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Founding driver offer · Wellington

Keep 100% of every fare.

For founding drivers, Wheee takes 0% commission through 31 December 2026 — then a flat 10%. Confirmed, book-ahead rides. You keep every dollar you earn.

No cut skimmed off your fare · your rate locks the moment you accept a ride

You keep
100%
0% commission for founding drivers · then a flat 10%
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Your rate locks at acceptAccept during the founding period, keep 0% on that trip — even if it happens later.
Nothing skimmed from your fareNo platform fee comes out of what you earn. Your fare is yours, in full.
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Weekly payoutsEarnings batched and paid out weekly, straight to your bank.
One driver's evening · seven real rides

What the same night pays on Wheee.

Wheee rides are booked and confirmed ahead — no cruising, no chasing pings. Here's one Wellington rideshare driver's real evening, re-priced through Wheee's live fare engine at the same distance and time.

Evening earnings — one driver, seven rides
TripRideshare paidWheee · 0%Wheee · 10%
Miramar → Mount Cook
8.14 km · 13 min
$12.54$20.10+60%$18.09+44%
Maupuia → Te Aro
6.90 km · 12 min
$11.23$17.80+59%$16.02+43%
Taita → Petone
12.37 km · 18 min
$19.01$28.60+50%$25.74+35%
Wellington Central → Miramar
8.53 km · 17 min
$14.90$22.40+50%$20.16+35%
Petone → Wellington Central
11.55 km · 12 min
$17.14$24.90+45%$22.41+31%
Evening ride
7.46 km · 14 min
$13.39$19.60+46%$17.64+32%
Mt Albert → Maupuia
6.58 km · 11 min
$12.01$17.00+42%$15.30+27%
Total — one evening
$100.22$150.40+50%$135.36+35%
Same seven rides. $50 more in your pocket.Same seven rides. $35 more — even at the standard 10%.

Real trips from one Wellington rideshare driver's evening, July 2026. Platform figures are the driver's actual payouts from trip receipts (including one peak-priced trip). Wheee figures are the same distance and time priced by our live fare engine, with the driver keeping 100% (founding) or 90% (standard). Fares vary by route and traffic; individual earnings depend on trips taken.

0% commission. You keep the whole fare.

Founding drivers pay 0% through 31 December 2026 — then a flat 10%, for good. No surge cuts, no shifting percentages. What the ride earns is what you take home.

  • Your rate locks when you accept a ride. Accept a trip during the founding period and you keep 0% on it — even if the trip happens after the period ends.
  • Nothing is skimmed from your fare. No platform fee comes out of what you earn — your fare is yours, in full.
The work is different

Built for drivers, not against them.

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See the ride before you accept

Pickup, destination, fare and time — all up front. Tap to accept. No auto-assign, no mystery pings.

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Every ride is booked ahead

Riders book up to 30 days out — often whole weeks at once. Scheduled work you can plan your day around.

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Weekly payouts to your bank

Earnings are batched and paid out weekly, straight to your bank account.

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Reminders that look out for you

Go-online nudges before each ride you've accepted, and break reminders aligned with NZTA guidance on long stretches.

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Human onboarding

Your documents are reviewed personally, with fix-and-resend if something's off — never a silent rejection.

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Local, and founder-run

Built and run here in Wellington by people who drive too — and answer the phone.

What you need

To get started

  • P (passenger) endorsement
  • Certificate of Fitness (COF)
  • Current insurance
  • Your own vehicle
  • An Android phone
On iPhone? A budget Android work phone (~$150–250) does the job — and as a contractor, it's tax-deductible.
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Founder-run, and local.

Wheee is built and run right here in Wellington. The person who built it drives too — and answers the phone. When you call, you're talking to us, not a call centre on the other side of the world.

Questions

Good to know

When does the 0% founding rate end?
31 December 2026. After that it's a flat 10%. And your rate is locked when you accept a ride — any trip you accept during the founding period stays at 0%, even if it happens later.
When do I get paid?
Weekly. Earnings are batched and paid out weekly, straight to your bank account.
How are trips assigned?
You're offered the ride with everything up front — pickup, destination, fare, time — and you tap to accept. There's no auto-assign and no mystery pings.
I have an iPhone — can I still drive?
The driver app is Android. A budget Android work phone (~$150–250) is all you need, and it's tax-deductible as a contractor expense.

Ready to keep 100%?

Get the driver app, or call the founder first — your choice.