Uber and lyft never let us know the duration of the trip upon accepting unless our acceptance rate is very high which is extremely hard to make. Thus we are tricked into accepting these rides! And you’re right Uber doesn’t want driver’s derating riders for not tipping . But we should have every right to. They don’t even let us unpair ourselves from a rider even if we give them a 1 star. We have to call the support and explain the situation. This is why I screen shot the riders info and save it into my phone in regards to uber
Also to add by having to drive several miles to pick up a rider and take them a block down the road only pays us $3. That is a loss for us and is charity work! We have every right to decline those trips unless Uber/lyft increase that to something more substantial . With lyft I give a 3 star to never receive that rider again , and since I live in a rural area with Uber I screenshot the rider name with pick up and drop off, save it into my phone . If I see them pop up on my app again, I immediately Cancel the ride
The majority of it is due to Uber and lyft policy. Much of it depends on the passenger and circumstances. Generally if the passenger is say someone with groceries and or who cannot walk, I understand that. There are always exceptions. However I have to travel many miles to take people down the road on nice days who can easily have walked it. Also to add with Uber you cannot rate the rider up to 24hrs after like lyft. Which they should change. Because if the rider with the short trip leaves a tip even if it’s $1.00 I’ll change it most of the time from a 3-4 star right back up to a 5
Absolutely I give low ratings for short fares. Especially if I have to travel 5 miles or so to take them 1 mile. There are exceptions to this however, like if a rider has groceries and or a disability where they cannot walk. Also if the weather is poor. It is flat out rude Uber and lyft don’t pay for pickup and the rider rarely tips for this occasion. Uber does if it’s further than 10 mins but in my opinion, pick up premiums need to start if the fare is more than 5 mins away.
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We get forced into accepting these types of trips against our own will
Uber and lyft never let us know the duration of the trip upon accepting unless our acceptance rate is very high which is extremely hard to make. Thus we are tricked into accepting these rides! And you’re right Uber doesn’t want driver’s derating riders for not tipping . But we should have every right to. They don’t even let us unpair ourselves from a rider even if we give them a 1 star. We have to call the support and explain the situation. This is why I screen shot the riders info and save it into my phone in regards to uber
Also to add by having to drive several miles to pick up a rider and take them a block down the road only pays us $3. That is a loss for us and is charity work! We have every right to decline those trips unless Uber/lyft increase that to something more substantial . With lyft I give a 3 star to never receive that rider again , and since I live in a rural area with Uber I screenshot the rider name with pick up and drop off, save it into my phone . If I see them pop up on my app again, I immediately Cancel the ride
The majority of it is due to Uber and lyft policy. Much of it depends on the passenger and circumstances. Generally if the passenger is say someone with groceries and or who cannot walk, I understand that. There are always exceptions. However I have to travel many miles to take people down the road on nice days who can easily have walked it. Also to add with Uber you cannot rate the rider up to 24hrs after like lyft. Which they should change. Because if the rider with the short trip leaves a tip even if it’s $1.00 I’ll change it most of the time from a 3-4 star right back up to a 5
Absolutely I give low ratings for short fares. Especially if I have to travel 5 miles or so to take them 1 mile. There are exceptions to this however, like if a rider has groceries and or a disability where they cannot walk. Also if the weather is poor. It is flat out rude Uber and lyft don’t pay for pickup and the rider rarely tips for this occasion. Uber does if it’s further than 10 mins but in my opinion, pick up premiums need to start if the fare is more than 5 mins away.