Tipping van drivers
01-30-2017 | 10:09 AM
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01-30-2017 | 02:58 PM
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https://www.thezebra.com/insurance-n...r-uber-driver/
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01-30-2017 | 04:37 PM
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Well, I don't think that's exactly true anymore.............I thought it was.
https://www.thezebra.com/insurance-n...r-uber-driver/
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https://www.thezebra.com/insurance-n...r-uber-driver/
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01-30-2017 | 09:24 PM
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I didn't read the article but it looks like another I've seen. My understanding is your "rider" rating goes up if you're a good tipper. A nice rating goes a long way towards getting picked up at the airport in your commuter city for a late night ride home, when your sleeping wife doesn't REALLY want to pick you up.
Denny
01-30-2017 | 11:05 PM
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Both parties are rating each other. If the Uber driver is insisting on the tip or trying to guilt you into a tip, that should be reflected in their rating. Lyft pretty much makes it mandatory by overly enabling tipping and driver recruiting and promotions.
A lot of drivers in California have both stickers in the window but prefer making a Lyft pick up.
A lot of drivers in California have both stickers in the window but prefer making a Lyft pick up.
01-31-2017 | 01:07 AM
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You don't have to tip Uber but I usually do anyway.
It still seems like an amazingly good deal the few times I've used it. I live a little off the beaten path. The other day I needed a ride from my house to somewhere 35 minutes away. Everyone else I know was working and I didn't want to wait. The guy came all the way out to my house (20 minutes from where he was on the interstate) then took me to my destination for $36. Before Uber, a taxi would have either never come out here or it would have been at least $100.
Even with the tip it was cheap. And I just got a nice raise and don't mind sharing the wealth.
It still seems like an amazingly good deal the few times I've used it. I live a little off the beaten path. The other day I needed a ride from my house to somewhere 35 minutes away. Everyone else I know was working and I didn't want to wait. The guy came all the way out to my house (20 minutes from where he was on the interstate) then took me to my destination for $36. Before Uber, a taxi would have either never come out here or it would have been at least $100.
Even with the tip it was cheap. And I just got a nice raise and don't mind sharing the wealth.
01-31-2017 | 06:12 AM
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I understand your point. I tip Uber for multiple reasons, it's not always altruistic. In fact some of them are selfish. One of them is that I want to ensure I get picked up in out of the way locations. Another, I want priority and a good rating.
