today i start drive from 10am-4:45pm. get around 10 trip. rm80++ is that consider ok or no ok ?

Having cash defeats the purpose of uber being an executive and above service.

And higher chances of drivers getting screwed by taxi drivers or spad.

what area?

around midvallery and kl sentral area. haha

Haih... the only reason I choose Uber instead of Grabcar was because of cashless payment.

Now... I have to worry about change. 

Hi all,

I realized that there has been a lot of questions asked around the Kopitiam forum on signing up as a Uber Partner (Driver), with many people keen to sign up as a Partner, be it full time / part time but not getting the answers to their questions.

The purpose of this thread is to share my experience as an Uber Partner after driving full time for the last two months. Hopefully this will answer some of the questions you will have, and I will try my best to answer any questions you may have before you decide to take the plunge and sign up for the Uber Partner programme.

Firstly, some credentials:-

- 609 and counting UberX trips so far in 2 months.
- 4.81 rating
- Full time

I started driving on 23rd November 2015.

First and foremost, there's no short cut to easy money being a Uber Partner. You have to put in the hours if you are intending to drive full time. On a typical day I start driving at 6am, and I leave it online and drive until:-

1) A target net income of RM250 is met everyday, excluding the incentives.

2) When I get tired. It's not a stressful job, and you won't be busy all the time, so typically I clock off at about 10pm at night on the average.

My day usually begins at PJ (where I live), and there are typically certain type of riders depending on the time of the day:-

6am - 7am : 1) Riders who stays far away but working in PJ area. They usually take the LRT from somewhere and they will require a 'last mile' ride, which is from the LRT to their place of work    2) Riders who's catching a flight and needs to go to the airport.

7am - 8am : 1) Riders in PJ who typically takes a LRT to work, so it's usually pick up from home and to send them to the LRT station.

8am onwards: Riders who take Uber all the way to their work place from home. Typically after sending a rider like this, you will end up in KL city centre.

9am to 12pm: 1) Short rides in KL city centre. People going for meetings.  2) Tourist

12pm to 2pm : Lunch crowd

2pm to 5pm : 1) Riders going for meetings 2) Expat wives going / coming from hi-teas / grocery shopping

5pm to 8pm : After work ride, a mixture of 'last mile' rides (to LRT stations), or all the way home.

8pm till late: A mixture of riders who worked late, after happy hour, dinner appointments

The above is just a guide, a typical day. So with the above, you can more or less decide where to drive to in order to maximize the chances of getting a rider.

On the average, driving from 6am to 10pm will yield about 23 riders. This is an average over a week.

This it the first post, and I believe the above answers the first question everyone will have in mind - Is it possible to be an Uber Partner full time?

If you put in the hours (about 15 hours online AND driving a day), and you drive only 5 week days a week, you can easily gross about RM1,500 a week INCLUSIVE of incentive. You can work out the net yourself as that depends on your car's fuel consumption and maintenance cost. My petrol cost to get RM250 net a day is about RM50.

In my next post, I will share on the Incentive Scheme, which in actual fact isn't so much an incentive scheme, more of a safety net.

Any questions I will gladly answer when I have can. If you think that I have been of help to you in taking the first step into signing up to be a Uber Partner, all I can ask is (without obligation) is that you list me as a referral when you sign up. This thread will be maintained as a resource centre and also to answer all FAQ.

Thanks

p/s: If any of the existing Partners attended the Uber Townhall event last week on the reduction of fees at the Partners Support Centre on Monday 18th January 2015, I am the gentleman who voiced out the most during that session. The one with the tattoos.

they going to have official launch for this uber via cash payment right. anyone know when we gonna expect rider will have this cash payment mode ?

All drivers should offline this cash testing week.

What was Uber Malaysia thinking? Of themselves only.

Some more they threaten to deactivate your account if you don't undergo the online training.

today i start drive from 10am-4:45pm. get around 10 trip. rm80++ is that consider ok or no ok ?

All drivers should offline this cash testing week.

What was Uber Malaysia thinking? Of themselves only.

Some more they threaten to deactivate your account if you don't undergo the online training.

GC no more minimum fare.

You mean the rm1 dollar promo? Yeah back to the old normal fare.