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Monica Castleberry (momof4)
Ride Expert from Philadelphia PA
Mom & Nursing Student by day Ride Share Driver by night always on the go
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Posts by momof4
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Uber's Secret "Project Luigi". Just another way to put the screws to the drivers.
Uber has 180 of Change, Uber Pro. Lyft in some markets added the long pick up fee for drivers. Then … -
Lyft finally got some B@!!$! They made a positive decision on their own without waiting on Uber to do it.
WTG Lyft! I always call these companies out for their BS however they have made a positive decision for the … -
Lyft finally does something right! About damn time.
Its about damn time! We have been complaining about this for months. Although it helped drivers it screwed up with … -
Is Uber's Customer Service Reps causing drivers to lose out on tips? You be the judge.
Or is Ubers app? Or both??? My son & his gf went out Friday night to his Christmas party & … -
Uber drivers seeing Surge Amt. on their maps but what is Uber really charging the rider? Where is all that money going? I can tell you.
I've seen this on 2 other occassions when my kids call me for a ride. This all started back in … -
Hope drivers dont fall for this! Drivers will end up working for free. Is there anything this company wont do to screw over drivers???
Just another way to not pay drivers. The interest will be so high drivers will be driving for weeks to … -
Uber wins small Victory in CA rape suit. What do you think?
I dont agree with Uber very often. They usually are at fault. However in this case it was not their … -
Didn't Uber say they were deactivating riders with low ratings?
I know Uber said they were giving riders time and suggestions to improve their ratings. That had to be at … -
Is Uber serious? Uber Offering snacks now when logging off.
Went out to drive today. Logged on accepted a trip. Completed it. Logged off to run an errand. The app … -
More on the Axios interview with Evil CEO Dara K. This dude is a total jerk.
The only thing this man gets right in the interview is autonomous vehicles are a long way off. How much … -
Lyft wants you to give up "Car Ownership". Say goodbye to your car and rely on using Lyft to travel.
Lyft wants you to "give up car ownership". They will help you sell your car. They paired up with Carvana … -
AXIO on HBO interviews Dara K. on drivers wanting to unionize. Short video. What a joke.
See link to interview below. Dara definately dont want drivers to form a Union. This last statement from him is … -
Will Uber and Lyft ever stop fighting laws? How do they get away with ignoring laws? Is drivers ever going to make what they deserve?
Will Uber and Lyft ever pay the drivers what they deserve? Will driver rates increase? Why don't Uber & Lyft … -
Drivers don't forget Thanksgiving Eve is the busiest drinking night of the year!
If you are new to driving for Uber & Lyft or you never thought about it this is the best … -
Uber being Sued by 96,000 Drivers in NY. When will it end? When are they not being suec?
Many wonder why Uber isn't profitable. Lets forget about about self driving cars, flying taxi's, submarines, helicopters, low rider fares, … -
Too funny!! Angry Moms Road Rage Against Lyft Driver. I would say Unbelievable except in todays world.
I have to say she deserves Mom of the Year Award for 2019. Click on link. The video/article is pretty … -
Will never take a NY trip again. Ever! Few questions in comments if anyone knows the answers. Would appreciate it:)
I try to avoid NY trips. I can usually tell on Uber by the amount of time as its a … -
Car accident recently. Will my Insurance notify Uber or Lyft for any reason?
PA driver. On the way back from a trip both apps were off as PA drivers cannot pick up passengers … -
Uber and Lyft Ballot Initiative guarentees only $5.64 per hr. for drivers in CA. Total BS.
http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/the-uber-lyft-ballot-initiative-guarantees-only-5-64-an-hour/ -
Lyft Pink Membership $19.99 per month. Offers 15% off, waived lost and found fees, and more. Is it worth it?
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Featured Answers by momof4
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This happened to me quite a few times. This particular night I get a request for Uber X I can seat 4 safely. I pull up there are 3 people they say we are waiting for one more. I am paying no attention to back seat they say ok we are good I start trip get 5 blocks from pick up look in rear view mirror I have 4 in back 1 in front. So what do I do? Do I say something? Do I end trip there and boot them out? I am sure you are all saying I would of. Lol There is 5 of them one of me, oh forgot to mention I am not in a very good neighborhood. Do I call police? I probably won't get past 91 before one of them can take my phone and if I can connect with 911 chances are police will not be there before I am beaten and my car is on cinder blocks. So I take my time ride the right lane nice and slow, stay away from traffic. We get to destination still in another crappy hood. I quickly end trip. The person they are meeting doesn't answer their call so they are not moving out of my car. Uh hello trips over. So they continue to sit in my car for 10 min deciding what to do. Fnally I get another rider so I find my voice and get the courage to say "I got to go" . Still another 2 min. go by. Finally guy comes out and they get their stuff out of my trunk and go on their way. Now I pull up with doors locked and don't unlock until I know how many are getting in my car. I've learned quite a few lessons driving for Uber this past year.
