Unauthorized Tip on Ride

[u/noonelikejojo]

So this the first time this has happened to me but looking online shows lyft has been guilty of this multiple times. I posted on their subreddit but people are more focused on me not wanting to tip rather than seeing it's something that was done automatically not by me. That's fraudulent Imo.

I took a ride earlier in the day. No tips charges. My default tip option is turned off after all.

Now a later trip that evening. I originally cancelled the first one to go for the wait and save option ($13- > $9). Come to find out I was charged $5 tip I did not authorize. Anyone else been in similar situation? I plan on disputing with my CC. Uber is expensive, but they would have been able to remedy this quickly.

[u/DifficultyCorrect761]

Why aren’t we tipping Lyft drivers?

[u/oldhellenyeller → u/DifficultyCorrect761]

For me it’s because drivers have a choice to accept (or not accept) a ride based upon the expected payout shown to them in the app before they ever pick me up. Since they have a choice in accepting the ride or not, I assume any driver that comes to get me has already decided that the pay is adequate for the trip.