40 TIPS For New Uber And Lyft Drivers

[@Therideshareguy]

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[@Kevin-qn2kw]

I was let go from a $40/hour job with unpredictable hours (and wage theft) and had to take a $17/hour minimum wage job that doesn't pay overtime. Started Uber today and made $175 in 6.5 hours which is just under $27/hour. I enjoyed it. I'm sure it gets old but I like not having a boss and making my own hours.

[@basementracer]

No, no you don't make $27phr, take out your expenses and see what you make per hour. The calculation you did is designed to make you feel better about your choice. Now look at it again with reality as your guide and you will notice you a off. Account for wear and tear, insurance for the car, Gas, food and car wash each day unless you drive around in a dirty POS. Then you will have your earnings. You will notice a very big difference. True some of it is deferred cost, wear and tear springs to mind but it must be accounted for. Uber and Lyft love statements like yours, they gloss over the real earnings and make it sound like a dream job for a lot of people. Truth is, you can make good money but only a fool ignores their expenses associated with gaining the funds.

[@justbrowsing5279]

$17 an hour minimum wage? Even the state minimum in California isn't that high. Must be in a specific city in NY or Cali. Minimum wage is still $7.25 in a lot of states.

[@joshuachapman7818]

Even if you account for the wear and tear on your vehicle and gas, the fact is…now you have the ability to CHOOSE when you’re gonna work… it’s really hard to put a price on freedom…but if you want to do the calculations on the wear and tear on the car… I suppose you could use that as your price for freedom…Let’s not forget that when you make $40 an hour, all the taxes that get taken out of your checks… I’m estimating even though you made 40 you were probably only taken home about 30 an hour… anyways, my job is $30 an hour and working 10+ hours six days a week… if I can make enough to be happy and live free and take days off whenever I want…then I say I’m totally OK with the car and holding the costs for the wear and tear and gas costs.

[@Jay-Zyn]

​@basementracer7622 if you know how to do your taxes correctly and take all your possible write offs, you will get a tax return. If your paying the irs at the end of the year your missing deductions. Really, the only thing that sucks is wear and tear on your vehicle.

[@Q7-ir1qo]

@@joshuachapman7818 all of the wear and tear / gas costs are tax write offs , you are just fronting the money to run your own business, which makes sense.

[@Nathaniel-El]

1.Make it your own 2. Go above and beyond 3. Send your passengers a pre-loaded text letting them know your 2 minutes away, and asking them to be out and ready when you arrive 4. Have fun 5. Help other drivers 6. Control what you can 7. Accept what you cant 8. Make the apps work for you (not the other way around) 9. Experiment 10. Gain knowledge about your city

[@MrQuay03]

All this for $5 per hour?

[@basementracer]

DON'T EVER DO THIS - "3. Send your passengers a pre-loaded text letting them know your 2 minutes away, and asking them to be out and ready when you arrive" you cannot tell your customers what to do like that IMHO. Letting them know you are two minutes away is one thing but telling to be to be outside is so bad it defies logic." This is how you let people know you care more about you and your earnings than what they have paid you for and that they are no more important to you than the money they pay you. If you want to be successful and build a list of people that request you, don't treat your customers like cattle. smh

[@rockymntdan1]

@@basementracer They are selfish cattle. Dumber than cattle. Tired of selfish people making me wait and then not tipping.

[@michaelnegusse2652]

#41 always hunt for cheaper gas station, because saving on fuel is essential.

[@onke]

Don't depend solely on it, have another job or business in parallel

[@brandonwc]

Communicate. This is a big one when doing bar hours. If you see their GPS isn't at the pin, call ahead and get them moving, it will save you from wasting your time waiting on them. I'll call when I'm a minute or two out and let them know that the area is congested, and there won't be a place for me to park and I can't sit in the road waiting for them, so please be ready to jump right in or I'll have to park a block away.

[@nicholaspreston9586]

Good tip. I could've used that today when my pickup didn't know where the hell her gate was and took 5 texts to get it out of her...

[@CantankerousOB]

The problem is, even if you have video or screen shots, support doesn't listen. I have a video of a trip I made that Uber wouldn't pay for. I can't even get someone to watch the video.

[@ericwolfe8119]

Night drivers, heres a tip... Spend $5 on an extra wallet. Into that wallet goes expired credit cards, expired ID, and even prop cash... Carry both wallets; you ever get robbed, just give them the fake one and drive away after they run out.

