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There may be some ways to make it work more consistently--though not in a way that Uber/Lyft wants. I've met drivers who mostly work 3am to 7am shifts, to catch
by z2 9y ago
There may be some ways to make it work more consistently--though not in a way that Uber/Lyft wants. I've met drivers who mostly work 3am to 7am shifts, to catch back-to-back airport runs. The enterprising ones also actively work to get Uber/Lyft out of the process by offering their number directly.
- prepend 9y ago“The enterprising ones also actively work to get Uber/Lyft out of the process by offering their number directly.” I do airport runs. A few have given me their card. At first I thought this was cool as they charged $25 instead of $30. But then the driver was unavailable a few times. Managing different cards with a hierarchy of backups is a pain for users. I switched back to Uber. Interestingly the last one I used charged $35 which was more than Uber. I was already in the car so I paid. People underestimate the service Uber makes in managing riders and drivers. I don’t want to “have a guy” who’s not dependable. Perhaps one day, I can afford a full time valet and driver. That day is not near.
- username223 9y agoI don't see this working for Uber/Lyft drivers. For "gigs" like tutoring, it's easy to get a student or parent to split the referral service's fee, because they do more or less nothing after the first session, and a personal relationship is valuable. For car services, you just want to get from A to B at some random time, and Joe Driver may not be near A at that time.
- CodeWriter23 9y agoIf you contact that driver directly, and they don’t have a commercial auto policy, there is no insurance for that ride because all consumer auto policies have exclusions for commercial activity.
- xapata 9y agoI switched from a weekly car service to using Uber. It's more pleasant, because it's more flexible. And cheaper.