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Why one Uber driver loves picking up puking passengers
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:45 pm
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Uber driver Curtis Preston learned his lesson about inebriated passengers the hard way. The first time someone got sick in his car he wasn't prepared, and the mess took him off the road and cost him $140 to get his car cleaned. Uber reimbursed him $150, but he lost a night of work.
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After that first experience, he armored his car against anything a passenger with one too many drinks in them could throw at it.
And he had an important realization: The compensation fee Uber gives drivers whose vehicles get sullied by the boozy or the bilious is designed to cover the cost of getting the car cleaned professionally; if he just did the work himself he'd be able to keep those cleaning fees and make a little extra money.
Preston now patrols the streets of San Diego in his grey Toyota Prius, equipped with medical gloves, cleaning solution, a portable wet vacuum cleaner, and most importantly, Febreze. Rather than steering clear of the inebriated, he cheerfully welcomes them aboard with the zeal of a Ferris wheel operator.
It's not that he seeks out drunk passengers, he insists. Rather, it's the surge pricing typically in effect during bar closing time that brings him out at that time. But he acknowledges that the customers at that hour tend to be the ones with weak stomachs.
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Uber used to charge passengers a flat $250 vomit fee, but recently modified its service charge process. Now, the penalties for purging range between $25 and $150. If a passenger makes a noticeable mess, the driver must take multiple photos and email them to Uber, where the company's experts carefully evaluate the damage. Uber then compensates the driver for whatever they estimate a professional clean up would cost.
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With his new self-cleaning system, and the proficiency he's developed, Preston says his downtime is minimal. If someone does let their stomach loose in his car today he still has to take time off the road, but if he can quickly find a gas station to park at, he can be back driving within 10 minutes.
He sends in pictures of any mess that requires him to take his supplies out of the trunk. In a blog post, he details the fees he's been given in return: $50 for melted chocolate on his seats, $80 for spilled dip, and $30 for the girl who ate two Taco Bell meals in under two miles.
His $40 investment in cleaning supplies was well worth it. Curtis the driver says he made $1500 in cleaning fees last year by having Curtis the cleaner do the work instead of paying for a professional service.
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This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:47 pm to Will Cover
Well frick that guy for ruining that trick for the rest of us. UBER is about to cut those cleaning fees. Dumbass.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:48 pm to Breesus
Cleaning fee used to be $250, looks like Uber has already reduced it.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:50 pm to Will Cover
quote:Meh, I've paid more for less of a show, I'm in.
$30 for the girl who ate two Taco Bell meals in under two miles.
But I'm driving 90 mph and if she doesn't finish in time, I'm stiffing her.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:50 pm to Will Cover
Clean up puke every weekend for ~$125 a month. I'll pass.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:50 pm to Will Cover
damn i wish i could make $1500 for letting people treat my personal property like a trash can
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:53 pm to Will Cover
$1500 to have a smelly car and stains all over. Not really worth it because you know the smell truly never goes away.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:56 pm to Will Cover
friend of mine ordered those laser cut floor mats a few years back, had a couple throw up in his SUV. Took it out, washed it, scrubbed it, and dried it in 30 minutes.
Happened again.
called it a night +$500 for 3hrs of fees, not including the actual driving.
Happened again.
called it a night +$500 for 3hrs of fees, not including the actual driving.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 8:57 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 8:59 pm to Will Cover
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Curtis the driver says he made $1500 in cleaning fees last year
Posted on 7/20/17 at 9:00 pm to Will Cover
Had a guy that worked me quit to work full time for uber. That was during football season and uber was doing ok. This guy is a fat lazy POS. I'm glad he quit, I love it every time uber cuts driver rates in BR
Posted on 7/20/17 at 9:35 pm to Will Cover
I'm sure he also likes to slam on the brakes and gas it to get those juices flowing.
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