I don't mention it. only if they ask... they be like,.. "hey what's that $3.30 cent written on this board" .... I be like... oh that's how much lyft is paying me for this 15 mile ride that's 40 min.

Houston driver here. I feel like I should go ahead and address the fact that I do not condone body shaming, sometimes weight is out of someone's control and being overweight doesn't make them a bad or undesirable person.

That being said... I am getting increasingly frustrated when I go to pick up a pax and see 3 significantly overweight people waiting on me.

My suspension and gas is taking a brutal beating with these rides and I'm considering canceling all future rides like this.

AITA here?

Arrived at pickup, rider hopped in my car, I asked how she was doing, she didn't reply (it's cool, maybe she's deaf or whatever). She starts eating in my car, I'm like, ummm , whatever, I can't wait until she gets the hell outta my car. Then at drop off, I see that she's even let a mess. $20 Charge after contacting Lyft. I still can't get over how some people are just so disrespectful. She's even a 5 star rider for 1.5 years wtf!

Why do people not tip Lyft and Uber drivers!!! We are providing a service. These rideshare apps don't cover any of our expenses, they take 60% of what you pay. At least show some appreciation for the service we provide.

First off, this WILL get downvoted.

But Lyft is rolling out a feature to allow female riders to only match with other female drivers. Regardless of how you feel about this actually being needed, from a business standpoint this can only serve to reduce your pay even further if you are a male driver. Whether it will reduce your hourly pay $1 or $10 is really hard to say but it is certain to hurt you to some degree.

That said it might be a good time to finally leave this gig and you may want to start making plans now. I'm posting this as a warning to you because I know many of us are just barely hanging on now. So anyway, don't say you weren't warned.

Oddly my wife got an email today that they are going to allow and give advantage to female drivers by allowing female passengers to give preference to female drivers if they want. This violates the clear anti discrimination policy of Lyft by giving preferential treatment for more rides and income to female drivers vs males. Time for Lyft to get smashed by the Feds on this one.

Myself and several other drivers were talking and if we get two or three tips per day, that's saying we got a lot. Basically it comes down to Pax being cheap. Especially those who are obviously well off. And honestly, a $5 base rate... If you can't afford $5- walk.

I’m gonna start to retaili-rate 3-4 starts every passenger that doesn’t tip. I have a great track record for driving Lyft - no issues or complaints and lots of great feedback. Not getting any tips — I don’t know if it’s the clientele or people just delaying closing out. Today 9 rides and 0 tips…

Lyft developers need to do something to alert the passenger to close out their transaction.

Anybody else having this issue??

Maybe I'll take it apart, I'm no stranger to vape pens and box mods from CBD use but I'm curious about these little things.

Just to be clear. Your Lyft driver DOES NOT get out of the car and take your bags. Im not taking responsibility for your shit getting damaged and I’m not risking injury to my back for $5, Karen!

I am the driver, I drive, I’m not your frucking valet!

Stop driving, cancel all your rides, and get dashcams for full 360 degree horizontal view and 270 degree vertical view for your vehicles, like absolutely right now !!

An insurance-fraud by a passenger has me deactivated permanentaly as of this very moment.

1. This passenger's ( female ) drop-off address in her ride-request wasn't her intended place to go.

2. I drove around the block for another 5 mins with the sole intention to help her, but her destination isn't anywhere close, so I take her back to the drop-off address as per her ride-request, and end the trip in the app.

3. Mind-you, this drop-off address is an abandoned diner / bank, whatever establishment it used to be previously, absolutely empty and deserted, on a busy street. However, I wasn't scared for life, because this was in the noon, bright under the shining sun.

4. At this time, I am parked in a parking spot. She wouldn't get out of my vehicle claiming she's changing the drop-off address, but I had already ended the trip in the app, and had provided a negative feedback on her.

5. She began cussing at me using expletives. I politely told her that a wrong drop-off address in the ride-request wasn't my fault, and that she needed to exit the vehicle because I had another ride-request queued and another passenger waiting for me for quite a while now.

