The Uber driver app says I completed 3 trips today. I earned a little over $80.00. Saturday’s have historically been really good, I made a mistake around 4PM that cost me about $30.00. When driving Rideshare a single mistake can cost a lot. Everything is in where you choose to do pickups, and exactly which rides you decide to take, and which kind of vehicle you choose to drive Rideshare in. So driving Rideshare is very High Risk but very low income. If you make a mistake, things can get very bad, very quickly too. Also today, Uber did an update that removed the ability to text riders. I need that ability to send out my rules in advance of their trip, and that have arrived and there was only a phone icon there.
This is the 6th time they have done that to me.
That message (currently is on the miscellaneous tab) I send out to the rider’s before I get to them is very polite, but assertive and right then and there they can and some have Canceled (I didn’t really notice a difference when I started using it like 8 months after I started driving) most riders don’t read it, and I can not help that. If they are breaking any of my rules in that message, or Uber’s rules. I just cancel that trip without discussion and go on to the next trip. A big rule that they usually break of mine is they have a drink, I cancel immediately as soon as I see it. Not nearly as much now though because of trip radar and upfront pricing. The two biggest rules that are broken by riders both a lot are, no more than 4 riders (In addition to the driver) in an Uber X, and no car seat for an infant. If that child can’t walk alone, I need to see a car seat. The over 4 passenger rule you can really only determine by stopping. The no car seat thing, I determine from the car as soon as I see the child. In Florida the law says any child under 6 years old needs a car seat. Since I am a parent and pretty observant, I usually can tell right away. I just cancel, and move on to the next ride. A canceled trip either by the rider or the driver can not be rated. It’s the only way to protect my vehicle (which I use to make my living with) and my rating.