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I've picked up strippers twice. One stripper had a fit & started screaming at me because I didnt pick her up at stripper enterance. The app put me in front of the place. I had never been there before. She called me screaming so I drive around to where she told me but there were people all over plus 2 entrances/exits so I ask the first female I see if she was my passenger. She ignores me then I see Mr. Big and Beefy with the tight muscle head shirt on wave me over. She opens door starts screaming why didnt you come here 1st & why were you talking to those people? I try to explain that the pick up location put me up front and what people are you talking about? She screams the people in the car. I reply "what people, what car" . She screams again the people in the car. I am getting annoyed now, because she hasnt stopped screaming at me and what people in what car not a clue who she was referring to. I should've left when I was eligible for cancel fee. We drive a mile GPS says make left turn screaming stripper barks order i will tell you where to go. We go another mile another barking order "pull into that gas station I need something". She needed something all right some manners or a foot up her ass. I pull in to this gas station that is packed has a line of cars to get in (will explain the line of cars at 3am at a gas station another time). I finally get into lot she gets out and I plot my escape. Why should I take her screaming, order barking ass anywhere else they dont pay me enough for this? I put the car in drive ready to pull out and my guilty conscience kicks in. Its 3am you cant do that. Then the little devil on my shoulder says go for it. Good conscience won I stayed but when she got back in I had a little talk with her. By the time i dropped her off she was happy. So happy when she got out she said "i am going to give you 5 stars". I wanted to reply "stick your 5 stars so far up (that thing you shake for money)that they shoot out of your mouth and hand over some of those bills you made tonight. She was out right rude and bossy.
The 2nd stripper I picked up didnt yell at me but she also barked orders. Wont get into much detail as I just wrote a book about stripper #1. Her barking orders were hello as she entered car order #1"put this radio station on, order #2 turn volumn up ill tell you when to stop" #3 dont speak to me while music is on #4 put the heat up. No please no thank you ànd you guessed it no tip. Last but not least we pull up to destination my app shows end trip you've arrived i end it wait for her to get the hell out. But she needs to bark 1 more order #5 "I've never been here before just sit here until I can find my friend then you can leave". Must be a stripper thing to bark orders and not tip. These 2 were in my first month of driving they taught me a few things that night. No, one of those things was not how to work a stripper pole. Thanks for sharing R Paulson. Would love to here more stories.
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This time I pick up 3 men in there 30's from India at a strip club in Bensalem PA. They get in dont seem really intoxicated. We have a coversation then they are talking amongst themselves. I look at GPS. Its putting me on PA Turnpike. Now where ever I get off I am not going to know where I am so obviously relying on GPS completely. Go up a few exists get off. Its dark as hell. I swear Bucks County suburbs doesnt like or is too cheap to put up street lights. Everything is so dark you see nothing when you look behind you. At this times roads are not only dark but no traffic around. The guys start speaking in their language now, up to this point their conversations were all English even to each other. Before I go further I was under impression destination was one of their homes. Now I have to turn into a dark business complex. Everything closed no one around. My mind thinks they are plotting to hack me up into little pieces lol This is just too shady. No houses, everything dark, no people, no cars. I am so ready to turn around at this point but had no idea where I could go or what i would say to them about turning around. Hearts pounding, nervous. Drive about .5 mile and up on my right was a Hotel. Never so grateful to see one. This was my 2nd experience on a ride that really scared me being a female driver. I think after all my stripper, strip club experiences (as I have 2 other time I had a pick up) I need to stay away from those places. Those rides are either miserable, scarey or just plain strange. Do you think Uber would deactivate me for not driving to or picking up from those places? Lol Yes definately.
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I think you should be able to. I have had a few riders who are happy to see a woman driver. I even had a male who said he would rather have a woman because a male driver may be able to over power a male rider. Some of these young girls pass out from drinking. Some are so drunk that a male driver could do something and she probably wouldnt remember. If these women who got raped had a female than the rape would've never happened. Young women tell me all the time some of their male drivers hit on them some are just creepy make them feel uncomfortable. One young woman said her driver bought her cigs alcohol, and tried to kiss her after ride was over. Women tend not to be criminals, rapist, etc. I would think they wouldnt be hitting on male passengers to the point that the msle rider is uncomfortable. Unfortunately these women who have had these issues dont report driver because they are afraid he will come back to their house.
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Lilly, Can you please clarify or correct me if I am wrong as I dont want to be giving my riders wrong info. If you schedule a ride more than 60 min. in advance your fare is locked in. If you schedule a ride in less than 60 min. in advance Uber gives you an estimate. Then when you are matched with a driver fare could increase if there is a surge in your area. Thank you.
