[Mezhinkels]

So I got a trip to Connecticut yesterday from JfK. I'm not normally not Mr nice guy when it comes to accepting any trip as I learned from you guys and from my own experience. I'm not looking to get ridiculed for taking this trip. It's never gonna happen again. My question is, he said he paid like $140. The fair only shows $119. Do any of you ever ask your passengers in a respectful manner what they paid to see if the numbers add up once in a while?

 

[Mad Max]

So I got a trip to Connecticut yesterday from JfK. I'm not normally not Mr nice guy when it comes to accepting any trip as I learned from you guys and from my own experience. I'm not looking to get ridiculed for taking this trip. It's never gonna happen again. My question is, he said he paid like $140. The fair only shows $119. Do any of you ever ask your passengers in a respectful manner what they paid to see if the numbers add up once in a while?

I don't understand this part "I'm not looking to get ridiculed for taking this trip. It's never gonna happen again". Can you explain this please.

Oh and when you wanna check how much they paid make some BS up. Like telling passengers you are doing anonymous research. Or be straight up and tell them there have been a lot of discrepancies lately between what Uber charges them and what they pay you. Most will be happy to oblige.

 

[Mezhinkels]

What's not to get? I won't do a Connecticut trip in app again.

 

[Mad Max]

What's not to get? I won't do a Connecticut trip in app again.

Your problem.

 

[MoYusufNYC]

I had a black car to EWR last Saturday. No traffic. Pax first uber. When we got their she asked if the trip was still $150. I said you will get a receipt. With that at the back of my
Mind, I check my log and the gross was $107! So uber made $43 before they even cut any fees. Crazy

 

[Lenny_yellow_cab]

So I got a trip to Connecticut yesterday from JfK. I'm not normally not Mr nice guy when it comes to accepting any trip as I learned from you guys and from my own experience. I'm not looking to get ridiculed for taking this trip. It's never gonna happen again. My question is, he said he paid like $140. The fair only shows $119. Do any of you ever ask your passengers in a respectful manner what they paid to see if the numbers add up once in a while?

I tell pax staright up that Uber is ripping them off.

 

[Mezhinkels]

Has anyone noticed this kind of practice with other ride sharing apps out there?

 

[Lenny_yellow_cab]

Has anyone noticed this kind of practice with other ride sharing apps out there?

Unfortunately Juno has taken these steps.

Gett charges upfront pricing too but i believe they have the least discrepencies. I have confirmed with many pax.

 

[Mad Max]

I had a black car to EWR last Saturday. No traffic. Pax first uber. When we got their she asked if the trip was still $150. I said you will get a receipt. With that at the back of my
Mind, I check my log and the gross was $107! So uber made $43 before they even cut any fees. Crazy

Sue them

 

[Douglas]

This isn't happening more and more now with upfront pricing...my question is, do they increase the fare on the upfront rate if the traffic is heavier than predicted? Specifically UberBlack where the per minute is 65-80¢...

 

[Suli_B]

So with the upfront pricing now in play across all apps, we shouldn't hesitate taking a longer route? Passenger pays the same and we make a bit more out of what Uber is trying to hide from us.

 

[simtex78]

They tryed to recover losses from low categories rush hours guaranteed and new drivers bonus promotional..this morning i open app in Columbus Circle and got ping to Long Island City ..15 min away ..where all cheap drivers no one in Upper E side, long Island ???

 

[FuberNYC]

So I got a trip to Connecticut yesterday from JfK. I'm not normally not Mr nice guy when it comes to accepting any trip as I learned from you guys and from my own experience. I'm not looking to get ridiculed for taking this trip. It's never gonna happen again. My question is, he said he paid like $140. The fair only shows $119. Do any of you ever ask your passengers in a respectful manner what they paid to see if the numbers add up once in a while?

That's $119 minus about 38% after Uber, black car fee and tax. You have to also deduct gas and toll...That is why I hate driving pax to CT

 

[Jim1985]

That's $119 minus about 38% after Uber, black car fee and tax. You have to also deduct gas and toll...That is why I hate driving pax to CT

Those ct trips only make sense at night. Where the i no traffic coming back. If it takes you 40 min to stamford and you get 60 bucks net per say, you can get back to the bronx in about 20 min tops. So 60 bucks for an hour is a dollar a minute before car expenses so it makes sense. But any other time isnt worth it. When i work some afternoons and i see somebody is going to far jersey at say 4 or 5pm i kindly decline because it takes 35 min just to cross that god awful tunnel on the way back, not worth it.

 

[XJ0422]

How can you see where you are going before the pax sits in your car?

 

[FuberNYC]

How can you see where you are going before the pax sits in your car?

You can't...It's either cancel the trip (end trip) right after starting it and seeing the destination or asking the pax before you start the trip.

Those ct trips only make sense at night. Where the i no traffic coming back. If it takes you 40 min to stamford and you get 60 bucks net per say, you can get back to the bronx in about 20 min tops. So 60 bucks for an hour is a dollar a minute before car expenses so it makes sense. But any other time isnt worth it. When i work some afternoons and i see somebody is going to far jersey at say 4 or 5pm i kindly decline because it takes 35 min just to cross that god awful tunnel on the way back, not worth it.

I had a trip to NJ early in the morning. It was a nice older lady heading to Union, NJ from Soho (only 5.5 miles).
During our conversation, I asked her if she takes Uber often and she answered with "hardly". Well then I went on with my Uber 101 lesson lol. Explained to her that most drivers would have cancelled it if it was during a weekday since it takes hours to head back to NYC and that it would be common courtesy to call the driver and inform them that you are heading out of town.
Anyways, she felt bad and tipped me $20

 

[SpeedracerX]

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Unfortunately Juno has taken these steps.

Gett charges upfront pricing too but i believe they have the least discrepencies. I have confirmed with many pax.

This is % !
I called Juno on a ride where they charged my Surge without notfying me first
And Rep started making excuses bout how it was UpFront Pricing with Surge included etc...
Juno is getting lot more shady lately

 

[Onstriker]

So I got a trip to Connecticut yesterday from JfK. I'm not normally not Mr nice guy when it comes to accepting any trip as I learned from you guys and from my own experience. I'm not looking to get ridiculed for taking this trip. It's never gonna happen again. My question is, he said he paid like $140. The fair only shows $119. Do any of you ever ask your passengers in a respectful manner what they paid to see if the numbers add up once in a while?

You didn't get screwed. You agreed to work for uber and get paid for time and distance. What they're doing is perfectly legal. What you do want to check is that you're not charged the sales tax on what the pax paid. But what the meter says on your end.

 

[Nempire]

I don't know I like Jersey daytime on yellow meter kills it on double rate in traffic there

 

[Wardell Curry]

I love trips to jersey city. It is so easy to double dip by setting destination back to manhattan. And if you wait on washington street about .5 miles below the holland tunnel, you always get fares back to the city like that. Free 20 dollars.