[Aquarius]

So today I drop a rider in the city about 4.00pm, get stacked ping, rider cancels after 5 mins while I'm going around the 2 block detour to get to the Westin.

Another ping, rider cancels immediately after I accept. Another ping, I'm in the wrong lane so I turn left from the middle lane cutting off car behind, rider cancels.

Another ping in Hunter St where I am but needs a U-turn to get there straight away. At this point I cancel and get the **** out of there. I hate the city.

If there's a secret to successful Ubering in the CBD I'd love to hear it.

 

[Dissendat]

Sounds about right in the CBD. Not really a trick to it other than get a ride out of there and hopefully you stay out of there.

 

[whyza]

Only sane way is to go offline while driving away from CBD...

 

[Avenig]

There is a limited area and time I will do CBD pickups like after 10pm at the Opera House. I generally avoid CBD pickups.

 

[whyza]

The idea of uber that driver will wait 5 minutes is a "criminal",it can only get you in big trouble in the CBD...

 

[FuNkYy]

Likewise, CBD pickups are terrible and not good for business and ratings. Not only that, riders are waiting at No Standing and Bus Stop areas. I just cancel, drive off and msg them to let them know I don't pick up at those areas.

 

[LEXUSubering]

Set the destination to your favorite driving area and try to get out of city as soon as possible, that's what I do when I'm stuck there after trying my luck to get a trip without set destination.

 

[uber-xman]

City is like rats racing

 

[mcd0nald]

So today I drop a rider in the city about 4.00pm, get stacked ping, rider cancels after 5 mins while I'm going around the 2 block detour to get to the Westin.

Another ping, rider cancels immediately after I accept. Another ping, I'm in the wrong lane so I turn left from the middle lane cutting off car behind, rider cancels.

Another ping in Hunter St where I am but needs a U-turn to get there straight away. At this point I cancel and get the f**k out of there. I hate the city.

If there's a secret to successful Ubering in the CBD I'd love to hear it.

Lol... Sorry I was giggling to know the frustration... I feel ya, bud.... It's frustrating there especially peak hour....

 

[Heisenberg 99.1%]

So feel your pain too mate.
I know they don't want to risk putting riders offside, but Uber seriously have to give some rules to riders in the city.
Otherwise Uber will run the risk of it becoming: City - Uber in - Cab out - and possibly a loss of market share.

 

[Uber King]

at the moment in the CBD is a total mess right now, they have closed off some of the main roads due to this stupid dumb light rail project which is causing massive traffic in the city, and plus the roads are F'd Up u can see pot holes and roads un even surfaces and broken roads which causes problems for our cars when we drive over them, there not one stable smooth road in the city, this is an absolute joke, they spend so much money on this light rail crap where they can spend the money and fix the city roads and improve traffic issues.

 

[Dissendat]

at the moment in the CBD is a total mess right now, they have closed off some of the main roads due to this stupid dumb light rail project which is causing massive traffic in the city, and plus the roads are F'd Up u can see pot holes and roads un even surfaces and broken roads which causes problems for our cars when we drive over them, there not one stable smooth road in the city, this is an absolute joke, they spend so much money on this light rail crap where they can spend the money and fix the city roads and improve traffic issues.

The whole point of the light rail is to help ease the traffic issues. It is short term pain for long term gain.

 

[WollyDriver]

The whole point of the light rail is to help ease the traffic issues. It is short term pain for long term gain.

That is the theory.... time will tell if it is worth it, given that Uber will be the same price as public transport

 

[Hounddub]

It really amazes me the number of riders who cancel when confronted with a 5min wait when taxi bookings are still "next available" with no specified arrival time.

Seems that the Uber revolution has made the riders over expecting of service capabilities.

 

[Dissendat]

It really amazes me the number of riders who cancel when confronted with a 5min wait when taxi bookings are still "next available" with no specified arrival time.

Seems that the Uber revolution has made the riders over expecting of service capabilities.

That reminds me, has anybody else noticed that there is no longer a noise or notification when a rider cancels?

 

[Avenig]

That reminds me, has anybody else noticed that there is no longer a noise or notification when a rider cancels?

Now that you mention it yes I have noticed.

 

[whyza]

Uber Super Technology can detect when car brakes too hard or when driver sneezes or farts....and they can not make the app to not accept riders pick ups from illegal zones????? "fishy"is it not????

 

[whyza]

...and that why CBD is no go zone...

 

[Gallium]

So feel your pain too mate.
I know they don't want to risk putting riders offside, but Uber seriously have to give some rules to riders in the city.
Otherwise Uber will run the risk of it becoming: City - Uber in - Cab out - and possibly a loss of market share.

It already is that way with at least one pax to whom I spoke in my car. She advised her partner not to bother getting an Uber in the city, just get a cab, because it's heaps easier. I noticed when I first tried Uber in the first two weeks of April that there were many trip requests in the city, and that they were horrible. (1) It took you forever to get to the rider, (2) the rider was usually somewhere unsafe or illegal and (3) the fare was usually just to somewhere else in the city, hence short. I found when I started driving again in late August that there were far fewer trip requests in the city, and they were mainly coming from the newbies, or users who otherwise didn't know any better. I strongly suspect that the ones who are more experienced with it just get cabs instead.

I've been very tempted to follow MyRedUber's lead, and simply go offline when I drop off in the CBD. I think the reason I have not is the four months I spent driving a cab, 90% of which was in the CBD, which gave me much knowledge of that area. Because every now and then I get lucky with a pickup request that I actually know I can get to quickly, easily - and stealthily if need be. Otherwise I reject the request and go offline to avoid getting temporarily locked out of the app while I leave the CBD.

 

[MyRedUber]

That reminds me, has anybody else noticed that there is no longer a noise or notification when a rider cancels?

I still hear the noise and get the banner alert.