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Uber and Lyft base fares on the longest route to riders destination (time & miles). Most Drivers take the shortest route. Driver is paid for the miles they drove & the amt. of time it took. I arrive at riders destination switch off GPS & go back to Uber or Lyft app. It will say 5 to 15 min until destination. I do the speed limit, I use WAZE app, my car doesn't fly, and its not an amphibious car. Passenger got charged for that 5 to 15 min even though it didnt take that long and they get charged for the miles I didnt travel. This is why drivers are complaining. Uber and Lyft are making a few dollars less than us or the same amount. Nothing we can do as we agreed to be pd per mile and time. Upfront pricing scam. What sucks is riders think we are getting 75%/80% of the fare so they may not be tipping for that reason. Especially on long trips that are 50.00 to 150.00. I am driving for Uber as I text this. When I have some free time later today I will post some screen shots so passengers can see whats going on. O will also screen shot my next trip that says we have X amt of time until destination when we are all ready there.
Not sure article didnt give those details. I assume via credit card or your uber rider account.
No not yet. Havent had much time to read.:)
I didnt explain very well what I was asking. First would you spend that much to fight AB5? As CEO what would you do to make drivers want to scrap (if they had that choice) AB5? What would you do to make things better for drivers so other cities dont follow CA? Sorry should've been more clear
They made a video for drivers about "safety". As we all know there are many issues with rider safety and lets face it no "safety" for drivers. We are easily replaced. A driver and their passenger were just killed by another pool passenger on drugs. They say they used it for background checks. Crappy 3rd party backround checks. Be cheaper for driver to pay their own background check 10.00 per yr. Our booking fee in my market ranges from 1.25 to 1.50 depending on the day. I emailed Uber about the booking fee changing from day to day sometimes trip to trip. They never answered.
Maybe on Uber:) How can drivers be making $30.00 per hr when pickups are 15/20 min away, rider chose Shared to save .50, the rider goes 3 min up the street and Lyft takes 35/40% of the fare?
Yes some in NJ and PA.
There is one in Vineland NJ that I know of. There are quite a few in PA that I know of (over 10). The ine we went to had a BBQ (big grill) on site. You could order full platters. Take some chairs or spread a blanket out and sit outside or sit in your car. The back of my SUV all seats lay flat. Open the hatch park backwards put seats down throw down a blanket & few pillows comfortable and perfect view. My parents used to take us on Friday nights as we had one up the street. Pj's on snacks and off we went. As teenagers it was $5.00 per carload. We would pack everyone in even in the trunk. Great memories. Also 15 min from home was the Lincoln XXX movies. As kids we woukd alwats try to catch a peek as we drove by. Lol Their was a Hotel next door that certain rooms could see the screen. Then there was another hotel across the street 4 hrs $17.00. You could watch the movie and then go grab a room. All it cost you was $22.00 for movie & a room. Lol
I took my kids to their first one about 7 yrs ago while we were on vacation. They loved it. Unfortunately about 3 hrs after the drive in I ended up being take by ambulance to the nearest hospital. Oh what fun that was. Me admitted to the hospital with 4 kids stuck in a hotel room. I begged doc to let me go but he sat sat by my bedside begging me not to sign out AMA. So I thought if a doc was nice enough to take the time to sit at my bedside begging me to stay it was probably a good idea not to sign myself out. Thankfully my kids were not real young (16, 12, 8, & 7). There was a McDonalds within walking distance. Got my ex to come up the next day to pick them up as we were 2.5 hrs from home. The best was when my next support payment was due from him he subtracted 75.00 from it for gas and tolls:) So nice of him to charge me to come pick up his kids who were living in a hotel room for 36hrs with no adult and nothing but McDonalds food:)
If the movie was good and the riders were not annoying I would do it. Lets say we would be there for 3 hrs. I would probably charge you $20/$25 per hour (approx what I would make driving. Would also depend if you are nice & if I had a good time:) I would also need an Icetea and a fruit salad:) For 3 hrs Uber would pay me $20/$27 so not worth it. Would have to go with cash. I have a great vehicle for drive in movie also:) I would even go to the snack bar for you to get your snacks during the movie:) Let me know when you are ready to go. Lol
Who knows why some drivers do what they do. If it was Lyft I may of had an answer for you. Since it was Uber I dont. On lyft when the driver gets close to you say around the block they can click "arrived" they are then able to see your destination. Too long, too short, somewhere they dont want to go they will cancel. They cant do this on too many trips as cancellations can get you into some trouble. We do have some leeway though. Last week I was on both apps, Uber & Lyft. I accepted the Uber request as it was first and I was going to sign off on Lyft when a request came through for the same person. So I declined Lyft shut it off went to pickup. After the guy, his family, and his luggage were all in the car and I started the trip I said, "btw I seen you also ordered Lyft", you playing the see who gets there first game"? He had no idea what to say. Came up with some story. Lol Then he said, "why didnt you accept"? I said I accepted on Uber had I accepted Lyft also you may have been charged a cancellation fee. We noth laughed. It happens to drivers all the time. I guess we both play games:)
Lyft is becoming one hated company really fast. Even worse than Uber. I am noticing a big drop in request. I was in a 3.3X surge last night that lasted over an hour. Not one ping on Lyft. They were college kids also paying that high surge and avoiding ordering a Lyft. Something is up. Even in Wildwood NJ Uber surges (multiplier) people are still ordering Uber not Lyft. I think Lyft may be on its way down and possibly out. We will see.
