Uber Deactivation for Safety Concerns

You will not get anywhere messaging them. They rarely read the messages and just “auto reply.” It’s infuriating!!!

The ONLY way to address the issue and get reactivated is to go into one of their Greenlight Offices. The associates there are always very helpful. They will look up any complaints in the system and provide you with detailed information in the unlikely event they are substantiated.

They will then be able to contact corporate/customer service directly for you to correct all discrepancies and reactivate your account.

You should be able to have your voice be heard. Total BS. Not to mention you should be able to see the claims and complaints supposedly filed.
If they’re claiming there have been multiple, why didn’t they warn you before? Why didn’t they reach out to you to try to fix the problem? This thing is especially sketchy because they’re simply not being transparent.

Sorry to hear this.  

Uber probably decided to reduce the # of drivers in that particular region. They are known to "cut off" drivers when a market reaches a saturation. 

They do this so they can keep the pay level above a certain threshold. In some ways, it makes sense; fewer drivers, steady demand, and more each driver makes. Then they advertise that in regions where they need drivers and in court where the quality of driver lives are questioned.

It is a bully move for sure. 

Are you suspecting by “safety concerns”, you think this could be a Covid related thing?  Like not wearing a mask?

Their warning is so vague. That’s ridiculous. This is our livelihood here 

In four years, there have been no complaints. I was therefore confused when this occurred to me the other day. More over 8,000 trips in four years, all from restaurants and customers, with 4.91 on the passenger side. No reports of DUI, marijuana use, or anything like. No allegations of harassment. Nothing. There have been no mishaps, all of my background checks have come back clean, and all of my paperwork is current. My wife speculates that it is due to the free tuition. I used to be Platinum, but after the pandemic, I essentially stopped using Uber, save for the occasional trip. My previous trip was three weeks ago. The wife claims that they are likely cleaning the house. Whatever. I'm largely done with it. To make matters worse, they forbade me from ordering food or rides. I occasionally order food but I never request rides. Confusion is increased by the fact that my Postmates account functions properly.

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Not to fan the conspiracy theory, are drivers entitled to additional benefits at their second year anniversary? Do they get extra pay, benefits, rights, etc.?  I saw you were almost at your two year mark.  Maybe something to do with employee vs. contractor thing?

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I have had zero complaints in 4 years. So when this happened to me the other day I was perplexed. Over 8,000 trips in 4 years, 100% from restaurants, 100% from customers, 4.91 on the passenger side. No complaints of DUI, weed, anything like that. No harassment complaints. Nothing. No accidents, my background checks are all clear, my documents are all up to date, it makes no sense. My wife thinks it's because of the free tuition. I had been Platinum, but when the pandemic hit I basically stopped doing Uber except here and there. My last trip was 3 weeks ago. The wife says they're cleaning house, probably. Whatever. I'm mostly over it. But to add insult to injury they banned me from ordering food or rides. I never order rides, but food I do on occasion. My Postmates account works fine to work and order, which adds to the confusion. 

Ultimately I make more doing Grubhub, Doordash, and Instacart now. And I can always do Lyft. 

Exact same thing just happened to me with over 8,000 trips and they refuse to say why.

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I’ve experienced exactly the same thing in DFW! They only respond with the scripted responses already provided but Uber, and what really gets me, is that Uber pays these idiots to sit behind a desk and just click at responses to send us. A computer could easily do the same, and pay us more per mile and minute with the savings they’d have. I literally had this happen to me earlier this year, and now just about an hour ago Lyft has deactivated my account because checkr reported to then again because amazon flex was doing my background check! This is so ridiculously annoying! I have literally 5.0 star rating, and my riders absolutely love my service, but do the companies even attempt to look at reviews or reachout to passengers for feedback? Nope, that would require people to actually do work, which we all know they don’t like for their corporate employees to have to do. 

Did you ever figure this out?  These types of stories freak me out and give me nightmares. It's like constantly working/living in fear that you can lose your job at any point, and it isn't even your fault. You can be the best worker and you can still lose your job completely, and there's no severance or benefits that you can leverage. You are just completely cut off. 

I have family to feed. and I feel so helpless that this can happen at any point for no reason or by some random whim of a passenger.

Not to fan the conspiracy theory, are drivers entitled to additional benefits at their second year anniversary? Do they get extra pay, benefits, rights, etc.?  I saw you were almost at your two year mark.  Maybe something to do with employee vs. contractor thing?

Tweet at them over and over and over. Best way to get an actual human...

Where are you located? I wouldn't be surprised if they are trying to cut down on drivers in some areas. This is such bullshit.

What does “during recent review” mean anyway?  

During a recent review, we noted that your account is associated with multiple reports of safety concerns.

Are they usually not checking?  Was this a spot check? I feel like they should always be aware of drivers getting complaints, and they should have a proper process