Anyone on here drive for Uber?

#27
#27
BearCat204 said:
Doesn't seem to be worth your time, wear and tear on car, and the probability of someone puking in your car. Would be better off delivering pizza
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If they puke in your car their credit card on file gets charged and the driver's car gets cleaned and shampooed for free by the company.
 
#28
#28
Orange_Vol1321 said:
There are many scenarios that doesnt mean who is pressing the Uber app are who it says.

A criminal has stolen one of his/her family members phones.
A criminal has already robbed somebody and has their phone.
A criminal has a straight talk phone and re-ups the monthly service with a card bought with cash.

I will stop there because you should see my point. The criminal can push a button and have their victim come to them. Not sure having cash on them from the Uber buisness would make a difference. They know the driver would have a car, wallet (cash or not), debit cards, credit cards, and a $800 dollar Iphone or android. When it comes to people needing money for drugs, some of you all are being WAY naive about the length they would go to for it.

I'm not saying don't do it you will get robbed, just that the scenario is highly possible. It's not for me but I hope any of you'll that's wanting to try it has your CCW permit.
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Highly possible? You threw in a lot of 'what ifs'.

The probability is much less than being a traditional cab driver and about equal to getting Randomly mugged on the street.

There are way more instances of Uber drivers killing people in wrecks than stories of drivers getting robbed.
 
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Coug said:
If they puke in your car their credit card on file gets charged and the driver's car gets cleaned and shampooed for free by the company.
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This must be a new thing because that's not been the policy in the past.
 
#34
#34
Nerd-Vol said:
His credit card was just charged for a shampooing. 🤢😀
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Lol! I learned about it while speaking to an Uber driver down in New Orleans on my last visit.

I admit though this was the Uber XL service. Same business just larger cars.
 
#35
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Coug said:
Lol! I learned about it while speaking to an Uber driver down in New Orleans on my last visit.

I admit though this was the Uber XL service. Same business just larger cars.
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I bet interior detailing is big business in NOLA.
 
#39
#39
vol_in_ar said:
at least enough to keep Pizza Hut, and the theaters in business
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I used to be a big fan of Pizza Hut. A couple years ago I tried a pepperoni pizza someone bought and I swear the sauce had a metallic flavor to it like they just scraped it out of a can. It was awful, something really went down hill with the quality there.
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
I don't think someone thats going to rob you really cares about a electronic paper trail?

They walk in gas stations all the time to rob them knowing they're on 20 different cameras.
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You're doing it wrong. Do you understand how Uber works?
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
1) You don't hail an Uber like a cab. It's something you see parked on the corner and just hop in. You have to have an account and "call" a driver from the app. Hence, Uber knows who is in the car and where it is going at all times.

2) they don't take cash payments or tips so the likely hood of getting much of anything is pretty low for the robber.

Point is, your likely hood of getting robbed as an Uber driver is about the same as just getting mugged on the street. Maybe less so.
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Tips aren't required but people shouldn't be cheap and give the drivers a tip. Uber/Lyft is a much better ride than a taxi (my experience). The cars are majority of the time very clean, some drivers offer bottled water, mints etc. and it's cheaper. Last month Uber here in LV offered set price rides for a month. Each time I used it, it was only $3.50
 
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Sin City Vol said:
Tips aren't required but people shouldn't be cheap and give the drivers a tip. Uber/Lyft is a much better ride than a taxi (my experience). The cars are majority of the time very clean, some drivers offer bottled water, mints etc. and it's cheaper. Last month Uber here in LV offered set price rides for a month. Each time I used it, it was only $3.50
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I thought it was policy they weren't supposed to take tips.
 
#49
#49
Pay through PayPal, carry your own Glock to answer the the high point in yo face, wife and I had a good time tonight here in franklin tn with uber bar hopping since 7, made it safely back to the hotel heading to Nashvegas around 9am.
 
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#50
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.masslive.com/v1/articles/20550712/boston_uber_driver_charged_wit.amp

The alleged sexual assault happened months before Massachusetts passed law ordering Uber and Lyft drivers undergo background checks. As of January 2017 , drivers for the popular ride-sharing apps must be submitted to checks on criminal records, traffic records and sex-offender registries. Four months later, the state found 8,000 of these drivers failed a background check, while 62,583 were approved.
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As of Jan 2017 they are given background checks? Is every state just now requiring this? Shouldn't this be done since day one Uber rolled out?
 
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