Most drivers will say hello, how was your day or how are you? If you give them brief answers they will most likely leave you alone. They pick up on you want no conversation. If not just simply say " i've had a rough day looking forward to a quiet ride. I have some work to do dont mean to be rude and not chat. My favorite I would love to have a quiet ride, short and honest. Or lie "I am putting my headphones on to listen to some music didnt want you to think I am ignoring you". Personally I would rather rider just be honest takes the guessing out for the driver and you get what you want. Nothing wrong with being honest and direct. At least greet the driver and tell them to have a nice day at end of ride. There are some drivers that dont like to talk and prefer no conversation.
There is an interview on You Tube with Taha Abassi, TRYP'S Chief Technology Officer. Uber Hints Channel on You Tube. If you are curious and want some answers watch this interview. I did watch it. Jury still out. It all sounds good but is it all true? You do not actually have to put money upfront.
(Kevin) The Apptrepreneur also did an interview with Taha Abassi you can check out if interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEtAd52Tr_Q&feature=share
I spoke with daughter and her 3 friends. They all seen him go through the red lights. They all seen him with phone in hand trying to show their friend something on his phone. The friend that was upfront asked him to put the phone back on mount. The 2 lights were less than a minute from destination. I gave him a 1 star and did report it Uber. I did feel bad but he put my child, her friends, and other cars on the road in danger. Does he do this often? How many other times has he done it? I seen his rating was a 4.80. I should have requested another driver as there were 8 in the area. I was in a rush. However when I pulled up the trip the next day he was at a 4.79. Dont know if the 1 star I gave him caused it to drop. Uber sent back a message that they will review the trip and gave me $5.00 Uber cash. I dont care about that. That doesn't make it all better. I just hope they look into this properly. The email started with "sorry for the inconvenience". It should've started with sorry this driver put your family in danger:) The whole thing with him not speaking English was strange. I texted him to let him know he was getting my daughter not me. I gave him her name. He answered back. My daughter said "mom if he cant speak English why was his GPS in English"? Lol He obviously could read English if he was searching on his phone to show her friend something because she dont understand russian. I think he probably pulls the non english speaking so he dont have to talk to riders if he dont want to:) I guess I just needed to hear other drivers would do the same thing:) Thanks for responding, appreciate it.
Be careful lots of scams going on. Remember Uber will not call you. It is extremely rare. They will usually only call you after you notified them of an issue. As far as riders go if they names look fake to you dont risk it. Its not worth 10.00. You did the right thing. Happy to hear they nothing went wrong. What city are you in?
Thanks. I try. Feel free to question anything I post I will be happy to clarify. My post are always long so I try to cut it back and may end up taking info out that explains things:)
I have been around for 54 yrs seen many changes. What goes on in todays world is frightening. I live in Philly thankfully in the better part. How long it stays that way who knows. Every other day people are being shot and killed here, drugs are rampant everywhere, there is no regard or respect for human life. It's a scary dangerous world we live in. Things need to change. Wish I had the answers. The only hope we have is there are still some good people left in this world. Thank you Lilly I will. Thank you for the sticker it came today.
Yes you do. Plan B in the works:)
After reading and hearing everything that was going on & how bad they treat the drivers I would be extremely skeptical. I would try a few hrs per week but nothing more. How or why would you want to work for these companies? I will hang a little while longer for personal reasons.
So true. I swear Dara has posters all over his bedroom wall of Jeff Bezos. Meditates every day and chants " i will take over the transporttation industry, I will be like Jeff, the Amazon of transprtation, I will own it all, I have the money and the power. I will crush all human drivers bring on the robo cars". Lol I think Dara K is an egomaniac. Lyft, well they just copy and follow Uber. Too stupid to run their company on their own.
They are absolutely evil people who run these companies. Unfortunately the only ones noticing are the drivers. Riders dont seem to care unless it affects them directly.