[@gdrew4171]

Great idea. I'm in Jacksonville, Fl and that would work for me.

[@gdrew4171]

Any ideas how to find Uber drivers in my area to form a group for sharing thoughts and ideas?

[@descroe3555]

​@gdrew4171 I'm in jax so that's a start.

[@gerrigatlin7098]

@@gdrew4171facebook, google

[@davidnichols6971]

Tip for new Uber and Lyft drivers in South Florida/ Miami: don't do anything longer than 5 miles from home. Sign up with inDrive for longer trips. Only then will you be able to afford to maintain your car on rideshare revenue.

[@skippyrod2532]

Never been able to earn more than $25 per hour in DFW during day with UberX

[@observer1256]

What are all the apps you mention? What do you use for tracking mileage, expenses, what are the "other" apps that help you make more money?

[@marcelflohr2571]

Thanks for the time you took in sharing these valuable information

[@codmobilevets7208]

Best tip QUIT

[@charlesmaldonado-j9v]

Reality Sucks Total customer fare $46.95 Ride details 53 min 15 sec Distance 48.2 miles Other expenses such as commercial auto insurance -$13.01 Uber Service Fee -$7.28 Total money you made on this trip including tip $27.15 Total miles 48.2 miles /You earned $27.15 You Make $0.56 per mile This won't even cover wear and tear I drove my beautiful new car for free Very easy way to find if you make any money is to divide earnings by miles driven National wear and tear is $0.65 per mile, accounts for car, car insurance and gas Any less than that and you are working for free

[@renjitsu26]

Tip 1. Don't Tip 2. If you do, do something else too. Tip 3. Quit. And focus on the other thing

[@observer1256]

If you're laid off and you have applied online for 500 +++ jobs, and had 2 interviews, you don't have a choice. Frankly, I'm scared to death to do rideshare as an older female, but here we are. Some people are forced into it.

[@WordsfromtheBible]

I lost my job and have applied to 1000s of jobs...here i am

[@cobylyons4439]

@@observer1256I've had a number of women drivers, and many are "older" (whatever you mean by that), and they love it... for the most part.

[@KingDrewPhilip]

Very good job on these tips. It’s definitely going to be very useful for new drivers. On the thumbnail, I couldn’t help notice that the car is a Lexus IS. I have the exact same car. Beautiful car but I don’t use it for Uber at all. I use my 2015 Corolla for part time Uber driving.

[@idkwhyiam9440]

Or a Honda crv

[@kevincorso5188]

You can always get a catheter and that takes care of the bathroom thing.

[@kendrameza-ochoa1512]

Tip number 1- Get a Prius

[@JohnGuffa]

Do this first,,, call your insurance agent and see if you're covered while driving ride share.

[@amirsyed7755]

Kindly mention the process how I take first second third uber x ride. Where I can go for different modules like uper eats.

[@gdrew4171]

I've heard 'NOT" to sign up for the $1.50/$2.50 promotions, and I've heard that i 'SHOULD'. Does signing up change the algorithm? Make fare rates go down?

[@mirweissut]

I have lost a fair. LYFT had no record of the ride. Passenger called her medical co. that provided the ride, they advised her that is a LYFT issue. I was never paid. The CSR couldn't help, as they have had no log for the ride. Thats scary, who took the money? Make sure you keep tap on each ride, that you are getting paid.

[@davidmoneymaker2119]

Nights less drivers, but know where your WAWAs, and QT station are. NOBODY has open bathrooms.( Sorry bring a cup)

[@Josedangon]

any recomendations for a new driver wich car is good ? thanks!

[@bobbypadilla4641]

If you rent a car through Uber, can you start taking rides on the Lyft platform while using Uber's rented car?

[@jonathanjohnson8754]

No

[@ericwolfe8119]

Yes. You rented a car with unlimited miles for X dollars and X time period. You can drive where and when and whoever you want as many miles as you want. "But Uber says..." Uber didn't rent you the car, and Uber didn't write the rental agreement. It's not Uber's car, and it's not Uber's say. However you get the discount, if you pay the rental fee, you are obligated only to the rental contract and the rental company. And the rental company isn't Uber.

[@idkwhyiam9440]

​@ericwolfe811 and what you put for insurance on other app?

[@gdrew4171]

Any ideas on how to find Uber drivers in my area to form a group discussion on this or any other platform like Twitter X?

