Uber X passengers with referral codes for free rides sit in Roof Box Seats as they probably will not tip anyway.
By the way, I have not driven since
1-Madonna came to Nashville and due to the saturated driver market, and lower rates, I only made $34 for 6 hours, was the final straw.
2- I found out after putting almost 7000 miles on my car for 4 mos of work, I took a big depreciation hit. Now I am upside down on my car loan.
3- Better to do your own taxes as hired preparers know nothing about ride sharing, mileage deduction and schedule C no matter what you show them to the contrary.
4- My wife benefitted more than I did, going out while I worked and spending my earnings before I could. (Even though it did get us through a rough financial jam)
5- Staying up til 3 or 4am driving drunks home and then driving cross eyed 25 miles on the way home at the end of the night, took a toll on my pysche and health.
6- It got absolutely disgusting with the amount of Uber communication soliciting me to give up my contact list, my friends, my neighbors, anyone to be a driver, to essentially compete, why would I create more competition?
7- Worrying about insurance during period one was harrowing as well (at least until the TN Legislature stepped in and made TNCs carry minimum coverage for us during period one.)
I could go on, but unless you absolutely need to do this as a means of income, I would highly recommend taking a hard look at all of the underlying cost and reconsider something else.
Couple good items, met some neat and kind folks, they were rare, but genuine, and never had a puker...
Good luck to everyone!
