Lack of morning Uber Drivers & being put on Time-Out - Part 1

[@HTalks-vr1en]

Im in the NYC Suburb market... same problem in the 3am to 6am window and the trips can be as much as 21 minutes away. Not going more than 7 minutes for a reg X trip thats not on a surge or boost... 15 minutes for XL

[@jimjones1294]

It happens here too in California. The bay area, with Lyft and uber. There's alot of drivers but for some reason they always be trying to give the driver shitty far away pick ups 15 to 35 mins away. It's bs, over here I've checked the rider maps on both lyft and uber, there's a lot of drivers showing, but apparently they think we are going to drive ridiculous miles to end up doing a 1 mile drop off.

[@dafatboy2]

Has anyone ever received the text on the app after denying a ride claiming “your the only closest driver available “?

[@jonjennings13]

The worst is going 15 minutes to find and underage rider is waiting for you. Every time I encounter this I ask UBER to kindly give me a cancellation fee due to fradulent use of app. Do they care? they have never replied!

[@davidwilliams992]

Jonathan Jonathan That sucks.

[@dafatboy2]

I have a 9 minute rule. Nothing beyond is worth driving unless it’s triple the rate.

[@jedimastereric7]

When they give us a time out our app goes offline all by itself and we have to wait for 2 min before we can go back on

[@BrianRadcliffe]

more pings in this video than I see in 8 hours in Disney South area

[@SolidDriver]

Try other areas with less drivers. Disney gets swamped by newbies because it's an obvious place to be. Check out my video "The Big Picture".

[@BrianRadcliffe]

yeah its tough though because its where I live and I hate having to drive far just to get started. I prefer to get that first disney run to take me into downtown rather than deadheading it

[@jedimastereric7]

And I live in Cleveland but they wanted me to go all the way to Elyria which was 28 mins away and like you I was like no way I'm going that far for somebody that's only going a few blocks from where they were and the aid be stuck out in a city that I'm unfamiliar with

[@OregonDuckingIt]

I also live in Pinellas. You start a tad before me, but I also start early. The problem I see here that nobody is addressing is the following: surge is supposed to function off of supply and demand. Why aren’t those calls surged? Clearly more demand than supply. Uber and Lyft BOTH need to understand that driving long distances when the minimums are so low is an inefficient use of our time and resources. Want me to chase something down a bit further??? Surge it and at least entice me a bit more than 1.2 to consider it.

[@OregonDuckingIt]

And add to that the fact that you kept getting offered the same calls after not accepting them. What efficiency!!!

[@SolidDriver]

I completely agree! I get the feeling that surge has more to do with what they think they can milk out of the riders and less to do with giving drivers an incentive.

[@willc5512]

TRUE. Otherwise they wouldnt allow themselves to mass recruit by the thousand with the hope they'll enjoy driving in risky areas late at night/early am. IE drunk drivers on road & ppl with LESS then honest/safe intentions. Surge could help with ALL those issues. WANNA go pick up a kilo of dope at 3 am in the hood then pay the damm surge!

[@jbishop6703]

this dude was clearly hoping to give a ride to stripper. thatta boy

[@SolidDriver]

I know you're just having a laugh but there's good reason to pick them up from higher end clubs. They're willing to travel far for a club that treats them well. Thus upscale clubs can provide drivers with long trips. I've found that the opposite is true for low-class clubs. Their staff tends to live close, makes you wait and can be a pain in the ass in general. In any case it's good to get familiar with all the clubs in your market. There are those I will always refuse and others that I'll drive a few extra miles to accept.

[@superjtrdr]

If you are getting pings from a long distances it usually means the area is neglected which means there are opportunities in that area.

[@JosephSmith-sn4df]

This Guy's got ballz... I love it!

[@jonjennings13]

I really liked your video. It is nicely done and illustrates the unjust issue. thank you

[@jdtools6038]

They stopped coming out because the pay is beyond low and becoming a joke.Drivers are getting smarter and getting actual jobs that pay now instead of wasting gas,tolls, maintenance,on Ubers greedy blood sucking corporate criminals

[@TheBigwheels11]

3 a.m , need more drivers? I live on east coast of Florida and they have whored out uber. There are so many drivers when i pull to an intersection all i see is Uber decals. Maybe Uber needs more drivers at 3.a.m....but not at 7 p.m.

[@therrienmichael08]

I got a ping this morning 5 a.m. 22 minutes away for a 1.4 mile to work out world. The only one available in the states 2nd largest city.

[@Simply.Homicide]

so freaking common.

[@chap5325john]

I thought about going out earlier (I live in Pinellas county, too) but I don't like early mornings! As long as I get to decide when I start my day, I'll continue to sleep in... However, like some of your other commenters, I'd pick up some of those pings while I was waiting for the bar personnel to quit.