[@basementracer]

Chris, what's the in-between a side hustle and full time?

[@ogbigbossbino1684]

The best viewing I watched so far thankyou!

[@nicholaspreston9586]

Here's one: if your airport pickup is not there and you are forced to double back and they don't know what gate they are at / takes 3 texts to get that info from them, save yourself some gas and cancel on their stupid butt. I had a lady who wasn't at pickup and took no less than 5 texts from me trying to get the gate from her. Should have been the first thing confirmed. Instead, got "I'm at the baggage claim". No shit, lady! Help a guy out, maybe?

[@DezBusta]

Great tips but I’m almost positive food you buy even while online driving is not tax deductible. Only snacks and such things as water for the passengers are. Meals are unrelated to the actual business according to IRS.

[@KayKay-kx9un]

Is that true?

[@DonRamiro1]

@@KayKay-kx9un not if you have a sub-chapter S corp. you can write off meals in that case.

[@Hardhands]

That is incorrect,as a self employed 1099 employer, your meals while working are tax deductible, keep your receipts to reflect spenditures also track your gas expenses along with vehicle maintenance

[@punlisous410]

Hello, I have a question that you might be able to help me with, I travel from Tampa to Orlando daily and would like to make extra money, can I use Lyft or Uber to do that by only setting certain destinations, like only people that need a ride from Tampa to Orlando or that way?

[@srossi4447]

Best tip is rent a car. Don’t use your car. Don’t use your money insurance.

[@judacia]

"talk with other drivers in your area". not sure how to proactively do this, now that Lyft Hubs are closed. trying to work full-time (whether it's me or the other drivers) means less time to socialize; I check in when I'm on sabbatical, since I'm not in a hurry to get back on the road.

[@da7heaven]

Great tips!

[@rkjeffery777]

It's crazy he said un accompanied minors because I've taken so many high-school age people back and forth before I started doing strictly medium distance and airport only rides

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

So it is possible to have a limited zone that you drive in as well as only working at the airport? I used to drive a cab out of my local airport and I only feel safe there I don't want to drive in the city. Is that possible?

[@Jeffrey125s]

Exactly, In my city there is a boarding school (High School) that the students use Uber to and from restaurants and movies etc. on the weekends. As well as other local HS kids. You can’t actually ask for ID so if they don’t look 12, just continue on…

[@isisrudolph5528]

Can we talk about how perhaps the ride shares are getting swiped by other platforms because I just showed up to a scheduled ride and it's always with the ones where I have to call the customer and then another service. The local bus service transportation van shows up and doesn't pull off until I get on site and then picks a person up and the person whom I was to call is unreachable. This happens often so they're wasting my time my gas and then I only get paid $5 for showing up

[@mimijdogwood]

What do you mean sell things like what and is there a price list to go off of like a sample

[@sloppyjoe4017]

Drugs lol

[@mimijdogwood]

How many hours a week do you drive?

[@traselvolantepodcast6512]

Amazing 👏🏻👏🏻

[@zztops4504]

Uber fare to tip ratio is 5.91%

[@calripplebear1293]

26 - sell things that you can to earn extra money? the heck? what does that mean? To the customer? through ebay? what?

[@charlesedgerly6138]

Low acceptance rate equals low offers. They want high acceptance rates? They better make their offers higher. Decline all the crap offers. I delined the same ride 3 times. They added $10.00 the 4th time. Then I took it. It works! Try it, THEY CAN ABD WILL PAY MORE.

[@imranbinahmed816]

Hello I used to drive lyft for more than 1.5 years My lyft account has been deactivated because one of the passenger said that I had touch the private part and kissed the passenger I did not do such kind of thing with the passenger I told the lyft safety department also but they didn't lisent to me They believe what the passenger said and deactivated Please help me in this case I have given more than 7.7k rides and my rating is 5.0 I never think to do that and will not especially some is giving me and family bread

[@DINGOS30]

A lot of women will scam the drivers, it's best to not respond when they say very inappropriate topics. Did you have a dash cam as proof?

[@DonRamiro1]

Ain't nobody here to help you. what's wrong with you?

[@69jalo]

Number 5, how do you know that

[@sloppyjoe4017]

Bring a portable urinal!

