Complain also no use. If you read thru the whole thread, which I did contribute a little bit on this issue before. Reason given by Uber, because you are the nearest available driver at the time, therefore, the rider is assign to you. Up to you to accept or not, if you don't accept, of course, it will affect your acceptance rate.

If you accept, I suggest you call up the rider, tell them the estimated arrival time, due to your distance. Let them decide if they can or want to wait or not. If they don't, just ask them to cancel, and re-request again. Save your hassle to accept or not accept. Or accept, half way driving, the rider decide cancel

that's mean your home location is not covered by advance booking. You need to book at the time you want the ride

Uber is operating in secrecy, you will not know much how they operate.

No
Used to have, where incentive is base on acceptance rate and cancellation rate. Now no more, replaced with boast

Modern day slavery, slave to $$$?

This sound really face palm if it really real

It's everyone dream to break free from this slavery

Nobody know how the boost work.

Bro, maybe okavango reply bit crude, but as benefits of doubts, I think he mean in good faith, maybe the way he convey it wrong

What u mentioned to earned some extra pocket money, but one thing you need to consider also the cost part too, not only petrol, but wear and tear maintainence too. The cost is definitely very much differs from myvi.

Anyway, different ppl have different perspective and view, let's try first if u able really to earn some extra pocket money using VW Polo as Uber car. Good luck

This post has been edited by 2feidei: Apr 5 2017, 04:14 PM

Not sure if I'm able to help u, since I stop driving since October last year. But you seems stop earlier than mine.

So, in between the 2 months period, few things had changed. No more incentives, replaced with boost, vary by week and drivers. All fare become flat fare trip, unless it is long detour or time. Again, no one know what is the trigger point.

In term of driving, I guess u experienced enough, ride request or fare is purely based on luck. On different day, same time, same location, you may get different results. So, if u really want to put a target income per hour, or target of how much to earn driving between certain time, I suggest don't drive, it will stresssed u out when target not met. Only drive without any expectation, anything come in, consider bonus. That's why some called it charity drive.

Fare is based on
Based fare 0.95
Per km 0.60
Per minutes 0.25

No one know how uber determine or calculate which route or traffic condition.

So, if fare lower than your expected mean you travel using longer distance than uber calculate. Or all these while it is boost or surge

This post has been edited by 2feidei: Apr 5 2017, 05:35 PM

Demand and supply. Price too low in KL, no drivers. Price too high in Penang, no riders.

So, this price lor, u like u drive, u don't, u stop. Don't complain, u complain, will be noted, but no action from uber one. For them, so long there is complete trip, 20% enter pocket.

In your dream lah...those who 20% are those drivers register before march 2016, including yours truly, but I stop driving oledi

What official news you want? Basically, if u signed up earlier, uber rate will be lower, reason to entice drivers. Since more and more drivers sign up, so, they increase to 25% lor

Yes, but no one know when it will triggered, 1km further, 10km further? Nobody know, can guess only

And, the rider won't be happy if you intentionally use longer route. You may get complained, subsequently banned from driving Uber

Yup, go try and see.

After certain period, when you drive long enough, do some simple financial calculation, your total fare income, less off your petrol and car maintainance. Then, extrapolate out your future average fare income, as maintenance cost is not constant, but increase over time and car mileage.

You can't just simply use current fixed amount/km. My suggestion, refer to your car manual or do some research on your car maintainance and spare parts replacement costs, the frequency or when need to change when hit certain mileage. Factored these in.

Then, u decide

Then, do some simple calculation. Based on your average driving pattern, how long before it hit the service interval. Then, try estimate how much you will earned during that period driving Uber. Take the uber income less off service cost, results still positive?

And, then, compare say, you don't drive uber at all, you lost the uber fare income, but how many additional months you can "save" before hit the service maintenance.

That's why it's not advisable or to use expensive car for Uber, end up you might earn little, nothing or even lost. This more for those ppl who purposely buy car and thought driving uber can supplement their car running cost. It's suicidal.

FYI/ PSA: Uber riders apps is not working in TBS, this had been informed long time by riders, not sure why....unverified news say that area is covered by Grab, so, Uber cannot get signal. You can set your destination to TBS, but, you can't set the pickup location from TBS. What riders will usually do, point it to nearby area, call the driver to change pickup location (this was long time practice lah, when not yet fixed fare).

My suggestion, anyone got request somewhere funny place near TBS (this one can't help you how to identify, it all based on experience, and how familar you with the area), just call up the rider or wait for rider to call to confirm pick up location.

As for going Hatyai, this is really . First, it a "overseas" trip, you can't simply drive your car to other country just like that. Politely tell the rider, no, you can't. Cancel the trip (if it have not start), and write to Uber for compensation (hopefully, fat hope). Then, if you feel generous, tell rider take a bus from TBS to Hatyai. Or, drive him to Subang airport or KLIA, ask him take flight


It is not the statement "you tak suka, you keluar". The game is set by Uber, the rule is set by them, of course, it favour them rather than you. What you expect? Fairness? Dream on.....stop being so idealistic....this is open economy world, it really if u don't like, you stop driving, nothing stop you. You don't drive with intention of charity also right? You drive with intend to make some money, so, when your objective doesn't met, what else you can do? Either u stop driving, or drive for another platform, aka Grab (disclaimer: I am not here promoting Grab, neither I drive Grab before, so, I don't know their payout rate) or you wait for another new ride hailing that can meet your expectation (last time got new company, can't remember what jor, actively recruiting drivers, commision rate on 10%, but, then, I guess not enough funds do promotion, didn't take off)

One thing I can assure you, to all dreamers out there, those believe that driving Uber give you flexibility and good income, it plain bullshit. Driving Uber no different from any other profession, it all about hardwork and sacrifice.

How's the demand over at Kuantan?

Seriously, after they changed to upfront fare, I don't see any reason to drive for Uber anymore....

Reason when comparing to Grab which is also upfront fare, at least you know your destination and how much you would earn. Uber is just gamble only, you will never know your rider destination until you start trip, you might be driving 8km to pick up a rider who is want a 1 km ride.

Other than that, I been told Uber less lenient to driver, won't simply ban you, you wait and cancel more than 5 min, you got cancellation fee and they pay weekly, as compare to Grab, the payment quite complicated.