Uber drivers face reduced earnings due to rate changes
11 posts across 2 communities in the last 60 days; 73% from r/uberdrivers.
“I just started doing Uber passenger pick ups, I have done Uber eats the past few years. When I switched to UberX rides it started me at Uber blue with my acceptance rate that I had from Uber eats, and thats only 19%, Now when I get passenger ride offers I cant see how much the…”
“AR was 15% CR 98% On-Time 97% Rating 5.0 Orders/30d 155 I am in silver. Got 5 good orders to start with. Then the bottom fell out, ended 7/40 for the day. $91 in 4.5 hours. Another $27 uber. No noticeable difference. Got and declined the save backwards offers as before.”
“Since I hit Platinum tier I've noticed my take of fare has gone up from ~49%-53% to 61%. Less is being taken out for "Customer Promotions". It looks like, at least in my market, Uber promotes Rides basically by making lower tier (Blue/Gold) drivers subsidize passengers' trips…”
Several Uber drivers are expressing concern about recent changes that appear to reduce their earnings. Some report a zero acceptance rate, while others feel they are being asked to work more for less pay, leading to frustration and questions about whether they are lazy or if the system is unfair.
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“AR was 15% CR 98% On-Time 97% Rating 5.0 Orders/30d 155 I am in silver. Got 5 good orders to start with. Then the bottom fell out, ended 7/40 for the day. $91 in 4.5 hours. Another $27 uber. No noticeable difference. Got and declined…”
“Since I hit Platinum tier I've noticed my take of fare has gone up from ~49%-53% to 61%. Less is being taken out for "Customer Promotions". It looks like, at least in my market, Uber promotes Rides basically by making lower tier (Blue/Gold) drivers subsidize passengers' trips from their own earnings. They must push offers for Promo'd rides to the lower tiers first. Imagine being a sous chef in a restaurant and your pay gets docked because a customer had a coupon! subm”
“on the zone i’m dashing in, it says $75-$99. there’s no other info about what it means. i know it has something to do with pay, but there’s no elaboration. pls help a girlie out for curiosity’s sake🙏 submitted by /u/sachavicca [link] [comments]”
“Is there a solution that increase uber point or redeem points for uber driver? submitted by /u/Few-Plankton2913 [link] [comments]”
“NYC to FL I’m they advised me to Creat a new account I’m worry about double account block how and what to do submitted by /u/Ancient_Aerie_7995 [link] [comments]”
“At the airport queue and noticed more and more priority pickups being priced at the same or less than the standard UberX. Then they drop the fare $3 when no one takes it, some rage baiting algorithm. Who actually gets the priority fare? Just saw another ping to Beverly Hills, priority and UberX priced the same. submitted by /u/Kitchen-Slice-1230 [link] [comments]”
“Sunday morning use to be a consistent surge with almost immediate offer. Got a $4.75 Surge on Uber and 40% Surge on Lyft and been sitting for over 1 hour and no offers. It’s not a fluke because it has gotten slower and slower as each week goes by since the beginning of the year with few exceptions. submitted by /u/Optimal_Willow_4389 [link] [comments]”
“I entered the airport queue with Gold status. While waiting in the queue, Uber repeatedly presented me with non-airport and/or economically unattractive trip requests. Declining those requests reduced my acceptance rate, ultimately causing me to lose Gold status. Uber Support subsequently confirmed to me in writing that Trip Radar Advantage is available to Gold, Platinum and Diamond drivers; that higher-tier drivers receive priority when competing for Trip Radar trips; and that this advantage he”
“Was easily able to carry the 85 total rating for platinum in my area. Averaged around 25/hr… up until Sunday when this new bullshit rolled out. Down to a 33% AR now. Haven’t seen an order over $8 since I got squeezed out of platinum. Even if I was offered the gawk gawk double hand twisty 3000 I wouldn’t accept $.50/mile orders and that’s all I’m getting sent. Lucky to make 17/hr this week submitted by /u/mikelittlephoto [link] [comments]”
“I just started doing Uber passenger pick ups, I have done Uber eats the past few years. When I switched to UberX rides it started me at Uber blue with my acceptance rate that I had from Uber eats, and thats only 19%, Now when I get passenger ride offers I cant see how much the offer is or where they're going? So im in a blind state? It should be illegal not to know how much I'm getting paid, Im in Portland Oregon Then I get this info about I need to be in Gold or higher to see where im g”
“I recently got out of rideshare after about five years driving in Florida, mostly Uber XL/Comfort. Toward the end I noticed a major change in Orlando: longer waits, fewer decent offers and some fares where the mileage simply didn’t make financial sense. Then I realized Waymo opened to the public in Orlando in April. I’m not saying Waymo caused it, but I’m curious whether there’s a correlation. Orlando drivers: did you notice a significant change before vs. after April? And if you’re outside Orla”
“I do uber premier and preier suv and Lyft black and suv in south Fl, from Miami to Palm Beach and its fucking slow as shit now, its so bad that I am about to start using my other car (chevy traverse) to do Xl and regular, might actually make more money doing that shit now, any premier or black drivers experiencing this??? submitted by /u/sebastianv7 [link] [comments]”
“In Phoenix, the pay is terrible, been a dasher better of 3 years off and on, used to clear the $$ goal of $100/daily easily, was platinum most of the time, held on to passes, the latest update is squeezing out the old guard and wants new blood to retrain with lower pay, there's ads for new drivers everywhere and the algorithm is geared towards sitting in hot parking lots with your AC blasting, melting yourself and car, until an order shows. Most offers are tight margins, nothing "high p”
Pretty much need a way to keep my acceptance rate over 70% to be eligible for the EV incentives I would appreciate any tips or tricks from you guys to help a…
“I dash in the Apollo beach area of Florida, was unranked on the old system went down to Miami got bumped up to gold on the new system came back and now I'm plat. submitted by /u/Grippy_B1gboy [link] [comments]”