My novice experience as a driver
Originally Posted by
davie355
Last week I took several Uber rides in the Seattle and San Francisco areas. Three of my drivers neglected to start their "meter" until halfway through the trip.
I now have three receipts that show I was picked up in the middle of an interstate highway.
I feel remiss to cheat good people out of honest income, but otherwise no
obligation to remind drivers to get paid. If I had a rude driver I would have been happy to stay silent, sit back, and enjoy a free ride.
Has this situation happened to you? What's your stance on the ethical issue? Would you go as far as to pay cash to make up the lost fare?
A a novice UBER driver I can tell you that in the event the driver forgets to start the trip, he/she can complete the trip and then send a message to UBER support with the correct trip-start/trip-end location(s). Then I believe they contact the rider to confirm this before making a manual adjustment to the trip fee. Something else I've learned in two weeks of driving is the customer can change the trip destination once the trip has started, but the driver is unable to do so. (i.e. if you as a rider don't enter the trip destination for some reason, and want your driver to do it, and they make a mistake, they (the driver,) cannot change this, you might be able to.
Last edited by rosscali; May 13, 2015 at 12:05 pm
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