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Arthur McBeth (amcbeth)
Ride Apprentice from West Deptford
Amcbeth
344 Rider DriverDriving for Uber since 2016. Over 3800 rides.
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Has any driver noticed that there is less rating by riders.
I hate to confess this but my rating has slipped from a 4.91 to a 4.89. With the new app … -
Weeping Passenger
I was taking a women (20 - 24) to an interview. Since it was late in the afternoon. I asked …
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It really depends on the car and how many passengers you have. You only have two so if not all of the luggage fits in the trunk, you could put the smaller bags on a seat.
I drive a Prius V that has ample room behind the rear seats. I once took four riders to the airport and they had five pieces of luggage that we placed ibehind the rear seats.
The best idea is to call the driver as soon as you get your ride. Explain your situation and see if the driver can fit the luggage. If that driver can't, then cancel and get another ride. There are plenty of drivers that would like a drive to the port.
Cancel within five minutes and you won't be charged.
How do you know that the ride isn't a long valuable ride? Is it worth a $3.75 gain after you have already driven there?
I think it is totally BS. If his wife's phone gets the ping and he shows up as a male and the passenger expects a female, then as a passenger, I would be worried or even scared.
I thing what happened is, he tried it once and his wife's phone got pinged not his. He didn't take into account, if his wife's phone wasn't there then his would have been pinged.
What about the picture on both accounts? If the pictures are the same, then it may work.
Doesn't seem worth the trouble. Probably better if one phone was on Lyft and the other on Uber. Then every thing would be legit.
P.S. How did he talk his wife into giving up her phone every day?
This is called a "Hack". It has become synonymous with theft.
The new Uber app shows how many "1" stars you have received in the last 500.
I have received three. Since my total rating is 4.91, how can this be?
I'm thinking these cretins received bad grades in school and it's their turn to give out the grades.
Yo, this is my blast to you.
This change is great for the driver.
1. Some riders with a low rating are being turned down by drivers causing the request to be transmitted to another driver farther away.
2. Others that gave a bad rating to a driver and won't be matched with that same driver who may be near.
3. If they live remotely, the driver shouldn't have to pay for longer distances to the pickup.
In a city there are surge fees when not enough drivers are available. This fee is similar to a surge fee in that there are fewer drivers available.
if passenger feels the fee is unfair, then they could always call a taxi or Lyft for transportation.
Bu the way, the example shown did not state if Uber is getting a share of the long pickup fee.
I.E, Did Uber charge $10 to the rider and paid the driver $5.77?
If I were the CEO of Uber I would be aware of the problems the drivers are having. All you have to do is read most of the posts on RideGuru or Quora. There are rumblings going on.
Suggestions to try:
1. Every passenger in the car pays $2. On UberPool they currently do but the rider never gets his share.
2. Leave the rates for time and mileage as is. Keep surge prices in place.
3. Stay away from tricks like "Possible Premium Ride". Be honest with both driver and rider. If noone wants to pick up the rider, make the rider pay for the long pickup, don't punish an unaware driver.
4. Take the sum of all rider payments and take 25% of that sum, leaving 75% for the driver.
5. 25% of all the Uber revenue in the country should be enough to make a profit. If it is not, don't blame the drivers, look at management.
6. 75% of the riders fare going to the drivers will make them extremely happy.
7. Drivers will stop turning down UberPool rides. No longer will Uber make more than the driver on a short pool rides.
8. If discounts are given to riders to try out Uber, the discount should be taken from Ubers 25%.
9. The software changes to make this happen is easier to implement then the current unwieldy system. it would also be a transparent system to both rider and driver.
The result may be an exodus of Lyft drivers to Uber.
Hopefully, that will take care of the competition.
If Lyft does the same then we are back to where we started, no harm done.
I compare this battle with Lyft and Uber the same as the battle between fast food companies. Cheaper and cheaper meat with the aim to get the cheapest meal. No one wins and the food is disgusting.
It really depends on the car and how many passengers you have. You only have two so if not all of the luggage fits in the trunk, you could put the smaller bags on a seat.
I drive a Prius V that has ample room behind the rear seats. I once took four riders to the airport and they had five pieces of luggage that we placed ibehind the rear seats.
The best idea is to call the driver as soon as you get your ride. Explain your situation and see if the driver can fit the luggage. If that driver can't, then cancel and get another ride. There are plenty of drivers that would like a drive to the port.
Cancel within five minutes and you won't be charged.
I am confused by this post. It states it was a disabled man. I tried to go to the link but I had to be a member.
If this happen, then Uber would step in and drop the driver. Joyrides might work for cabs, but not Uber.
"Premium Pickup Possible" is code for bad. I fell for it once.
You are right RedAnt. I fell for this once. If it is a long trip they will state that in the notification. "Premium" in the notification means it's an average ride.
