You only see the destination when you start the trip. This is to ensure that drivers don't look at the destination then cancel based on the destination. Some drivers call and ask the passenger of the destination and then cancel if they don't like where they are going. Uber will never let you know where you are going ahead of time. What they should do is provide the fare estimate in the request, this way drivers can get an idea of how long they will need to be on the road.Anyone know why I can't view the pax destination before picking them up? Is it because I have and android phone (note 4). I click on the waybill but it never shows the destination even if the pax entered it already.
I fully agree. The only time I call the passenger is if I don't see them outside waiting or if it is crowded and I need them to stand out some or meet me at a particular spot. I still get a thrill when I start the trip and find out where we are going. It's part of the game, and if people don't want the minimum fare or the long trip to wherever then they shouldn't be a driver. Uber says plan up to 4 hours, but the longest I have had a rider was just a bit over 2 hours, and the most miles I have gone on 1 trip was 90. This way I always make sure I have more than 1/4 gallon gas and bladder empty before turning the app on.Its my understanding that its against Uber policy to call a customer and ask what the destination is. Besides, it pisses off most pax anyway. My attitude is if your willing to be online, you're responsible to accept the consequence. Its part of the deal.
I'd cancel my plans for $800. That's a pretty long trip back with no pax though.I started driving last July at $2.25/mile in Jersey then it dropped to $1.95/mile for a few months. Back then the Waybill showed the destination if the pax entered the address. I got a ping at The Barclay's golf tournament in Ridgewood, checked the destination on Waybill and the trip was to Rochester NY. I had to cancel because I had plans that night. Lol, I was so pissed. If I remember correctly I think the trip would've been approximately $800.
I think if you have the choice to cancel then you should do it, this week I had a pax going to jfk, normally I just cancel when I see a pax with luggage that is going to JFK or lga during rush hour at flat rate, but this pax called me after I accepted his reuest and ask me if I could drive him to JFK the reason he called me was because 2 other uber drivers turned him down, after hearing this I thought he now knows that drivers don't like to go to JFK or lga during rush hour and I could get a big tip, but I was so wrong when the trip finished he just got off the car without even saying thank you, this trip took me 3 hrs total from weehawken at $7 p/h,Its my understanding that its against Uber policy to call a customer and ask what the destination is. Besides, it pisses off most pax anyway. My attitude is if your willing to be online, you're responsible to accept the consequence. Its part of the deal.
I am completely with you on this. But the only exception is when I get a ping 15 minutes or more away. I wont take a ping that far away unless I know it's for a good fare.Its my understanding that its against Uber policy to call a customer and ask what the destination is. Besides, it pisses off most pax anyway. My attitude is if your willing to be online, you're responsible to accept the consequence. Its part of the deal.