Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California...
by magicalhippo on Saturday January 11, 2020 @06:10AM
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> I just wish Uber had a "I have a car seat" checkbox
We experienced this when going to and from the airport. Not all drivers were prepared for four persons each with big suitcases.
So yeah, some extra info checkboxes seems like a win-win to me.
Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California...
by Figs on Saturday January 11, 2020 @08:28AM
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> Now I usually tell the driver to start the ride as soon as I get there
They already bill for wait time. I needed to get picked up from home once but my house is on a street that Uber's mapping system apparently doesn't understand how to navigate to properly. The driver went to the wrong place to try to pick me up, and they billed me for "wait time" even though I was exactly where I said I would be!
Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California...
by kalleboo on Saturday January 11, 2020 @07:10AM
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Uber sounds more and more like a Black Mirror dystopia. I think I'll go back to using taxis. (Where I live there is no Uber, but I've used a lot it while traveling)
Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California...
by paul_f on Sunday January 12, 2020 @08:06PM
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Try Lyft a few times before you do that
They were well behaved and quiet, but it took me a minute to install the car seat and uninstall it, and the driver was clearly annoyed.
Look man, the law says they have to be in the seat, and for their safety, they have to be in the seat. I'd pay more if I could, but I can't.
Now I usually tell the driver to start the ride as soon as I get there so they get paid for waiting for me to install and uninstall the seat.
I just wish Uber had a "I have a car seat" checkbox that would pay the driver a couple extra bucks (and charge me extra). Then everyone would win.
The driver would get extra for taking someone with kids and they would know in advance and not get annoyed.
Also I know I got dinged on my rating once because the driver couldn't find me. I can't help it if Seattle literally has streets on top of each other and there is no way to tell the driver I'm on the bottom road and not the top!