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Uber drivers not happy with long hauls
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:16 pm
Anyone use Uber for long hauls, specifically from the Nortshore (Mandeville/Covington) to New Orleans and back?
I've done this over a dozen times and only recently have I had an issue with the drivers (all on the N.O. side) either refusing the trip or bitching the entire time. It seems as if the Uber drivers in New Orleans are becoming more like the cab drivers.
This weekend I decided to text the driver and make them aware of the trip before they arrived. Two cancelled and the one that picked me up complained that he wasn't going to make any money because he had no pick-up coming back across.
Anyone else having this issue?
I've done this over a dozen times and only recently have I had an issue with the drivers (all on the N.O. side) either refusing the trip or bitching the entire time. It seems as if the Uber drivers in New Orleans are becoming more like the cab drivers.
This weekend I decided to text the driver and make them aware of the trip before they arrived. Two cancelled and the one that picked me up complained that he wasn't going to make any money because he had no pick-up coming back across.
Anyone else having this issue?
This post was edited on 9/19/16 at 2:29 pm
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Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:17 pm to SippyCup
So do you get a credit when they cancel on you? Or does that only work in their favor when you cancel on them?
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:18 pm to SippyCup
quote:that they don't know enough to price the gig to cover that is probably why they're uber drivers?
Anyone else having this issue?
ETA: and it is kind of naive on your part to not expect to pay for them to reposition back to where their work is
This post was edited on 9/19/16 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:18 pm to SippyCup
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Two cancelled and the one that picked me up complained that he wasn't going to make any money because he had no pick-up coming back across.
i don't see an issue. I wouldn't do it if I was them.
what if they get caught on the causeway with a wreck.
that may ruin a whole work day for them.
seems you fall into the category that this is all for you and not for them to make money
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:20 pm to SippyCup
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the one that picked me up complained that he wasn't going to make any money because he had no pick-up coming back across.
Give him a bad rating and tell him tough shite. He had the chance to refuse.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:20 pm to SippyCup
I wouldn't do it either. You should have to pay more as they are going back empty. Really you are almost fricking them.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:21 pm to SippyCup
The drivers know your destination before they pick you up. I think this thread is a troll.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:22 pm to SippyCup
Uber is racist
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:22 pm to SippyCup
How much does a one way run like that cost you?
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:22 pm to Napoleon
sooner or later they just won't make that trip.
up to the customer to fix the relationship bridge.
too bad most people that use uber think it should be cheap when in fact that is a shitty trip and they would be driving it themselves if it really wasnt so bad
up to the customer to fix the relationship bridge.
too bad most people that use uber think it should be cheap when in fact that is a shitty trip and they would be driving it themselves if it really wasnt so bad
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:23 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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seems you fall into the category that this is all for you and not for them to make money
Call me an a-hole, but when I Uber it is because I don't want to or can't drive at the moment. My motive is not to ensure the driver makes money.
This post was edited on 9/19/16 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:24 pm to Displaced
quote:
Call me an a-hole, but when I Uber it is because I don't want to or can't drive at the moment. My motive is not to ensure the driver makes money.
well someone in your position should STFU and be happy they took your drunk arse home.
ETA:
1. I don't drive for Uber/Lyft/Taxis
2. I have never been in an UBer or Lyft.
This post was edited on 9/19/16 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:24 pm to Nado Jenkins83
I could see there needing to be a surcharge for a trip like and that
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:25 pm to Displaced
quote:
Call me an a-hole, but when I Uber it is because I don't want to or can't drive at the moment. My motive is not to ensure the driver makes money.
ok, you're an a-hole
that is precisely why you should make it worth their while, saving your
sorry drunken arse jail time, job impact, and 15-20k
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:25 pm to Displaced
Well this is where simple economics kicks in, because based on the model Uber set forth...the driver is their own boss and if it isn't in their best interest to make that run then so be it
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:27 pm to Spilled Milk
Don't they get locked out if they refuse a ride?
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:28 pm to Spilled Milk
quote:
Well this is where simple economics kicks in, because based on the model Uber set forth...the driver is their own boss and if it isn't in their best interest to make that run then so be it
that trip will not exist soon if people are stiffing the drivers
someone should start a gofundme for the OP and his Nola trips
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:29 pm to LNCHBOX
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The drivers know your destination before they pick you up.
No they don't. Unless something changed recently.
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:29 pm to 777Tiger
that is precisely why you should make it worth their while
Why should he have to make it worth their while....they decided to accept the trip....they didnt have too...I dont get calling him an a-hole....when I uber im not trying to MAKE SURE the driver makes money....
Why should he have to make it worth their while....they decided to accept the trip....they didnt have too...I dont get calling him an a-hole....when I uber im not trying to MAKE SURE the driver makes money....
Posted on 9/19/16 at 2:29 pm to LNCHBOX
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The drivers know your destination before they pick you up. I think this thread is a troll.
They do not know your destination until they arrive at your location. This is why I started to text them before they begin the route to pick me up.
Im trying not to be an a-hole and give them the opportunity to refuse the service.
I agree, ther should be a surcharge for an empty leg back but that's on Uber not me. I happen to tip very well when they do bring me across.
The fare runs between $45 and $55.
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