This one tipu one by Uber, you wait long long like idiot lah at KLIA Kena return trip is like striking lottery....and be prepared to wait 1 hour at least, and that's consider lucky jor

What you should do is end the trip at putrajaya, ask the rider to re-request to KLIA. Last time I kena, from Cheras to Bukit Bintang, one time from Cheras to Petaling Street, then, to KLIA. End the trip, then, ask rider to re-request.

Yes, yes, you are absolutely correct Have countless of arguement with Uber on this issue, until all flowerly vulgar language out......my rationale, if Uber cannot protect the interest of the driver, why they should introduce cash payment?

I can be just a crook, perompak, perogol, etc.....go buy prepaid card, register as new rider with some phonny email, then, I go rob or rape the driver without any trace....of course, that's is the worst case scenario lah, but, this is the risk that drivers face everyday .....but, what usual is rider just lari, don't pay full fare, either no change lah, no money lah, forgot wallet lah, etc, etc......

but, when they start introduce cash, their email say if the rider don't pay, write to Uber, they will assist. So, when write to them, they tell you it your responsibility of driver to ensure you collect full fare, Uber is not responsible. I argue back, if liddat, why can't Uber let us choose whether to accept only non cash ride, save for all the hassle and also risk above, they say, cannot, it will disrupt the availability of the ride when rider request...Diu, end of day, name also call you Partner, but, actually, Cantonese say "wan pann" or loosely translated, making fool or taking advantage of u only

So, to all drivers out there, stay alert, stay safe. Don't just because of few ringgits, you risk your life and belongings.....keep your car door lock all the time, even while waiting for rider. When rider appear, trust your instinct, if muka perompak, muka perogol, muka samun, just drive off, only open door when you think the rider does not look like crook (and hope your instinct is correct). But, try not to reject rider who usually people frown upon, like foreign workers, night workers, etc...my past experience, they all are nice people, reason they know their status in society, and they appreciate someone willing to drive them without taken advantage of them and even some of them are generous in giving tips (better than those so-called "high-class" snobbish society, usually they are worst, always demanding, and when paying, always rounddown)

To all riders, please exercise some respect to the drivers out there, instead of looking at them as low class taxi driver who provide cheap transport to you, view them as someone brother, sister, son, daughter, father or mother who trying to earn an honest living. Imagine the driver is your brother, sister, son, daughter, father or mother, would you treat them differently? Imagine that is your own car, would you take care of it, instead of litter and eating in the car? Always remember, respect is 2-way, and although is is free, you got to earn it, and once you lost it, it too expensive for you to earn back

High chance of fake note user spotted

This had been discussed countless of time by me.....seems you just too lazy to read through my comment

Now, as punishment for you, actually there is a trick to circumvent this unfair practice. Not going to tell you here, you go search and read the whole thread

It is not matters of how much more you earn, but, it matters of whether you are fairly compensated for your time or not, based on agreed term, my friend ....alamak, sound like Nigerian jor

U win liou lor liddat

Yes, yes....please ditch Grab, ditch your job if you have any, and quickly go buy car to drive Uber full time

what ambassodor program?

coz he can't refute what /k said other than his lame reason

nowadays, Uber also relax the driver requirement jor, got driver with less than 4*, so far i don't have any issue with the driver, maybe he just pure bad luck, get over-demanding rider who give him low rating

This post has been edited by 2feidei: Nov 26 2016, 01:30 AM

Still active until you reach your final destination or you decide the cancel the "set destination" mode

Yes, you can set 2 times only, but, say, you set from JB to Bukit Kayu Hitam (example lah ) so long if the rider request and drop off along the route, regardless how many trips, it still counted as one, until you reach Bukit Kayu Hitam

Yes, but, it does not necessary follow the route you use, use back the example I gave last time, you travelled from Johor Bahru to Bukit Kayu Hitam. Say, you using NSE...tapi, any request within dunno "x" km radius, depends the criteria you set, you will still get request, mean u may need to detour out from NSE to pick up and drop off. So, you may say, get request from Muar, ask to drop off at Seremban, then KL Sungai Besi dropped off at Mont Kiara, etc....

Not suitable if you rushing for time, as your usual journey, say 1 hour can become 3 hours

they deduct from your credit card or debit card

Rules changed, they oledi ask you to gip credit card/ debit card details to deduct. But I ignore lah

Guess more and more riders opt for cash, and Uber got cash flow problems jor......

