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Which cities are the long distance fees available and can be collected by the Uber drivers?
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The Guru Take
Some varying info.
Uber has some varying information around where and which cities these "fees" are assessed.
During 180-days of change, Uber announced "All US Uber Cities", and this can still be seen here.
However, if you check their documentation, it says:
"Long Pickup Premiums are currently available in limited cities in the US. Check the Fares section of your Partner Dashboard to see if this feature is available in your city." (source - as of 8/31/2018)
The consensus amongst the drivers is that this is only available in limited cities, as they are seeing varying results from city to city.
More info:
Live in the Suburbs? Get ready to pay Uber's "Long Distance Pick Up Fee"
How are Long Pickup Premiums (aka Long Pickup Fees) calculated?
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I csn tell you they are offerered in Philadelphia. I have received 3. I had more but got to pickup faster than what they predicted because I didnt know any better. Alrhough for the most part they are pretty accurate I just tend to drive fast. The 3 I did receive were under 2.00 but on 4th of July I was bored not many rides got a request for Center City 20 min away it was a surge I had nothing better to do I took it. Ended up with Surge and 5.79 long pickup fee and 5.00 tip. Got to rider no problem dropped him off had another request 2 blocks away didnt show, called them no answer got cancellation fee also. I lucked out.
I've had a few in Boston, but I believe they were like $12~14. Yeah, I know. Pretty big, but I do rememeber I was driving in the suburbs and the trip was like 20 minutes. (I think.)