6. If she were to create a new ride-request, she'd find a different driver. She eventually exited, I re-adjusted my seat-belt, checked my mirrors and began reversing my car, when I bumped into her.

7. Apparently, she was hiding in a blind-spot, behind my vehicle in the parking-spot, the one you don't see in any of the rear-view mirrors. I certainly did not turn all around to my right to view through the rear-window, primarily because we were in a deserted empty parking of an abandoned commercial establishment.

8. As soon as I bumped into her, I checked if I had not run-over her. She was totally ok. No blood, she didn't fall down, my vehicle wasn't damaged, I wasn't hurt. So, I ask her why was she behind a vehicle with a running engine, rear-lights glowing, about to reverse from a parking-spot. She had nothing to say, except stare at me angrily.

9. This was the moment I knew this was going to blow-up. I immediately initiated the Emergency thing in the Lyft app. Upon completing the submission after pressing some buttons, I notice that the pending ride-request in the queue is still active, a passenger waiting for me, some $$$ to be earned, that I did not intend to cancel, of course.

10. So I say sorry to this lady despite none of it all was in any way my fault, while I drive out of the parking-lot of that abandoned place.

11. I get a phone-call from ADT, I use bluetooth headphones always, I describe everything as-is from above while driving for the pickup of my current active ride-request, hoping this will all be sorted properly.

Boy, was I wrong !!

PS: Reddit won't let me include a JPEG in this post, so I am posting the email-content about the permanent deactivation as a comment.

Edit : The context of my vehicle coming in contact with another person is blowing up, exactly just as I had feared that very moment. All the simpletons need to reel-back and think about -

1. What's a vehicle's speed while reversing in a parking lot ? 65 mph ? 5 mph ? Slower than a brisk-walk ?

2. Coming in contact with a person, at such a low speed, definitely does not fall under the classical definition of "hitting", as in, an accident.

3. Particularly, when the person is intentionally hiding in a blind spot behind the vehicle, in an empty parking lot, as though there was no other place to be at ?

4. Such a trivial contact between my vehicle and said person, simply blew-up out of proportions, where there was no damage whatsoever.

However, I do admit, this isn't even my competency as a skill, as in working as a taxi-driver, or the service industry itself !

Peace-out peasants !!

Let this be a learning experience for those who can't think straight when in a confrontational setting, just as me.

Went to pick a guy up from work. The second I arrived, he messaged me and asked if I could wait three minutes.

I told him the app already gives him five minutes.

Naturally, he proceeded to use every second of the five minutes after telling me he only needed three.

Whatever. He gets in.

We drive about four miles, and we are approaching a gas station, maybe an eighth of a mile away, and he suddenly tells me we are stopping there and to pull in.

He did not ask if I minded. He did not ask if it was cool to add a stop. He just told me we were stopping.

Sure enough, right after he said it, the app updated. Stop added.

Cool.

I pulled into the gas station. He got out. I pulled back out.
Apparently he had left his backpack and lunchbox in my backseat. I did not even realize he had brought them because I was already irritated by what had just happened and was not paying attention to what he carried into the car.

Fast forward to the end of my shift.

Nobody else had mentioned a backpack sitting back there, but when I finally saw it, I immediately knew whose it was. I knew it was that dudes stuff.

I reported the lost item through Lyft(sent a quick message to the passenger saying remember that bag you left in my car after adding a stop without asking). He confirmed it was his.

I contacted Lyft support and explained that because of the nature of the ride, I did not want any further direct contact with this passenger. I was willing to return his property, but I wanted Lyft to facilitate it.

He started messaging me anyway.

So I contacted Lyft again and told them that I had specifically requested no direct contact from this passenger.

I also messaged him directly and made the boundary very clear. Any arrangements for retrieving his property needed to go through Lyft. I was not meeting him. I was not personally driving it back. I was willing to mail it.
I also told him that any further direct contact would be considered harassment. I told him I would make Lyft aware of it, and if necessary I would involve the appropriate authorities.

