Deliveroo riders have been testing their skills on the slopes of Glencoe, Scotland, as the UK experiences the coldest winter in five years.
The delivery innovators have been training an elite squad of riders to ski, snowboard, and snowmobile orders to customers doors in preparation for further snow this year. Having worked at over 3000 feet high at the summit of the Meall A'Bhuiridh mountain, each rider will be more than prepared to deliver to your door throughout the snowy season.
Restaurants including GBK and Wagamamas have already signed up to the snow trial, with more expected to follow. Riders will avoid treacherous roads and any traffic, making deliveries up to twice as fast as regular deliveries.
The trial service, which will be ready for deployment from 22nd January will be available across the UK with snow riders operating in the worst hit areas of the country until the end of February.
Joe Groves, Head Of Consumer Comms (UK & Ireland), said, “The UK is traditionally terrible at coping with snow – as soon as it starts, schools shut, trains stop and the nation panics. We want to give our customers one less thing to worry about this winter.
We’re conscious that lots of our customers don’t live in cities and can be easily affected by extreme weather conditions. We want to make deliveries possible for those who wouldn’t have dreamed it was possible during extreme weather conditions.”