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Old Sep 16, 2017, 5:11 am
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brunes
 
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Originally Posted by Iwantmy240
Also, please understand that sometimes a driver may come from a long distance away to get you, unpaid. Rates are absurdly low as they are with normal pickup times, unless there's a decent surge. No one wants to invest so much time picking someone for such a low fare. You should reward the drivers that do get you without screening you with a tip.

Also, some drivers want to make sure riders are coherent and will not be problem children
They're not calling for pickup location. They are calling and specifically asking "where are you going". They do it to avoid short fares. Which is why Uber has this against their policy, so they dont end up in the same mess as taxii companies.RE being unpaid to pick up passengers, this is a problem to take up with Uber, not try to screw passengers for.

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