Brendan G (BGraft89)

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  Drivers. What circumstances would you give a one-star rating to your passenger?

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  Cleaning Fee Scam - Simple water trick. Cleans itself up.

  I am an experienced driver with over several thousand trips. One of my friends fell for the cleaning fee scam …
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  Passengers. What circumstances would you give a one-star rating to an Uber or Lyft driver?

  This is a question for the passengers.  Have you ever given a one-star rating?  If so why?
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  Have you signed the petition? Uber and Lyft drivers asking for relief from higher gas prices [Curbed]

  Sure, there are many petitions but this one will hit your wallet directly and it hits us immediately.  It seems …
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  San Francisco on the move. Uber to provide healthcare...to "employees"?

  I don't necessarily agree with San Francisco on this one.  Whatever arguments they are making will continue to stunt the …
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  What is Uber Teen?

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  A California Ruling Threatens the Gig Economy [Wired]

  California strikes again.  This is the state that boldly told Uber that the drivers aren't independent contractors but employees. That …
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  Dara's answer to low driver's pay. A bunch of runaround if you ask me.

  Did people see the interview with Harry and Dara?  Harry asked some questions on driver earning and basically, Dara's answers …
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  Didi and Uber's Secound Battleground is Mexico

  Here we go again!  https://www.recode.net/2018/4/23/17258666/uber-didi-ride-hail-cars-latin-america
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  Lyft Passenger Going to LAX Is Left in Random Parking Lot After Driver Realizes He’ll Only Make $6

  Some sees an asshole driver.  Some sees an unsustainable business model   "Lyft driver abandons pilot in parking lot after learning …
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  Uber Disabled Volvo SUV's Safety System Before Fatality [Bloomberg]

  Are they getting desperate?  It's a total deflection tactic.  Trying to shift the blame away from their technology but the …
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  Can I drive a pickup truck for Uber? I do have an extended cab, i.e. backseats.

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   6 years ago in  Common reasons Uber drivers give low ratings to passengers? Let's say anything less than a five star rating?

  Slamming the door

  bad body odor

  Not being at the location they say they are

  People who complain that there are other passengers even though they ordered Uberpool

  Drunken loud people

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   6 years ago in  Will self-driving cars take away public transportation?

  We all know how it will be. We already covered this:

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   6 years ago in  Why don't you see more female Uber and Lyft drivers and how would you encourage more women to become one?

  because we use our own cars.  cars that we'd like to use for personal purposes and don't want some ugly divider. :)

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   6 years ago in  Why does the Lyft app send me very far from the surge areas?

  No idea. Don't even know what you are talking about.

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   6 years ago in  Should I give low ratings to Uber drivers who solicit tips?

  Guys, what is going on here. The man is just trying to earn a living.  All he is trying to do is to ake $1 more on his $3 ride.  Trying to feed his family for godsakes.  Either throw him a bone, or just let it be. amirite?

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   6 years ago in  Driving people from the bars?

  The worst ever.

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   6 years ago in  Why do so many Uber users cancel immediately after the driver has accepted?

  Vehicle Size - wanted an SUV

  I have heard of passengers who call for an UberBlack even though they wanted an UberSUV.  They either have too large of a party or wanted a larger car for comfort.  One of my passengers told me this.

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   6 years ago in  Uber Rent - Drive stranger's cars AirBnB style! Would you rent your car for $5 an hour?

  Hold on a sec.  If someone rents a car for the weekend, that's 2.5 days - and $300.  Not shabby.

  and no one will rent a car for one or two hours.  Even a short grocery trip would take 2~3 hours.  $10~15.   Imagine making that for doing nothing.  Your car can be making money while you are at work and while you are sleeping.

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   6 years ago in  Uber Driver App, New and Improved!

  Some of those achievements are actual financial bonuses.   I think it's the same as before with items under the Promotions tab.  Like your boost and stuff. You know how it does't currently tell you the progress, like how close you are to the 2.4x boost?  

  With new app you can. That's kinda neat. 

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   6 years ago in  Uber Driver App, New and Improved!

  Yeah, right?  I appreciate the "gesture," including 911 button, better user feedback, and supposedly more transparent earnings report, but...  Can you just pay us more?

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   6 years ago in  is there a way to save my favorite locations in the uber lyft app?

  The OP asked for Uber...

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   6 years ago in  Picking up an Uber from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)

  This is one of those airports where you have to walk longer and outside to catch your Uber than it is to take a taxi.  Many people just see the taxis outside and instead of requesting an Uber, they just hop on a taxi

  it's a conspiracy!

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   6 years ago in  What are some Uber driver tricks? Are they scam? I heard there's a bunch.

  Nope.  because if you do that you will most likely be in areas where there will be passeners and you'd end up getting requests.  You could potentially cancel them but Uber will start to catch on if they saw that.  

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   6 years ago in  What are some Uber driver tricks? Are they scam? I heard there's a bunch.

  The Fare Guarantee Trick used to be easy and it still works.

  Uber frequently offers the "average hourly guarantee".  This means that if you are working a certain number of hours and are still making very little money, Uber will pay the difference to bring your pay up to that guarantee.

  So what did drivers do?  They found a quiet corner where there are unlikely to be any ride requests, and just sit and wait.  Nap, read a book, play iPhone games, etc.  Then towards the time period, say six hours later towards the end of a shift, go to a populated area say downtown, and do a bunch of short rides to meet the minimum required.  Then Uber pays the difference.  Boom.  The driver just worked for an hour and made the money he woud have working 7 hours.

  Some drivers were caught doing this at their homes in the suburbs.  They would watch TV at home, with their app running all day.  Then they go do a few rides, and they'd still get all the hourly payout.  

  Uber cracked down on this by putting weird logic in place, but it still works.

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   6 years ago in  Uber or Lyft, which company can I make more money driving for?

  Good post.  I do drive for both, but I have to be careful about the incentives.  The moment I hit my week goals, I do often switch or just keep them both on.   I summarize it like this, by the way:

  I would pick in any given area, whichever has the most passengers and less drivers. You obviously want more passengers but you also want less competitor.

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   6 years ago in  Uber Disabled Volvo SUV's Safety System Before Fatality [Bloomberg]

  Always put your money on the most ovvious answer. In this case, Aptiv's sensor malfunctioned and they're just making excuses. 

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   6 years ago in  Can Uber drivers enter private and gated communities?

  I've had pax give me pin codes to get passed the gate.  You can always ask for that.

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   6 years ago in  What's a typical passenger rating for Uber? Is 4.50 good?

  It doesn't really matter what rating you have though as a passenger.  It's not like you will be deactivated.  If you do something stupid and get complains from drivers, Uber may contact you but the ratings really don't mean anything.

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   6 years ago in  Uber crash shows 'catastrophic failure' of self-driving technology, experts say

  No, this is the world we live in now.  Trump tweets something stupid and Uber is revealed to have done something illegla.

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   6 years ago in  Uber crash shows 'catastrophic failure' of self-driving technology, experts say

  so when do these cars stop?  Can i hear a success story?  Does it recognize red lights and a person lying down on a road?

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   6 years ago in  Is driving from 9-5 a pipedream for an Uber driver?

  Remember this mantra of being an Uber driver:

  You make money by driving the rush or driving the drunks.

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