[@Art-244gd23]

40 tips? Let me give you just 1 best tip: don’t! Don’t do it. Lyft and Uber isn’t worth it. Maybe in the first few weeks the app will give you bonuses and good paying rides (that’s how the algorithm works to lure in new drivers or drivers who didn’t drive for a few months) but after those few weeks you’ll be left with long ass drives that pays nothing. You’ll feel stupid, chested, and used. So do yourself a favor: don’t.

[@willcox3723]

what about people who cant work a regular job. your circumstances are different then theirs.

[@DonRamiro1]

@@willcox3723 FIND A REGULAR JOB. Anything but this.

[@rafaelmotoristapp]

Hello, my name is Rafael and I'm going to start as an app driver here in my country (Brazil) I'm looking for a reference to be able to create my videos, and there's no better reference than the Americans, answer me and help me too, we're in the same boat together. Brazil

[@DonRamiro1]

My advice: get out of the boat. Don't drive for Uber.

[@soulseeker1651]

My tip: don't do it. Only do it on the weekends. But even than, high gas prices, crazy passengers, risk of getting into a wreck. Not worth it. There are alot better ways to make money in the gig economy. And in my opinion, rideshare is not it. Better off getting your CDL and driving for walmart or a medical courier gig.

[@seriouscyrus33]

Easier said than done.

[@angelsl2271]

I think it’s an excellent job to have available to fall back on. But to learn it you have to do it intensively for a while. Just choose good neighborhoods and you won’t have many bizarre experiences. You will also get better ratings, be more appreciated and get better tips. Avoid the bars at closing time if you’re a lady. Also be respectful to people no matter who they are. Be nice to people, and they will usually be nice back to you most of the time. Get educated with these videos before you go out there and you will save yourself a lot of trouble. You will also be less likely to get deactivated. It’s a great adventure and you will meet extraordinary people who you would never meet ordinarily. You will learn more about your community that you may have have ever known all your life. A movie could be made about your unforgettable adventures. You will be able to stay home or go on vacation whenever you want and no one will miss you. You can earn as much money as you want. You just have to apply yourself and do the work. But don’t work too much and don’t drive tired or when you’re burned out. If you get into an accident and you have passengers in the car, you could easily be looking at a lawsuit, which would be a huge headache for you. And you would be deactivated until the accident was sorted out also, even if it wasn’t your fault. Driving in the evening there are less cars on the roads in big cities and in my opinion less chance of getting in an accident then driving in rush-hour traffic. But you have to pay attention at night and watch out for the other drivers and keep your eyes on the road. Sticking to the airport is a good place to start for a newbie if they want to avoid trouble. Most airport passengers just are tired and want to go home. But don’t pick up anybody who says that their phone died and they’ll pay you cash or any other scam or they offer you cash. First of all you would get deactivated if the Rideshare folks found out, second of all, it’s illegal to pick people up off the street that way , also, there would be no paper trail of who the person is and you don’t know what might happen if there was an incident. And lastly, you can’t be certain they will even pay you after you take them where they’re going. Just don’t do it. But by all means follow the tips given by these seasoned drivers on the Rideshare guy and the information shared by Harry Campbell… and take a course in rideshare driving for newbies. It will be time wisely spent, and will prepare you to be ready for most anything. It’s a great adventure, and I highly recommend it.

[@DonRamiro1]

@rahimsvoice Driving in general sucks.

[@andreal.1981]

Don’t do ride share. High expenses, low pay. You make more money working at Walmart.

[@E-CLASS420]

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[@AlexSage]

Most drivers are new drivers, that's why platform is still alive, because of newcomers. There are now new competition platforms to uber and lyft available...

[@observer1256]

Like what?

[@AlexSage]

@@observer1256 driverless cars is one of them...

[@basementracer]

DON'T EVER DO THIS - "3. Send your passengers a pre-loaded text letting them know your 2 minutes away, and asking them to be out and ready when you arrive" you cannot tell your customers what to do like that IMHO. Letting them know you are two minutes away is one thing but telling them to be to be outside is so bad it defies logic." This is how you let people know you care more about you and your earnings than what they have paid you for, that they are no more important to you than the money they pay you. If you want to be successful and build a list of people that request you, don't treat your customers like cattle. smh

[@AceH69-d6q]

don't do it! just Dont

[@robertmitchell9276]

Step 1. Deactivate your Uber Account. You are done, no need to watch the video.

