I got something I never saw before. After dropping a pax I got stuck in super traffic and hit a $3.75 Uber surge. I just started accepting rides that were 3-4 minutes away. Since I couldn't move, the pax would cancel and of couse I didn't get any cancellation fee (Uber kept the $5) but I still got the $3.75 surge for not moving. Happened a few times till somebody by some miracle actually found me and I took that pax. Also first time that the time fee helped me make it worthwhile because the ride was so slow. And the grateful pax even tipped being impressed with a traffic avoiding (but longer) alternate route I was able to take. Time was more important than money. Uber took a negative fare on that one!
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I got something I never saw before. After dropping a pax I got stuck in super traffic and hit a $3.75 Uber surge. I just started accepting rides that were 3-4 minutes away. Since I couldn't move, the pax would cancel and of couse I didn't get any cancellation fee (Uber kept the $5) but I still got the $3.75 surge for not moving. Happened a few times till somebody by some miracle actually found me and I took that pax. Also first time that the time fee helped me make it worthwhile because the ride was so slow. And the grateful pax even tipped being impressed with a traffic avoiding (but longer) alternate route I was able to take. Time was more important than money. Uber took a negative fare on that one!
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* longer alternate route = more $ - you win
* Time was more important - pax win
* Uber took a negative fare - Uber lose
Isn't this the perfect trip? :biggrin:
Be very careful with those longer routes, Uber will accuse you of padding the trip if they discover a pattern and try to claw back the fare(s).
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I've done it for the same reason as OP and never got a problem
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