QUOTE(okavango @ Jun 6 2016, 02:29 PM)
Experience from last week's Uber service
Received a rider's call while I was on the road back to KL. Upon acceptance I realised that the rider was as far as 8km. Due to obligation I picked up the rider from UM faculty and dropped him off at his on-campus residential block which was less than 1.3km. The fare was RM 3.18 and uber fees rm.0.80. The rider paid in cash and walked away smiling, probably thinking it was the cheapest taxi ride ever.
What I understood is that the area of coverage should not be beyond 3.5km radius from your location,isn't it? Lately I often get calls as far as 9km.
On a second incident, I picked up a rider who was going from Jln Changat Bukit Bintang to Marc Residence Jln Pinang. The fare showed on the app was RM 1.65 when I pressed collect cash. The rider paid cash RM2 and asked me to keep the change. However when I checked the app this morning it was a different fare RM5 and Uber fees RM 1.25.
I feel this is really an insult and thinking of giving up all together.
Common, especially when there is very few driver around. Last weekend was especially bad for me. 80% of the distance to pick up location is further than the distance traveled. Really rugi. Plus, very few request come in too, even in CSA. Not sure if there is bug in the driver apps or what....my records, I travel around 3km, to travel just 150m, reason this student have dunno what party, it was raining, and she don't want to wet her dress, thus, request uber
Then, around 2.30am (I am about reach home, 30 meter away, thought of let it auto offline, after all, it is residential area, away from those drinking area, and it 2;30am) received another ping, 9km away at Zouk, surge 1.7x. Forget it, I wanna to sleep, don't want to risk fetching some drunkard.
And guess what, even with my miserable 25 trips for the week, I received sms said I am top 5% drivers

Guess really many short of drivers, and guess many had dropped off driving
QUOTE(ieian81 @ Jun 6 2016, 03:05 PM)
3.5km radius can be 10km in actual route.
+1 very true, especially in KL
QUOTE(okavango @ Jun 6 2016, 04:01 PM)
I am proposing to Uber to impose a surge or minimum fare of RM 5 for trips less than 2km to avoid Uber driver's frustration and protect his or her interest and dignity.
In your dream lah.....if they don't reduce fare to fight with grab consider ok already.
QUOTE(Pete the great @ Jun 6 2016, 04:25 PM)
Then we need more ride car applications to be in the market, so competition can bring it down.
End of day, the driver will suffer. they continue cut fare (like now fighting with grab)

but, passenger will gain. But ultimately, this ride sharing business will die, as no one want to drive, taxi driver enjoy.
This post has been edited by 2feidei: Jun 6 2016, 04:51 PM