[@willcox3723]

Uber uses 3 different security measures thinking that helps them find people who are hiding there identity. its leading to false identity 9 times out of 10 its someone with a similar name. lyft approved me in 4 hours. Samba Security is a joke and they are leading to a mass amount of people being deactivated.

[@DonRamiro1]

I'll save you from watching the video. Here's all you need to know: Don't do it. Find something else to do. Driving for Uber and/or Lyft is not worth it.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

What if the driver accidentally touches your butt ?

[@idkwhyiam9440]

Touch their butt in return

[@alfredbaxter1061]

I heard they can report the driver

[@stayng]

Who else curses at the trip requests? If you do what you say

[@slapskate]

I started getting vicious when I was doing UE's & their dirt cheap offers would pop up 🤣

[@Killahkron1992]

💯

[@annalukarsono9428]

We don’t need anymore new drivers. Not in Los Angeles anyway

[@mirweissut]

In general they are unfair and don't value drivers, whom make them millionaire

[@ddd1hhh]

I’ve heard to dress nice…

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

👍👌🎉

[@joedriver2588]

The only recommendation should be to not do it. You can make much better money getting a minimum wage job.

[@SmokingJoe-p6k]

100% correct It’s not even close For me I’m partially disabled & it hobby that pays a couple bucks

[@yomamma.ismydaddy216]

Lol nah you really can’t.. unless you just work way more hours lol.. you can literally look up the average earnings for driving and it’s more than minimum wage.. plus it’s way less physically demanding than a lot of crap minimum wage jobs

[@SmokingJoe-p6k]

@@yomamma.ismydaddy216 hey momma daddy, lol , I’m really trying to understand, so your saying or feel like Uber or Lyft is better? As in better than min wage once you average it out? Thanks

[@yomamma.ismydaddy216]

@@SmokingJoe-p6k yes the average per hr is a little more than minimum wage, but the minimum wage is still crap

[@joedriver2588]

@@yomamma.ismydaddy216 Put your money where your mouth is. I will bet you $10k there is no driver who is giving Uber X and Regular Lyft rides who is making even minimum wage. After you take into consideration all the costs involved, you are making less than minimum wage. Gas, Tires, breaks, oil changes, car washes, tires, depreciation, etc. etc. etc.

[@andytommeo]

Thank you for sharing. Very good tips.

[@DonRamiro1]

Here is the only tip you need: DON'T DO IT.

[@chadmmm5144]

Some suggestions are my experience Most experience are not my experience Nothing but questions on my part I was inspired by this channel yet an unsubscribe has been earned

[@mikeanthony706]

Best tips. Stop this rideshare crap. Get yourself a proper job. Dont run your car and health to the ground. Be warned before its too late.

[@EricHBryant]

Imagine searching a video about something just to be negative underneath it.

[@OrthoAveras]

@@EricHBryantikr ppl are weird as hell 😂

[@ericwolfe8119]

Eh, there's a million of you guys who come into this business, treat it like a gig hustle instead of an actual business, and quickly leave with bad financial taste in your mouths... There is no business acumen barrier to entry in ride share like in other small businesses. So, there's gonna be all types who try it... and 90% will probably be what I call "car title loan" drivers. They're selling miles on their vehicles at cost or less for "pay today"... and pay right back later. Smarter people know what their vehicle costs to drive per mile and they sell driven miles at a price that adequately compensates their time after cost. 90% of ALL small businesses fail... why should ride share be any different? Most people are just cut out of employee cloth; they can't be their own boss.

[@mikeanthony706]

You folks are darn interesting. Keep it, keep 💯

[@DonRamiro1]

@@EricHBryant He's not wrong. How do you know he searched it? maybe it just popped up in his feed.

[@Thegigcorner]

Tip #1: look for another job Tip #2: look for another job . . . . . . Tip #40: look for another job

[@willcox3723]

Tried that im 36 and unable to hold a regular job. I have adhd and dont fit in well. I dont take bs from people. toon many jobs have people that have been around to long and the employees think they run the company. they rather get someone fired or make them look crazy to make themselves look good or get there friend your job. some people can have same job for 40 years . typically those people run everyone off because people are naturally dishonest and cant share the load and then complain that no one wants to work.

[@nowayout73]

I got one from a driver of 4 years. Don’t do it….

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

Why not? What is it that so bad?

[@thanksfortrumpcnnmsnbcandh8771]

Always let customers poop