This is a dirty trick. I went to a destination one time and the passenger was getting into a Lyft car.
I drove on thinking I would Email Uber and tell them what happened and they would adjust for the trip. After three Emails I gave up.
The next time, I will just wait until Uber tells me to cancel. The passenger will the be charged $5.00, and I will at least get $3.75.
Kristen, How did you find out who gave you a three star? Did the passenger tell you?
1. Has anyone ever calculated what they make on UberEats? I have, thumbs down.
2. What is the difference between adding Thumbs and the current rating system.
I would imagine most of the customers for UberEats would give a thumbs down and the rest wouldn't rate.
I also think Uber would never let a driver go that does UberEats, there are so few.
This is a great step in the right direction. I work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Mondays are bad, Wednesday is average and Fridays are the very good. So depending on the day the survey was taken, income would probably be better or worst than the results you reported.
If a weekly summary was used instead of a daily, the results would probably change. Of course a monthy summary would even be better, but there is none avaiiable on the phone app.
Thank you for your survey.
You are right.
If I had to do it over again, I should have refused her Mother (there were three cars in the driveway) or I could have said to her Mother, "I'll ride her if you pay for my trip, otherwise someone in the house can ride her."
I guess I got caught up in the girl's problems. No job, no money, Mother abandons her, boyfriend probably will also.
The reason this happens in Philadelphia, is all riders are charged a $2 booking charge plus other fees. Lets say you pick up three riders at three different stops (a pool). Those riders all get out within 15 minutes.
Uber will add three booking fees ($6) and any other fees they might charge the riders. All fees are added up and subtracted from what the riders paid. Now a 15 minute trip with only one rider doesn't pay much.
A 15 minute trip with three riders you have to contend with at least $6 being subtracted from the rider payments. Yes Uber will definitely make more than you.
If you try and figure the fees that Uber charges, you'll go nuts.
In another post I took two months of payouts and used a spreadsheet to determine whether I should drive in South Jersey or Philadelphia. It wasn't close. Uber takes at minimum of 49% in South Jersey.
In Philadephia, because I take a lot of pool rides, and Uber subsidizes most of them, I find that the percentage of what I get from the rider payments is much greater than in South Jersey.
I had a rider get in my car and even though I have a bad sense of smell, I smelled what I thought was dog droppings.
I pulled over and asked her to check her shoes for dog feces. I didn't want it on my mats and I carry paper towels for that reason. She checked her shoes and they were clean.
Then she told me she just finished a workout, maybe that was it. I politely said I doubt it. The ride wasn't more than fifteen minutes, but when she got out of the car, the smell was gone.
I drive only three days a week and on those days I work from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM.
This is probably why I don't have some of the problems the rest of you have.
I do have two pet peeves that I would like to share.
1. If a rider gets to his/her destination without any problems, and the driver says nothing to offend you, then a five star should be given to the driver.
2. If you tell the driver that you enjoyed the ride and you will tip him/her in the app, them do it. Otherwise, what is the point in saying it?
I keep track of these people. So far it is two out of eight. That is so sad.
I am in Southern New Jersey. If no requests are coming my way, I turn on my rider app and if I see six cars close by, I find another spot. I like driving in this area because the rides are long and the traffic bearable. I generally get a nice long ride to Philadephia and then I stay there the rest of the day.
Once in Philadelphia the rides come immediately but the traffic is unbearable.
I have driven to the Philadelphia airport and even though I never get in the queue, I have received three pickups after dropping off passengers. Perhaps they have a software bug. The queue is generally too long for me, so I just head back to the city.
Maybe I should rethink this queue idea, because one of the pickups I received a $40 cash tip (from the wife) and a $30 tip.in the app (from the husband).
I posted this on Quora but I thought it might be interesting to all of you.
I picked up an elderly lady from a prestigous University in Philadelphia. She was escorted to the car by a young Asian man.
After we pulled out, I asked who the fellow was that helped her into the car?
She said, "He is one of my students, one hand washes the other."
I said, "oh, you are still teaching."
She replied, " I am 86 years old and still teaching Sonny, How do you like those apples?"
We continued talking for about 45 minutes. It turned out that she taught Computer Science at the University.
She started programming on one of the first computers made by Univac. It was a coincidence that I had maintained the very same computer at that University. Then we started to talk about early pioneers in the field. Several of them we both knew or worked with.
Although her body was that of a 86 year old woman, her mind was still very sharp.
When we reached her retirement home, she gave me a $5.00 tip.
I said, "That's not necessary, I really enjoyed our conversation."
She said, " I didn't ask you Sonny, I'm giving it."
Over 3700 rides and that was my best one.
Every pool passemger is counted as a trip. If rider A goes ten miles he/she pays for it. If rider B goes three miles further he/she pays for 13 miles. I covered this above with actual figures.