Coz Grab platform is started with cash, while Uber started with card, then, instead of innovate, they copy Grab with full of problems until many drivers lari

Mine was 20%. When I started off, not as early as juicyliana, mine started in late 2015 got lots of incentives, dunno how much incentives if you complete dunno how many trip within first week, then, second week, another round of incentives. Then, u complete I think 30 trips, no time limit, another RM100 incentives.

Then, the fare that time was higher, I think min rate already RM1.50, with RM0.95 per km and no cash payments. So, all riders are civil and courteous, coz they only heard of Uber if there been to overseas, Uber is totally new concept here in Malaysia. Plus, u definitely want to well behave when Uber got all your credit card and personal details. There is also no those stupid RM5 promo whatsover, those short, less than 1km trip definitely not heard off. And, the rules of 5km radius was strictly enforce by Uber system, they won't simply send u ping for god knows where jungle, far away request due to that you are the nearest avaialble driver. So, it really enjoy to drive, leisure drive, less demand, easily every week, can get RM300-RM500 with just driving about 4-5 hours a day (coz less demand mar ) and all these excluding incentives, like PHG (now replaced with boost). My day, usually start on the apps, wait for ping, then, pick up, send, and then, go home and lepak again wait for another ping, if there is no ping after drop off and on my way back home.

Then, they decide to slash fare to start rate RM0.95 and RM0.60. Demand start pick up, gone the days that I can do as above, sometime, demand so much until no time to go pee. Even before drop off, another ping come in. Ok lah, still fine with me, as no lost to me mar, i calculated, still same cost, plus also that time petrol still ok lah, around RM1.70 I think. Ok lah, I think, plus it still non cash payment mar, so, another advantage, no risk being mugged or rob, Uber had all riders details, and their customer service still top notch, reply within 1 hour. I can just go out drive with just my license and IC. Or maybe credit card, in case I need to pump petrol.

Then, they decide to introduce cash payment. Lots of drivers protest, many stop driving altogether. The issue is that now, drivers need to carry cash around, risk of being mugged, being robbed. Registration is so simple, buy a prepaid card, register as new rider, opt for cash payment. No trace at all if anything happen. Touchwood, I am still fine, not being robbed or mugged then, but, occassionally of riders not paying full fare. But, at least that time, uber customer service still ok, they will refund u the differences. First they said, only about 20% of riders preferred cash, 80% still remain card. And, since I long time no drive, I leave this argument to existing drivers. But, then, the hassle of carry cash and coins

Then, it all the way down the drain, they got more arrogant (you may want to scrolled back the thread, read those written by Uber representative here, UberMY who cannot take criticism and abandoned and not coming here anymore , and introduction of RM5 off promo fare, remove the 5km radius policy, so long as you are the nearest available driver, you will get ping even the rider is 20km away (and I suspected they even played around with their apps, showing a lower wait time in rider apps, and definitely shorter time in driver apps, as the eta time in partner apps is always shorter if you compare to waze, but, I give benefits of doubts, maybe the apps stupid, not take into consideration of traffic jam and just straight line, like you opposite of PLUS highway, the apps will show u that you arrived, but, you need to find nearest toll exit to u-turn back). Plus, more and more idiotic riders, as it mentioned earlier, these riders don't know what is UberX (thanks to Uber promoting it as another form of taxi ) but cannot afford or too cheap to request for UberBlack. Request and never turn up, or take their own sweet time to reach you where the pick up location is shopping mall or pub (ie changkat bukit bintang) where you can't wait, too dumb to give right location but complain you take too long to reach them after you confirmed the righr address.

And, the final nail to the coffin, they introduce the fixed fare, which make them no different from Grab, end up, you lose if you stuck in jam. And, their fixed fare calculation is so secretive, till now, no one can dephiper it how the fare is determine. So, for the drivers out there, you just driving blindly, you would not know where your rider is going nor you know what will be the fare. You may drive 10km away to pick up the riders just for 500m ride, because they got RM5 promo.

You must have not calculated the cost of uber income versus the cost of running/ driving uber. Anyway, once you drive long enuff, you will realised you won't earn anything, maybe 1 cup of teh tarik plus 1 roti canai for your effort. Unless you want to consider meeting new people, driving around new places consider as benefits which can offset driving Uber lah

I can't say much about Grab, but, I guess it won't far off. Conclusion is that driving Uber/ Grab is the lowest, last resort for me to sustain myself and if I really bored, nothing to do.

Well said

But, with the 20% idiots, it's spoilt the mood. Although all job in all industries bound to be some idiots (that's the human evolution, slowly those idiots will extinct, but, till then, got to live with it ), why would anyone want to drive Uber/ Grab for full time, when, the income is low, might as well find a higher paying income generating when you can't run away from dealing with these idiots?