After that, nothing.

About a week went by.

Apparently the backpack and lunchbox were not worth going through the retrieval process.

So eventually, into the garbage they went.

Passengers, tread lightly. This could be you.

Ask your driver before adding a stop, and probably do not leave your stuff in somebody elses car while you do it.

Drivers know exactly the kind of ride I am talking about. Run the pickup timer down, get in, then start modifying the trip like you hired a private chauffeur.

Sometimes the universe sends the invoice later.

Get a ride with a stop.

Normally I don't accept but it was slow and I was bored.

On my way to pick up I see it's a Mr. Hero.

Get a message:

"Hello, this is the trip coordinator, please go into Mr. Hero and retrieve and order for Candace Collins. The final destination is Ms. Collins address, please deliver the order to her. Thank you!"

I say to myself you gotta be kidding no way. Asshole.

Get to Mr. Hero, hit arrive with the intention of just riding out the 5 minutes and hitting no show.

This "trip coordinator" obviously morbidly obese Candace starts messaging me.

"Can you get the food?"

Start's calling.

I ignore everything

Timer runs out.

Light bulb goes off 💡

I walk into Mr. Hero....

"Hello is my order ready?"

Patel says "Name?"

I say "Yes Candace Collins please"

Here you go!

Back to my car, cancel ride "passenger no show"

Collect fee.

Now I'm eating Roman Burgers and Waffle Fries in the parking lot.

PS

It was like a $40 order, Candace was hungry AF

But sometimes you execute one so fucking clean it’s almost an art form. 😂

I have Lyft’s deaf/hard-of-hearing setting enabled, so a text satisfies the contact requirement. No phone call necessary.

I initially parked with my passenger door facing the apartment, hoping for a quick pickup. Hop in, flip around, and we’re gone.

But you didn’t give me a quick pickup.

With two minutes left, I send: “I’m in a black Toyota.”
Then I reposition. I’m no longer set up for a pickup. I’m positioned for the roll-off. Facing the exit. No backing up, no three-point turn.

One minute left he texts: “Okay, coming out.”

And I’m thinking, no, you’re not. You’re probably just now grabbing your keys and putting your shoes on. 😂

I’m already betting against you. And now you’re playing against the house.

I’ve accepted a more profitable Uber ride, and I’ve positioned my car so you can’t catch me maneuvering out. You’re racing the clock. I’m waiting for it to expire.

Timer hits ZERO.

At that EXACT moment, your apartment door opens. Here you come!

Left hand on my phone.

Cancel. Collect fee. Roll off. 😂

And there you stand, probably thinking, “But I told him I was coming!”

Brother, telling me you’re coming doesn’t stop the clock.

The house wins. I’m already on my way to Uber. 🤌

Back up apps:

• DoorDash.

• lyft

• Wridz

• Shipt

• Instacart.

• TaskRabbit.

• Grubhub

• Spark

• Amazon Flex

Add more below:

Demanded CHANGES:

Changes to the pay rate, what percentage do drivers want? Make your suggestions. Are we licensed contractors or not? If so, the rate that the client is paying is to us, and not Uber. If so, the rate must meet our standards, and CAN NOT be dependent on tip at the end. We are either driving waitresses, or licensed contractors but not both.

Transparency in every transaction: What they paid to Uber. PLUS. The tip still 100% transparency, before the trip is picked up.

MUST fulfill minimum wage requirements if actively driving. Example, if deadheading, must pay minimum wage on the trip back, unless a trip is picked up. Can not deny riders this wage based on not accepting because the next trip might be in the wrong direction, something that an app is currently not able to determine.

Do NOT bundle a tipper with a NON TIPPER. Ever. Total financial transparency before the trip is picked up. We are contracted, not underpaid waitresses.

