Re:Lyft adds a new app for drivers
by will_pseudonym on Friday May 26, 2017 @01:35PM
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That's what I would do with my driver. She'd arrive, and I would look up an Uber cost estimate, and then pay her cash for the average amount I was quoted. I also could ask her to run errands for me, using this same system.
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It seems like there is no benefit to you at all.
Paying the average amount means you're paying more than some fares.
By paying cash, you lose out on all insurance in cash of an accident.
Re:Lyft adds a new app for drivers
by eigenvector on Friday May 26, 2017 @10:25PM
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The benefit is that you can deal with a trusted driver rather than someone that takes 3 wrong turns on the way there then misses the exit for the airport.
You are missing the details here. OP is suggesting that they get an Uber/Lyft driver then instead of paying through the app, pay with cash. Same driver, just no insurance.
"my driver"
What a world we live in. Most of the country (and planet) is so broke they are just scraping by, while programmers have "drivers" and personal shoppers. Wouldn't want to distract those people who have to get to work every day to figure out how to sell the poor people ads!