) by the 2nd April 2020, have now been added to our waitlist (subject to us receiving and verifying the required documents). New applications will also be added to the waitlist in the order they are recieved. We will reach out to you when we restart our onboarding