Tip must be added at the purchase of the trip, and can not be removed for any circumstance without contacting uber and filing a formal complaint that has valid and legally legit reasons for removing the tip, this must be backed up by proof. The tip can be increased after completed trip. This is a different business than other tip businesses, since money is spent on gas to drive to the customer's location. No excuses for not tipping.

The drivers that fulfill a certain amount of delivery time MUST get free annual brakes, and new tires.

Health insurance in the United States is provided by a company and getting around this by “hiring” exclusively contracted workers creates a huge burden on America who has to pay for the state provided medicare system. Require uber to provide medal insurance to offset the burden that otherwise is dumped on the states. OR: increase the payment to drivers, so that they can actually buy insurance. Take a pick.

Extra:?

Can NOT require drivers to park in no parking zones, since the vehicle is NOT marked like for example an Amazon Prime truck, and putting on hazard lights is not enough to prevent getting a ticket. If people live on the fourth floor and they want their burger, they have to come downstairs and outside to pick it up if the driver determines that it is unsafe to park. Can not tip bait in these situations. This is up to the drivers discretion and not the customer's demands.

Set up security protections against muggings, robberies and MURDER. How? THAT is up to Uber.

Add changes that you want:

STARTING JULY 3 2023!!!

Only end the Uber black out after an agreement has been made. Use the back up apps that you have signed up for in the meantime.

Make suggestions for how to reach out to the whole fleet of Uber drivers within our time frame.

Apparently you can't cancel when you find a better ride or the riders are still in the bar during a surge

Enough of your newb posts. Veteran drivers like myself are just laughing at you and your inexperience.

Mother fuckers.

The new feature where female and non-binary drivers can request rides from the same sex implies that male drivers are harassers or worse. While I'm not debating the value of the feature or speculating how often male drivers engage in misconduct, the implication is clear.

Many women and non-binary individuals may not necessarily utilize this feature in order to have access to the fastest ride available. However, the idea that there must be a massive problem with male drivers will remain planted firmly in their heads after being offered this.

It would be no different if there were racial preferences in selecting a driver. Hey, we see you're white. Check out our feature that allows you to select only white drivers. There would be a clear perception that some races act better than others. And yes, there are many who would gladly quote certain statistics or tell some anecdotal story and happily order "Lyft Ivory"

This will lead to, at minimum, a slight uptick in deactivations based on this assumption further motivating complaints.

Ironically, it also puts female and non-binary drivers in a position to be accused of discrimination and possibly deactivated if they feel the passenger may not be the genuine item and decide to cancel. And the passenger may very well be an imposter just looking for a date, since there is no verification.

I quit this last year and only come back when they offer returning driver guarantees, then re-delete. So for those who would say to simply quit, do something different if I don't like it, or whatever else... Done, done and done.

Let the downvoting proceed.

So this morning l picked some passengers. The were blacks. Two females and 1 male. Due to black passengers not tipping and asking for offers. I hardly touch their luggage’s. I let them put their bags in my trunk themselves. I don’t touch anything. I am a black male myself. Secondly, there was no way l was gonna help with the bags when they have male among them. The bags were kinda heavy too. After the trip l got this email from Lyft. Apparently they lied that l have a faulty seatbelts and my account was temporarily suspended. I took pictures and sent it to Lyft support and they immediately activated my account.

Right now I’m averaging about 10% of my fares leaving a tip. I give great service, drive very smooth and yet no tip. What’s worse is yesterday a friendly, well off couple told me how much they appreciate me and that they’d leave me a tip in the app. They never did. The only explanation is that they forgot. Maybe Lyft needs to do a better job at reminding them or better yet make it automatic.

If you hate working for a ride share because they don’t tip, or you’re impatient, maybe this isn’t for you. Find another full time job or side gig that best fits your interest.

Maybe these people don’t tip because just like you and I, they are barely making it in life, and can’t chip in more money. You never know what someone is going through. Don’t judge someone just because they didn’t tip, and don’t expect a tip. You guys expecting tips for every ride is what’s making you guys all grumpy. Your life would be so much easier and you’ll be happier if you stop expecting tips.