A Beginner Guide for Using Gojek
If you visit Indonesia, especially the big cities, you need a way to travel from one destination to another. Taxi is one of the best choices. However, knowing the traffic condition in Indonesia’s big cities, you may need to use more practical and efficient transportation. So, there is Gojek for you.
What is Gojek?
Gojek is an application and service that uses a motorcycle to take their clients to the destination that the client chooses. Gojek also can be called as the upgraded level of ojek, a taxi-like system that uses a motorcycle as the main vehicle. This service offers many benefits. The motorcycle has better maneuvers than a taxi car. So, you don’t need to worry about getting trapped in a traffic jam. And, the motorcycle also can use a small shortcut road to take you to the destination, which saves more time.
Gojek uses an application to provide the service for their client. So, the client just needs to use the app to order for their service. Then, the Gojek driver will come over to the location where the client asks for their service. This system solves all problems. The driver doesn’t need to wait for a long time for a client. And, the client doesn’t need to spend too much time and energy to find the service.
How to Use Gojek
Gojek is an application. Therefore, the first things you need to do to use it are downloading and install it on your device. You can find it on Google PlayStore or AppStore. Once you installed the app, next you need to sign up and create an account. You only need an email address and mobile phone number to create an account. Follow the signing up process and verify your account using the code you get from the text message as well as verification email. Once you are done, you can order Gojek service. This is how to do it.
1. Open Gojek application.
2. On the homepage, choose the Go-Ride menu.
3. On the next window, choose your current location and the destination where you want to be taken. The driver will go to your current location to provide the service.
4. Once you enter both locations, the Gojek app will calculate the cost you need to pay for the service. If you agree with the cost, tap the “Order” button.
5. Gojek app will search the nearest driver to provide its service. You need to confirm it by contacting the driver and inform more detail information or direction to your current location.
6. Once the driver arrives, you can use the service.
7. You can pay the service once you arrive at the destination. To pay the Gojek service, you can use cash. Gojek also provides an online payment called “Go-Pay” that you can use to pay.
That’s all. With Gojek, you don’t need to worry anymore, if you need transportation to take you to your destination. You just order it using this app, and you get what you need.
How to Use Other Gojek Services
If you open the Gojek app, on its homepage, you can find many menus. It’s not only Go-Ride. But, you also can find Go-Car, Go-Food, Go-Send, Go-Mart, and many more. These are the best invention that Gojek develops based on their basic ojek service. Using the motorcycle team, they can provide many other services, not only transportation. So, here, we will show you how to use other popular services from Gojek.
- Go-Car
It is similar to Go-Ride. However, the driver uses a car to take you to your destination. If you want a comfortable ride, this is a good choice. Ordering the Go-Car service is easy. It’s similar to Go-Ride. The difference is only the vehicle they use. So, open this menu and follow the ordering process like Go-Ride.
- Go-Food
This is one of the best services from Gojek. This service allows you to order food from a restaurant, food court or food tenant that doesn’t provide a delivery service. The Gojek driver will buy it for you, take it away, and deliver it to your place. So, if you are hungry and just too lazy to leave your house, you can use this service.
Using Go-Food is easy.
1. Open Go-Food menu,
2. Choose the restaurant,
3. Choose the menu you want to buy and the amount you want to order,
4. Tap the “Estimated Price” button to find out the price you need to pay,
5. Choose the shipping destination,
6. Once you agree with all conditions, tap “Order” button,
7. Now wait until the driver delivers the food to you, and you just need to make a payment using cash or Go-Pay.
One thing you need to know, you can only order from the restaurant that up to 25 km far from the delivery location. And, make sure you contact your driver to ensure the price in the real restaurant match with the estimated price.
Conclusion
Those are the basic services that Gojek provides. Use them as you want and whenever you need it. This service is easy to use and helps you a lot. And, do not hesitate to use other services. It is easy to do and they are all also available in English.
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28 Oct 2019 
