[elelegido]

No more than four people please
No more than four people please
No more than four people please

And they still keep piling in. I know I'm getting a one star for not allowing them 5 in the car, but that's fine. I guess this is the downside of late night weekend driving.

I guess I could cancel the trip right away right? Problem there is you have to get the six people out of the car. I had two people open my SUV back on their own and jump in. I was irate.

Noob error. Roll up with the doors locked. Ask how many in the group. Then count the number of ******s curbside. If either number is greater than four, try to get them to cancel or string out the discussion 5 minutes and then cancel. Or, just cancel immediately and move on to the next job.

 

[mausibaer]

Has anyone figured out yet if the new "over capacity" cancel pays us?

I used it last night and got paid. However, I had probably been there more more than 5 minutes by the time I cancelled the ride so I don't know which factor triggered the payment.

 

[uberissohonest]

i tried to cancel/other while driving and accidentally hit "over capacity" (they're right on top of eachother) didn't see any payment for it, so it remains inconclusive....

 

[Susicoozi]

yes cancel and tell them to get the **** out. this car ain't moving with you assholes in it. "but we'll tip you good!!!" get $50 up front. they can't pay you up front, tell em to **** off.

Thanks for the advice. I had 5 drunk students from Mexico get into my vehicle last night. They refused to get out and to keep from creating a scene w the cops I drove....big mistake! Jerks jumped out of my car in traffic,tried to snag my phone to rate the rider & gave me a 1 star rating....no tip for breaking the law. I wish there was a private site where we could out the jerks.....I'll have to find my mean get the f out of my car voice if this happens again. On the ATX blog the drivers are suggesting a rating code for bad riders/tippers...

 

[uberissohonest]

by the way, and this applies to SOOO many different circumstances...IF THEY SAY' DON'T WORRY, I'LL TIP YOU GOOD!=I HAVE NO INTENTION OF TIPPING YOU SHIT. MAYBE A DOLLAR.

you hear that shit? get your money up front, and demand that tip and how much it means ON YOUR TERMS, UP FRONT

 

[Larry-AMS]

Say it calm, say it correctly, quote your state's law, call 911 if necessary, don't put up with it, enter a complaint with Uber and they will deactivate that riders account. News travels fast, but now all the others know who you are so beware of being labeled a snitch. They just want a free ride for the rest of their friends, come on, get with the program.

 

[painfreepc]

In the last three weeks i have personally seen in the manhattan beach area CA, two uber cars with too many passengers pulled over by the manhattan beach police, no tip is worth the risk..

 

[ginseng41]

I posted about this on another thread but it's become such a problem in my town that I canceled 6 last night because of it. Most of the drivers will take these groups. We don't have xl so that's not an option. I asked the police what to do and they told me to get license plates of anyone I saw doing it to report to uber. One of the conditions in Virginia for uber being allowed to operate is that drivers aren't getting tickets for doing shit like this so they will apparently actually take action. I also learned that if you're in an accident, regardless of fault, you will be held liable if more people are in your car than seat belts are present. Educate the friendly ones, cancel the assholes and report the drivers who are stealing your money

 

[rocksteady]

Has anyone figured out yet if the new "over capacity" cancel pays us?

I've been wondering about this myself. It damn well should or what would be the point? You know how quick this would seize to be a problem if uber warned its customers that they'd be fined for attempting to pull this shit?

 

[Taxi Driver in Arizona]

If you don't have the stones to say "No" to pax who want to overload your car, you don't belong in this business.

 

[ginseng41]

I absolutely won't let them in and I'm guessing most on here won't either because we know the risks. Problems are that when it happens multiple times a night it affects our money and when a lot of others are doing it, more and more people are going to expect it.

I actually had a group last night come out with 6 and when I told them only 4, they said not to worry, they'd already ordered a 2nd. I thanked them profusely

 

[Realityshark]

Are drivers really so desperate that they still put up with this shit? I don't allow more than 3 in my car. My car...my rules. When I see more than 3 walking to my car, I tell them I'm picking up someone else, then I pull up the street, finish out the 5 minute wait, hit no show, get paid and leave. Problem solved. Uber has never said a word. If they ever did, I would ignore them.

I do the same "no show" trick with people who appear obviously wasted. Nobody has ever puked in my car in almost two years of playing Uber *********.

 

[ginseng41]

I think you risk deactivation if uber finds out you won't take 4.

Yes they are desperate. I'd you keep wasting time and gas and having to no show passengers it really affects your earnings. I lost it thus past weekend after my 6th one and went off at customers for trying to get 9 in my camry. It's an extremely common occurrence to bring out extra entitled frat girls and think they can cute their way in

 

[poopy]

I think you risk deactivation if uber finds out the wind is blowing today...

Ginseng41's text corrected for accuracy.

 

[Kevin Loughin]

I've found that being polite and sincere has always worked. Case in point. Had a pickup at a local hot spot. Seven women come out, a bridal shower party. I was smiling and politely mentioned that I can only legally carry four, would they mind calling for a second car? They were like, yeah, sure, no problem.

A funny side note, the girl sitting up front was fascinated by my shifter, she'd never seen a manual transmission before and kept saying "wow" with big amazed eyes as I was shifting.

 

[Julia wilkinson]

I've found that being polite and sincere has always worked. Case in point. Had a pickup at a local hot spot. Seven women come out, a bridal shower party. I was smiling and politely mentioned that I can only legally carry four, would they mind calling for a second car? They were like, yeah, sure, no problem.

A funny side note, the girl sitting up front was fascinated by my shifter, she'd never seen a manual transmission before and kept saying "wow" with big amazed eyes as I was shifting.

I guess I should know this, but how many does uber say is the max for uber x? I have had 2 groups of 3 pax, they were all very nice people, and they all got in the back despite me offering the front passenger / "shotgun" seat to the third. on the other hand, it would be a bit awkward to have a pax in the front seat, would it not? How do people feel about that?

 

[uberissohonest]

max for x is 4, max 6 for xl.

 

[Kevin Loughin]

My Kia Soul has three head restraints and seat belts in the back so I can safely take four. I think uberX specifies four as the most riders as well.

And about the second point, I prefer it when people sit up front. I have always, since I was young, had the best conversations with strangers. I'm genuinely interested in what they have to say and they pick up on that. Sometimes though, they just get in and bend over their phone for the trip, so I drive along in silence.

 

[ginseng41]

I'm wondering what the policy is on bugger cars driving 5 people in x vehicles that can legally hold more. We don't have xl. I know they won't get in legal trouble but they do take away from business doing so

 

[painfreepc]

I've found that being polite and sincere has always worked. Case in point. Had a pickup at a local hot spot. Seven women come out, a bridal shower party. I was smiling and politely mentioned that I can only legally carry four, would they mind calling for a second car? They were like, yeah, sure, no problem.

A funny side note, the girl sitting up front was fascinated by my shifter, she'd never seen a manual transmission before and kept saying "wow" with big amazed eyes as I was shifting.

Have some respect for yourself and at the same time protect your rating:

Having to tell passenger, you can't do this or that = Cancel
3 or more for uber pool = Cancel
5 or more for my uberX = Cancel
Call or text, to ask "Where are you?" = Cancel
Call or text, with something like "your ETA was 4 minutes 5 minutes a go" = Cancel
Call or text to tell me i passed the location = Cancel
Call or text about wrong pin location, but don't acknowledge your mistake = Cancel
All passenger(s) under 18 yo = Cancel
Asking me to wait for friend that's still in bar = Cancel
call or text with directions to their location = Cancel
Telling me I could have been 1 minutes earlier if i had turned on the other street = Cancel
too many to list all, but you get the picture..