So I have been doing some research on cash trips. Luckily they are not in my City (I have confirmed by trying to add them on my customer app as a payment option).
I have looked at Uber's various cash topics, and there does not seem to be an official list of Cities/regions where they are allowed. I have read many posts on this site, but still have questions.

After doing some research, it seems (at least in America, there are many foreign countries where I believe this to be the case based on historical customs with payment), that they seem to correlate with cities that have ordinances that prohibit cashless businesses (some cities view not allowing cash as discrimination, since it inhibits low income people with credit cards or bank cards to shop there - this is also why many businesses in cities do go cashless, besides the convivence of not dealing with large amounts of cash every night, it discourages homeless people who often only have cash from loitering there- ). However, Uber is obviously not a restaurant or a brick and mortar store, so you would really have to look at the definitions under the City Ordinance of what is considered an eligible business for that particular city.

Which bring me to my question, specifically for people who live in cities with these ordinances and where Uber takes cash, are Uber Cash Cities added as City ordinance change? I cannot find a direct answer from Uber, just the generic "Adding another payment option in certain cities to cater to more riders" etc..... Does anyone know the history of cities that get added to the cash list and when? And does anyone know of an official list of where cash can be used to pay?

I ask this somewhat out of curiosity, but mostly out of fear of my City being eventually added to the list? And, for drivers who drive in a cash-payment city, how frequent are cash trips? I have watched the official Video Guide published by Uber, and it appears to be a pain, as your account can very easily go negative if you have more cash trips than trips paid through the app? And, what happens if a customer refuses to pay (or only pays a partial amount) or runs off, is there any recourse, or does Uber still bill the driver?


Also, I meant to ask, does Lyft and other Ride share apps also force drivers to accept cash trips in these cities, or is it just Uber?

It was tried it tried in a few cites in CO, I believe. I think they did away with it. At this point I doubt they will pursue ot further. Even if they do, the most people will use their card, I wouldn't sorry about it.

Plus drivers were able to opt out of cash trips. You have nothing to worry about

 

Is that the case with all cash cities because I have read different stories?

 

There are no cash cities in the US, they scraped it over a year ago.

In other countries they do cash because that's the norm there. You have nothing to worry about.

That is good to hear, thank you.

 

Yeah, but it's wrong, he's just telling you what you want to hear.

Introducing Cash Trips: A New Way for Riders to Pay and for You to Earn March 6, 2025

https://www.uber.com/en-US/blog/us-cash-launch/

 

Uber link...
Opt out here

 

So I have been doing some research on cash trips. Luckily they are not in my City (I have confirmed by trying to add them on my customer app as a payment option).
I have looked at Uber's various cash topics, and there does not seem to be an official list of Cities/regions where they are allowed. I have read many posts on this site, but still have questions.

After doing some research, it seems (at least in America, there are many foreign countries where I believe this to be the case based on historical customs with payment), that they seem to correlate with cities that have ordinances that prohibit cashless businesses (some cities view not allowing cash as discrimination, since it inhibits low income people with credit cards or bank cards to shop there - this is also why many businesses in cities do go cashless, besides the convivence of not dealing with large amounts of cash every night, it discourages homeless people who often only have cash from loitering there- ). However, Uber is obviously not a restaurant or a brick and mortar store, so you would really have to look at the definitions under the City Ordinance of what is considered an eligible business for that particular city.

Which bring me to my question, specifically for people who live in cities with these ordinances and where Uber takes cash, are Uber Cash Cities added as City ordinance change? I cannot find a direct answer from Uber, just the generic "Adding another payment option in certain cities to cater to more riders" etc..... Does anyone know the history of cities that get added to the cash list and when? And does anyone know of an official list of where cash can be used to pay?

I ask this somewhat out of curiosity, but mostly out of fear of my City being eventually added to the list? And, for drivers who drive in a cash-payment city, how frequent are cash trips? I have watched the official Video Guide published by Uber, and it appears to be a pain, as your account can very easily go negative if you have more cash trips than trips paid through the app? And, what happens if a customer refuses to pay (or only pays a partial amount) or runs off, is there any recourse, or does Uber still bill the driver?



Also, I meant to ask, does Lyft and other Ride share apps also force drivers to accept cash trips in these cities, or is it just Uber?

You ask "does Lyft and other Ride share apps also force drivers to accept cash trips in these cities, or is it just Uber? "

My answer is a) I don't know and b) even Uber does not "force" us to accept cash. It's in your preferences, you can turn it off. My advice on that front is to always be checking your preferences, especially after you do an update of the app. For example, I don't do deliveries but one night I was out and it sent me to a Chili's. I thought, OK, imma gonna pick up a pax there. Nope, I was suddenly doing Uber Eats after not having done it for over a year because the update wiped my preferences. They are tricky that way, aren't the?

Not to say that they won't force us to accept cash in the future, I wouldn't put anything past them.