The Detour Drive Account
Your Detour Drive Account is where Detour Capital lands and where your plan's Mobility Vouchers and benefits live. Open it in the driver app, then pick the plan that fits your week.
Plans from R100 to R250 a week. Detour is a financial technology product, not a bank.
Every Detour driver gets a Detour Drive Account. The weekly plan you choose decides how much Detour Capital you can take, which Mobility Vouchers you get, and which benefits come with it. Start on one plan and move up when your week grows.
Choose your plan
The weekly fee is charged in advance and is non-refundable.
New drivers, under a year on the road.
R100 a week, 12-month plan
Detour Capital: take R500, pay back R720 in one go from next week's Uber earnings.
Full-time drivers with no other income.
R150 a week, 12-month plan
Detour Capital: take R1 000, pay back R1 270 in one go from next week's Uber earnings.
Drivers running it like a business.
R250 a week, 24-month plan
Detour Capital: take R2 500, pay back R2 870 in one go from next week's Uber earnings.
Side by side
Weekly fee
On-The-Go R100
Professional Driver R150
MyOwnBoss R250
Commitment
On-The-Go 12 months
Professional Driver 12 months
MyOwnBoss 24 months
Detour Capital
On-The-Go R500
Professional Driver R1 000
MyOwnBoss R2 500
AA Stand-by-you service
On-The-Go Not on this plan
Professional Driver 100 km roundtrip
MyOwnBoss 200 km roundtrip
Mobility Vouchers
On-The-Go Petrol and diesel for motorbikes and scooters, up to R500 a week, and EV charging
Professional Driver Petrol and diesel for cars, motorbikes and scooters, and EV charging
MyOwnBoss Petrol and diesel for cars, motorbikes and scooters, and EV charging
Data-free apps
On-The-Go Not on this plan
Professional Driver Uber Driver App, Google Maps and Waze
MyOwnBoss Uber Driver App, Google Maps and Waze
Detour Mobile
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Retail vouchers
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Financial education
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Driver Assistance Programme
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Medical assistance
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Armed response
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Not on this plan
MyOwnBoss Not on this plan
Pothole assist
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Vehicle licence renewal
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Fine payment
On-The-Go Included
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Reduced subscription to Cartrack Dual Vision
On-The-Go Not on this plan
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Telephonic legal advice
On-The-Go Not on this plan
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
Technical advice
On-The-Go Not on this plan
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Included
AA roadside patrol assistance, with towing at a reduced rate
On-The-Go Not on this plan
Professional Driver Included
MyOwnBoss Not on this plan
AA roadside assistance, with tow and patrol
On-The-Go Not on this plan
Professional Driver Not on this plan
MyOwnBoss Included
What your account does
Cash in your Detour Drive Account when the week needs it. Detour Capital is a short-term loan from a registered credit provider. Each request is assessed, so approval is not guaranteed.
How Detour Capital worksHere at Detour we provide Mobility Vouchers to carry you over until payday. Fill up at any major station and pay a small service fee through your Uber account. No cash. No upfront payment.
Apply on fuel.detour.africaMobility Vouchers cover petrol, diesel and EV charging, on every Detour plan.
What each plan coversMedical assistance, pothole assist, fine payment and licence renewal on every plan, and AA roadside assistance from Professional Driver.
See every benefitFor drivers
Sign up in the Detour driver app on driver.detour.africa. Pick your plan there, or start with the one you chose above.
Sign up as a driverFor car owners
List it with Detour and it earns while a Detour driver drives it.
List your carDetour is a financial technology product, not a bank.
Our digital bank accounts are powered by our alliance banking partner, and our cards are provided through Mastercard.
Detour Capital is a short-term loan from a registered credit provider. Each request is assessed, so approval is not guaranteed. The card shown is an illustration of the Detour card design.
Closed · back tomorrow at 10:00
A person answers on weekdays, from 10:00 to 15:00. Outside those hours, Kairah answers straight away, and the team picks up your message on the next working day.
For a payment that went wrong, an accident or damage, or a problem with your account. Have the mobile number on your Detour account to hand.
Need to send a document? Send it on WhatsApp, or call +27 67 424 8163.
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Welcome
How can we help?
Common questions
Hi, I'm Kairah. I can explain how Detour works: subscriptions, Detour Capital, or how to sign up. What do you need?
What do the subscriptions cost?
Three weekly tiers. On-The-Go is R100 a week and lets you borrow R500 of Detour Capital. Professional Driver is R150 a week and lets you borrow R1 000 of Detour Capital. MyOwnBoss is R250 a week and lets you borrow R2 500 of Detour Capital. Mobility Vouchers, for petrol, diesel and EV charging, come with every tier, and the weekly fee is non-refundable.
See full pricingHow does Detour Capital work?
Detour Capital is cash when you need it, R500 a week on On-The-Go, R1 000 on Professional Driver, and R2 500 on MyOwnBoss. On On-The-Go, take R500, pay back R720. On Professional Driver, take R1 000, pay back R1 270. On MyOwnBoss, take R2 500, pay back R2 870. That is what you borrow, plus R120 interest and fees, plus your plan's weekly subscription, and you pay it all back in one week, from your next week's Uber earnings. After that week your subscription carries on as normal. Once it is paid back, you can ask again whenever you need it, while your subscription is active. It is paid into your Detour Drive Account, which you open in the driver app.
Detour CapitalHow do I sign up?
Sign up in the Detour driver app, on driver.detour.africa. I ask a few questions there, one at a time: whether you have your own car or need one, and your details. Then an onboarding agent calls you back, usually the same working day.
Sign upTell me about Mobility Vouchers
Mobility Vouchers let you fill up with petrol or diesel, or charge an electric vehicle, before payday. EV charging is on every plan. For petrol and diesel, On-The-Go covers motorbikes and scooters, up to R500 a week; for a car you need Professional Driver or MyOwnBoss. What a voucher costs is confirmed before you sign up, and it is separate from your weekly subscription. It is not Detour Capital, which is cash you borrow and pay back the week after.
What drivers getCan I get a car through Detour?
Yes. Subscribe to Drive puts you in a new car for one weekly amount, with insurance, servicing, tyres and licensing already in it. No loan and no balloon at the end. The electric EV4s need a R2 500 deposit, one week: you pay R500 upfront, and Detour Capital lends you the other R2 000, paid back as R2 370 from your earnings within a week.
See the vehiclesI need support
Tell me what's wrong here and I'll help if I can. If it's something I can't sort out, like a payment that went wrong or an accident, speak to an agent on WhatsApp or by email. A person answers on weekdays, from 10:00 to 15:00; outside those hours I'm here. Have the mobile number on your Detour account ready so they can find you.
Speak to an agentI want to speak to a person
Of course. Speak to an agent on WhatsApp, the fastest way to reach us, or by email if you need to send a document. A person answers on weekdays, from 10:00 to 15:00.
Kairah gives general information, not financial advice. For anything about your own agreement, talk to us.
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