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Can my girlfriend (spouse, friend, etc.) ride along with me on a Uber shift?
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Tony Almeida (TonyAlmeida)
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No, not allowed. The enforcement is a different story.
No, you are not allowed to have somsone ride along with you on your shift. I used to see this in smaller towns with taxi drivers, but Uber does not allow this.
The primary reason is that your vehicle is being advertised for its capacity. If your UberX is advertising that it can take up to 4 cars (3 in the back and 1 in the front), you must have that capacity when you show up.
I hear often of drivers who bring their pets with them on the rides. This is also not allowed.
ippei
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I once saw a woman driver with two kids bouncing around in the SUV waiting for a pickup at the airport.
Maybe they were passengers. lol
You know...I totally believe it though. People treat Uber like it's something you do to make extra cash in your free time and merge it into your life. I can see how a mom with kids, looking for income, would want to do that.
When I think back at the true (original?) spirit rideshares, I start to think perhaps we should embrace those (even with kids) who are just trying to contribute and give people rides to the airport.
I mean, we have all done that for friends and such. If my buddy was driving me to the airport and had his kid in the car, I'd totally be okay with it.
Use COMMON SENSE, please
+1
For what it's worth, I have totally run into taxi drivers (not Uber) who had their girlfriends and wives tag along. I asked about it and they were like, "he is on the road all the time, so this is the ony way we can spend time with each other.
I've had that too but it was in a small town in Princeton, NJ.