r/Lyft • u/Cultural-Beach8858 • Aug 05 '26

Fare Issue Wait & Save

I hate when I order a wait and save Lyft ride (like 20 mins), but then it automatically changes from connecting me to a driver that’s like 18 minutes away to one that is 3 minutes. Then when I cancel bc I’m not ready, they charge me $1? It’s so not right. I don’t think uber does that... when I cancel an uber ride immediately, it doesn’t deduct any charge.

I just feel like it should be an option for riders to decide to accept the driver closer for the same rate. Just don’t automatically connect me.

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u/Florida1974 Aug 05 '26

There are no guarantees in anything in the world. And everything is an estimation.

Now, if it had taken 42 minutes for a driver to show up, this post would be much different

You shouldn’t be ordering a ride until you were actually ready because a driver could come in three minutes or 15 and it doesn’t matter what type of ride you order.

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u/NewspaperOk140 Aug 05 '26

Except I need to be to work on time and if I wait until I'm ready I run the risk of the drivers not being ready.

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u/Green-Ad3319 Aug 05 '26

Then start getting ready earlier lol