MyDDride is excited to announce that we are now servicing the Okanagan! Our expanded professional Designated Driver Service now serves customers throughout Kelowna, West Kelowna and Lake Country, with service extending from Vernon to Penticton. Now comes an important question. What’s the best way to get home safely in Kelowna?
Fortunately, there are several options. A taxi, Uber or Kelowna designated driver service can all help you avoid driving after drinking. But there are some important differences, especially if your own vehicle is sitting in the parking lot. How do the three options compare?
Taxi: The traditional Kelowna ride home.
Taxis have long been a familiar choice for a safe ride home in Kelowna. You call for a cab, get picked up and leave the driving to someone else. This can be a particularly simple option if you left your vehicle at home before heading out.
The downside comes when you drove yourself to dinner, a party or another destination and later decided to have a few drinks. Taking a taxi gets you home, but your vehicle stays behind. That means arranging another ride the following day to retrieve it. Not to mention, you’ll have to potentially deal with overnight parking restrictions or fees.
Uber: Convenient transportation around Kelowna.
Ride-hailing provides another convenient alternative to driving. Uber can be useful when travelling between restaurants, entertainment venues and other destinations around Kelowna, particularly when you know from the beginning that you won’t be driving yourself home. Just like a taxi, however, Uber solves only half the problem when you already have a vehicle with you.
You get home. Your car doesn’t. In an area as spread out as the Okanagan, retrieving a vehicle the following morning can turn a fun night into an inconvenient next day.
Designated driver: Get home in your own vehicle.
A professional designated driver in Kelowna offers a different solution. With MyDDride, we come to you and drive you home in your own vehicle. A second professional driver follows behind in a separate chase car. That way, our team has transportation once you and your vehicle arrive safely at your destination.
It combines the convenience of getting a ride home with something a taxi or Uber generally can’t provide. Your vehicle arrives home with you! There’s no trip back the next morning. No wondering where you parked. No leaving your vehicle overnight. For people who drove into downtown Kelowna, attended a special event, enjoyed dinner and wine or spent the day visiting Kelowna or West Kelowna wineries, that can be a major convenience.
Destinationless Travel writers, Dan & Bailey highlight winery tours as one of the signature ways to experience the region. Their experience reinforces something locals already know: wine and the Okanagan lifestyle go hand in hand. However, driving after drinking never should.
Which Kelowna ride-home option is the best?
It really depends on your situation. If you don’t have a vehicle with you, Uber or a Kelowna taxi may be exactly what you need. If you have your vehicle but shouldn’t drive, a designated driver service offers an attractive alternative because both you and your car can get home. Whichever option you choose, the most important thing is choosing one.
Are you planning on enjoying a night out in Kelowna or the Okanagan? Call or text us at 604-283-8532 or visit our Contact page to schedule your designated driver today!