Drivers who smoke. What special things do you do to make sure you don't get dinged on your ratings?

I actually have the answer for you smokers out there. I  can smoke in my car right before I pick up a rider and they don't know it. I've tested it. I've checked with my riders that smoke. I've tested it with people that don't smoke. My rating is a 4.93 currently. Never received a complaint from passenger or Uber. The spray I use is called Blunt Effects. I buy it in smoke shops or gas stations 2.50 to 3.50 a bottle. There has to be over 50 scents or more. Some are stronger than others some last longer than others. So with that being said be careful one or two sprays at most. If you are headed to a 5 min pickup and you spray it open windows 3 min after you spray it right before your pick up rider. It is greasy and can ruin things.  Do not spray directly on anything you don't want ruined. I bought decent looking cheap car mats that's what I spray it on. I get compliments from over half my riders per night how great my car smells. It's great in bathrooms also. 

Are there any taxi drivers who don't smoke?  I drove taxis for 30 years and every driver I ran into smoked.  That's how we just passed the time. 

Waiting for our fare at LaGuardia?  You can go through a pack a day, easy.

We all knew the customers made fun of cabbies for smelling, but we didn't care.  It was the way of life.

I suppose the things are different with Uber and Lyft...  People seem so much more needy and unbending.

I am a pipe smoker. I have been for 60 years.

One day I decided to never smoke in the car. 

The car I have has never been smoked in. Non-smokers can smell better than smokers.

Read these posts, on what people do to negate the smell. Is it worth all the trouble?

Try not smoking while working. It can't hurt to try.

What a sharp question.  This is actually a tough one for smokers.

We obviously don't smoke in our cars when we are on a shift.  That's just plain suicide.  So we smoke on breaks, outside of the car, etc. 

The problem?  I would be smoking in a park or pulled off to the side of the road, and then I get a ping.  I have to respond, and there's always the residual smell that sticks.  I actually do not have a good response to this one, as I've actually gotten negative feedback on Lyft's "Ways to Improve"

Ask the pax if he wants a smoke as well :)

Lots of lysol spray, windows down, and only smoke when I do not have passengers. Those little smelly car tree things don't help at all, fyi.

I had a 45 min ride from DFW airport to Ft. Worth last week and the vehicle reeked of smoke. It was disgusting and almost made me sick. While the ride was o.k. I only rated it 4* because of the smell and I indicated that in the rating.

I use ozium and have not had any complaints. In fact, my riders will get in my car and rave about how good it smells! It covers up ALL smells too. I also roll both windows down for a few minutes right after I smoke but before spraying Ozium. And it doesn’t take much. One spray per seat is what I do! And again, my riders LOVE it. I also use a lemon body spray for my clothes and hair and hand sanitizer for my hands. It also doesn’t hurt to wear something over your clothes while smoking either. If I stop to smoke, I will wear a cardigan or something and put it in a bag in the trunk when I am done. It does no good to cover the smell in your car if they can smell it all over you.... and Mr. Hefner didn’t wear a smoking jacket for nothing.....

I always dispose of my cigarette butts and ashes outside of the vehicle and I carry a tin with a tight lid. (or sometimes Snapple Bottles.  Never ever smoke inside the car.

Definitely open the windows after getting back on, and let it air out. 

Honestly though?  I still get dinged sometimes.  Some people are very sensitive to ciagrette smokes. and by "senstiive" I mean they notice.

I shut off A/C vents and open windows,  then I spray the vents and turn on air. I will try that with the mentioned spray Blunt Effects.