MetroScoot

I finally tried MetroScoot! Such a great idea! MetroScoot is a «personal designated driver service». They pick you up & drive your car home for you. They drive a scooter to meet you, fold it up & put it in your trunk, drive your car home for you, then they leave on their scooter. That is the way it works if they’re traveling short distances. For longer distances, they have a van drop off the driver, the driver takes you home in your own car, & the van that has followed you the whole way will take the driver back to their «home base». It’s great for those nights when you don’t want to drive home, but you don’t want to leave your car overnight somewhere either.
To sum up my experience… the MetroScoot driver was super friendly– we chatted about Venezuela, his hometown, & traveling in general for the 25 min drive. He was a great driver; I felt completely safe w/​him driving my car. (They have their own insurance, FYI.) The only downfall was the price. He picked us up at Chick’s on Shore Dr & took us home to the south end of the oceanfront (a 25 min drive) & it cost $ 58 + tip. In my opinion, any price is better than driving after having a few drinks. But it would have been more cost effective, in this case, for us to take a regular cab home & then drive back to get our car the next day. I think MetroScoot is probably best when you’re only going a short distance, or when you have other people in your car to share the price with. There’s a $ 10 pickup fee + $ 4 per mile. We didn’t know how the pricing worked when we called, so we asked for a quote & they told us approx $ 40. The actual price, $ 58 plus tip, was definitely way off from what they quoted… but I still enjoyed MetroScoot & I’ll use them again (for short distances only though).
Another cool thing about MetroScoot is that you can make a reservation. You can go to a bar, party, etc at whatever time you please & call MetroScoot to make a reservation for them to drive you (& your car) home at a designated time. They stop taking calls at 2 AM, so if you need someone to drive you home at 2:15 AM, you need to call ahead to make a reservation for that specific time.