Anyway, everyone have their own reason for driving, and I do like your reason too, but, I could not agree that driving Uber can earn cigarratte and lunch money lor after deducting the cost. Plus, dealing with 20% of the idiots, nah, I rather not to, if possible Enjoy your drive bro

Always, in fact, some riders more like friends rather than customers after picking them up few times Like I told them I will be little late, or if I need to detour to petrol station to pee or pump petrol first, etc...they cool on that. In fact, since now I am stop driving, I got little bit of missed them lah, u know, usual chat, so, sometime, I just on the apps, manatau if they request again (can agak agak one, coz their request pickup location is rather fixed), so far no lah.....

You can whatapps, but, it dangerous, and rider will give you low rating

For safety reason, I would say yes. Coz you never know who is your rider until you meet them face to face, and anyone can just register a prepaid card with cash payment option. If you insist to drive, I suggest you lock the door, trust your instinct, if you feel uncomfortable with the rider face when you see them, just speed off and cancel the trip.....sorry to all good nature but muka mintak penumbuk rider


Yes, 90% of the time. But, I found it reverse, usually lady are more generous roundup or giving tips to me

I start back driving, mean u got one more competitors, u sure? Maybe late, not in short term, currently busy with some other stuff....

Lel you got wrong person, should be guanteik who drive UberX with VW

Driving for 10km for pickup rider to go 1km and end up rider complain why take u so long is way pass my patience limit

Those were the days.....

You must be quite new to this Uber system....let the "retired" Uber driver give u 2 cents of advice,
1. Uber doesn't give a dammed care about the drivers....drivers is dispensable, better still if you don't stay long, coz mean more new drivers, more new car, and they continue offer lower fare compete with Grab, at expense of drivers income
2. Coz Uber policy is to ensure that whenever the rider request for a ride, there will be always car available, regardless of where the driver are

Uber are extremely lack of drivers now....I been stop driving for more than 1 months, still can go online. And, I still go online, but, doesn't accept trip, my trip acceptance rate is single digit , cancellation, double digit still not yet suspended

Wait till you factored in your car maintenance. Simple analogy, say, your car maintainance schedule is every 5000km. If you don't drive, how frequent you need to service your car, once every 2 months, 3 months. Then, compare you drive Uber, I am sure the maintenance will accelerate. After you factored in this cost, you end up maybe 10-15% only Some may disagree with my view, say maintainance is fixed, regardless u drive or not. but, if you drive Uber, then, the service time interval will increase.

What is your usual service interval if you don't drive Uber? Versus you drive.....you will be surprise the mileage that you clocked for driving Uber is like running a taxi.....so, your car wear and tear will accelerate as compare to normal....

You cannot count like that, coz you didn't factored in the period or time.....you calculate like that, sure lah untung.

Let me give you an example, you compare with say, your usual 9-5, desk or office job, say per month you got 2.5k, but, because you don't drive as much as Uber, you have lower petrol cost and longer car service interval, so, say we use 1 year as benchmark, per year you earned 30k from salary (assume nett and you don't have other expenses) and you less out the petrol and mileage (which willl be lower as compare to driving Uber).....then, you compare, per month you got how much, or if you drive long enough, how much you will earn per year....then, you less out the higher petrol consumption and more frequent service interval....then, you compare lah, which one is more beneficial or worthwhile

I had done mine jor, with current Uber fixed low fare, competing with Grab and commission (mind you, I am still on 20% Uber fee), throw in RM5 promotion, many short distance riders and few drivers, resulted you sometimes need to drive further for a short ride distance, uncertain petrol price......good luck to you lah......all I can say, it not worth it unless you really desperate to survive, given a choice either work in McD or drive Uber

Not anymore I guess....coz that day I got driver with rating 3.9

U left your car? So long as you in the car, I thought it unwritten rule, won't summon, but, you got to move your car away if they ask u to

Just complained from Uber apps.

So long your brother in law name is registered in the car insurance, can already. Payment paid to him directly. Unless you want to charge him, then, you charge him rental lor

Didn't know that....my thoughts still in very traditional way, abang police will walk up and down along the arrival area, see any car no driver inside, saman, see any car not moving, ask the driver to move. Didn't know so high tech oledi

Another hotspot is departure area, hide in those taxi lane, you wrongly entered, hahah....gudluck to u......abang polis will ask u, "U mau macam mana settle?"