Im uber driver. One tips,

Chase GH, dont floating around the block if no passengers, stays in one place. Try reduce wear and tear like playing GH with 1trip/hour

this one could be gamers spamming the app with phantom riders and phantom drivers to get incentive


This post has been edited by TechnoG: Feb 9 2016, 12:38 AM

Hello guys. Do Uber available in Sungai Nibong Kecil, Penang?
Im going to that place but have problem with transportation.
Really hope if any uber driver is available at that place.

Hi TS,

Thank you so much for this very helpful thread about becoming an Uber partner.Appreciate your effort and will definitely mention you as my referral if I sign up.

All the best to you bro.

TS,

Can u explain more on PHG? Just received my statement and quite confused with it. FYI, newbie here.
From. What I understand, if u online within that hours, u wont get the guarantee hours if u hv no trip within it? Is it?

These are the conditions;

1) Half of the request must come from the hotspot aka core areas. So if you have 1 trip in core area & 2 trips in non core area in that particular time block, you won't qualify.

2) At least 4.3 rating (pretty easy to achieve this, so it's negligible).

Personally I've been trying to benefit from the guaranteed fares, these are my findings;

1) If you're in the hotspot area, you'll generally earn more than the guaranteed fare. Hence like TS said, it's NOT an incentives, it's merely a safety net. For instance, 11am to 2pm for Tier 2, it's guaranteed RM18 per hour but usually you can earn more than RM54 by being online 11am to 2pm in popular areas like PJ, Bangsar, Mont Kiara etc.

2) You'll get trolled somehow. I got a trip at PJ around 4pm. So after the trip, I quickly drove back home (far from hotspot area) thinking of staying online until 8pm to buta buta earn the guaranteed fares. My kampung area hardly has any Uber drivers/riders, but this 1 fine day....the moment I reached home, I got a request.........to KL.

So in conclusion, don't bother with the so called "incentives". It's a safety net, just be online at your convenience.

Exactly. I usually call it a day once i got rider wanna go shah alam. Today I only online for 3 hours in bangsar..

hi guy i am new here... today very lucky got 2 trip to klia2 and 1 trip kila2 back to ampang.. from 11am online untill 6pm can get rm267

hi guy i am new here... today very lucky got 2 trip to klia2 and 1 trip kila2 back to ampang.. from 11am online untill 6pm can get rm267

Hi,

May I know normally how far is the rider pick up location will be from where I online?Within how many KM?
Also,is there any possibility if I would like to do more airport trips?To airport or from airport.

Many thanks in advance.

Wow that's nice Bro.May I know how do you get rider from KLIA2 to Ampang?Do you online at the airport or?

yeah.. hiding at klia2 only wait around 20minutes

any ipoh uber driver around? need ask how business in ipoh and hot spot in ipoh..

Hi,

As far as I understand, you will get the hail if you're within a 3.5km RADIUS of the rider. A 3.5km radius covers quite a long distance, i.e. I have gotten hailed from Hartamas Shopping Centre when I was at Bangsar Shopping Centre.

There's no way of doing more airport trips which doesn't violate Uber's rule on 'pre-arranged' trips. Unless you drive to the airport everyday and only go online when you are at KLIA.

That's very good! RM267 for 7 hours work is considered a 'good day' for Uber drivers.

Hi,

I have actually written a post on PHG earlier which you can refer to for a deeper understanding.

I can address your issues as follows:-

1) PHG are divided into blocks, typically on a weekday 6am to 10am is considered one block, 11am to 2pm is considered one block, 4pm to 8pm is considered one block.

2) You will need to be in the core service area 70% of the time during a particular block to qualify for the PHG

3) You will need a minimum of 1 trip per block to qualify for PHG i.e. For 6am to 10am, you need to have minimum of 1 ride.

4) You will need to have 0.75 trips for every hour you are online throughout the entire week to qualify for the PHG. i.e. Let's say you were online for 20 hours for the entire week, but you only did 5 trips, you won't qualify for the PHG.

5) Let's say you got RM150 in gross fare from 6am to 10am, you won't qualify for the PHG as the amount that Uber underwrite is only RM30 x 4 = RM 120. If you earn more than that, you won't qualify for it, which is why I said earlier its more of a safety net, not so much an incentive

6) My advice to you is to drive where the rider brings you, and trust the Uber system to find you a rider and keep driving. Aim for a figure you can see in your partner app, and any PHG you receive at the end of the week you consider it as a bonus. It's pretty demotivating if the net figure in your partner app is low and you are depending on the PHG to come in by the end of the week. This is my personal opinion.

Will be happy to address any further questions you have on this.

Thanks for the explanation.

Yes, the 'Incentive' is actually just a 'Safety Net'.

I always drive by aiming for a net figure in the Partners App, any PHG that gets calculated in at the end of the week I consider it as a bonus. If you get used to driving this way, then you can manage your income better and it actually trains you to be hardworking, rather than trying to 'game' the system and just aim for the PHG.

Yes, the IDEAL scenario will be super busy during the non PHG hours, and not so busy during the PHG hours. That's when your earnings will be super high, but realistically this doesn't happen that often.

I believe getting there from the island shouldn't be a problem since Uber is available in Penang.

Getting a ride from Sungai Nibong Kecil may be a little difficult.

Perhaps a driver from Penang can assist?

I'm UberIpoh driver, business is good, hotspot I think is as mentioned during briefing, Greentown, Ipoh Garden, Old Town.