[@MrQthompson]

You let all those calls go to waist?. I'd hit everyone. I see your point though especially if the ride is for a few blocks!

[@SolidDriver]

An important skill is in cherrypicking which trips you accept. Every driver's goal should be to make the most money per mile that they can. That is assuming they're doing this for the money. There are those who legit want to help their community or they're retired and want something to do etc. My tips don't really apply to them. I'm trying to show people how to put money in the bank ;)

[@GarySmith-jg3ve]

I take all requests and get more rides. Take the good with the bad.

[@SolidDriver]

Write back in 6 months and let us know how that strategy worked out for your business.

[@Simply.Homicide]

@@SolidDriver 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheCityjob1]

Sorry but the pay is not worth it

[@PascalesPop]

Hit me up if you’re still at it. I’m feeling the pain of 9-12 min pings and work your area.

[@jonjennings13]

I never travel more than seven minutes anymore. This lessens the resentment for the $2.25 rides.(pre tax and costs.) and when I encounter underagers. Don't forger UBER is banned (license yanked) in LONDON why? London says UBER is unfit to hold license.

[@willsr.9154]

Dude turn it off till it starts surging

[@melvinbullock3392]

Well Uber needs to stop using their take of the fare .

[@brucetowell5208]

Reason why there are not enough driver's is because there on NOT ENOUGH passenger's!!LOL

[@Simply.Homicide]

not enough money

[@GamingInProgress]

You realize you get long distance pickup fees right?

[@SolidDriver]

That wasn't the case a year ago.

[@quakeroats6792]

The same person kept asking for the same ride. You kept denying him or her. So yes the area needed more drivers. Since you had nothing going on but idle you could have taken the ride and got some cash.

[@brucetowell5208]

If you are not going 13 minutes away, you are spoiled and really should not be driving for a living.

[@SolidDriver]

How long have you been driving full time?

[@corysmith3004]

So drive the 13 minutes and be where you're needed.

[@UGPVlogsLA]

WOW! How far down did your ratings drop? You gave up all those pings! You're in the wrong area! Go over to that side of town as you could have been working instead of being in time out! Just crazy, I don't get you

[@SolidDriver]

My goal while driving is to make money. Stars don't pay my bills and acceptance rate is meaningless. If you drive 10 miles away to pick up a rider who will likely cancel before you get there or will only give you a minimum fare you'll end up losing money. It's better to wait if you know your current location will provide good trips.

[@CRASS2047]

Solid Driver actually your acceptance rate will cause you to wait longer for rides. Their algorithm pings drivers with the highest acceptance rate first. The lower it gets, the longer between pings. This is directly from Uber.

[@CRASS2047]

And it’s this very reason that Lyft has surpassed Uber at the Tampa airport! If you don’t accept one lyft request, you are moved to the back of the queue. Where as Uber, you can skip multiple requests. And there is a large group of drivers who only do airport, and you can hear the group of them pinging over and over, and they don’t take anything that doesn’t say long trip. Which in turn, means that all the rest of us only get short trips, and passengers have learned that lyft is much faster at TPA . That’s why when I pull in, there is usually 60-80 lyft drivers ahead in queue, and only 20-30 Uber drivers. Shameful man! Ruining the system!

[@Simply.Homicide]

@@SolidDriver exactly stars dont pay shit. Uber dont care about that fake rating system. They do that shit to make customers feel like they have power. Which they dont

[@smalltheresa1]

why dont you just log off and go home ...I found that the estimate time is usually not correct ./ U just not getting any money

[@SolidDriver]

Tell me, from the time your car leaves your driveway to the time you return home. How many dollars per mile are you making after expenses?

[@jonmalkowvich6967]

As your driving with no passenger. Haha

[@SolidDriver]

I don't release audio/video of my passengers. That's both for their privacy as well as Uber's ToS.

[@jonmalkowvich6967]

Sorry. Didn't mean to post that as I watched the video. Good vid

[@bigmarr1999]

Some very lazy and picky drivers out there. Good work. Just sad

[@SolidDriver]

Work smarter, not harder. Please share what market you're in and what you're YTD average net per mile is and then we can talk.

[@bigmarr1999]

Solid Driver yeah but you're not worried about you acceptance rate. I heard you can be deactivated if it gets too low

[@bigmarr1999]

Solid Driver oh and I just started

[@SolidDriver]

You can be deactivated for having a low cancellation rate. But they can't drop you for having a low acceptance rate. Since drivers are not employees, they have the right to accept or decline a contract. Uber don't like it but they got sued already for not playing fair so now they have to comply.

[@bigmarr1999]

Robert Allen none of those rides said 13 to 15 minutes away.. I guess fuck the customer and make them wait longer