Which car for Uber, Bolt and FREENOW: requirements for Comfort, Black, Premium and XL
A higher category means a higher fare per ride. Check whether your car qualifies before you buy or rent it.
In short
- Uber Comfort — car from 2018, Uber Black — from 2020 and dark body colour only.
- Bolt: cars older than 2005 aren’t accepted; Comfort and Premium — max 10 years old.
- FREENOW Comfort and Premium — max 15 years old; XL — 7 seats in the registration.
01Requirements in one table
Each platform also has a list of approved models — we’ll send you the current one.
| Platform | Category | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Uber | Comfort | car from 2018 |
| Uber | Black | car from 2020, dark colour only |
| Uber | XL | 7 seats in the registration |
| Bolt | Standard | car from 2005 |
| Bolt | Comfort / Premium | max 10 years old |
| FREENOW | Comfort / Premium | max 15 years old |
02How to enable XL in Uber
- Uber Driver app → Help.
- Account and app issues → Problem logging into account or network → Reactivation request.
- In the first field enter “Nie”.
- In the second write: “Dzień dobry, bardzo proszę włączyć kategorię XL dla mojego pojazdu (make, model, registration number).”
03Before you buy a car
Check the year, colour and number of seats in the registration, and in Warsaw also the Euro standard because of the Clean Transport Zone. If your car is already in a category, new rules usually don’t change that right away — the platform notifies drivers separately.
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