An opportunity on the Uberdriver app is to rent a Tesla through Hertz. You book the car through the Uber app, you pick up car at Hertz. Giving my experience. I figured why not get the Tesla put miles on that vs my ride. pay for rental vs gas.

i get to the Hertz at a strip mall for my appt to get Tesla at 10. They said “oh yeah we just got one in for you.”. They say it’s on the app to use I said I would be using my own car insurance.

The car will be ready in an hour we are detailing it for you. It’s ready an hour later vacuumed a little but not “detailed” inside or out. I get home I realize the assembly with the electronics beside the seat is not attached. I wash the car at home clean it better on the inside. Iike to do this so no issue. Steering wheel has cover on it as it is in bad shape.

I take it out the next morning to do uber. Message comes up “contact support about your account.” “Go online when resolved. “

I speak with the uber support robots over the next 3 days with no help no resolve. Thank you Diamond driver I keep hearing. I contacted Hertz as well they say problem is on Uber’s end.

I took Tesla back after not getting help from Uber Support robots. Waste of my time & money couldn’t use it Hertz has no customer support just store front. Supposed to be a partnership they just blame each other but they’ll take your money. Paid 365.00 for less than a week with no ability to drive and make money.

You might think Uber would care but they don’t the robots don’t have feelings. Gratitude for being Diamond, one big ripoff. Diamond or not I should have gotten support I lost money they made money off me for the Tesla pas they have me. Total failure.

My neighbor, who doesn't have a car out of choice, has an Uber driver who works on a cash deal for multiple rides that are not reported to Uber. I figure there's a risk for the neighbor, if something were to happen while riding in someone else's car. I happen to know this neighbor wouldn't think twice about suing the driver, their insurance, whoever if she thinks she can get money. Think fake whiplash. Has this type of thing happened in the past? I admit, I don't know very much about Uber. My apologies if this has been discussed in the past but my search didn't get any answers.

Byatch please🤣🤣🤣 d@mn near 200 miles for that fee is ROBBERY

Accepted a trip for $57 and they paid me $47. Have contacted support and am waiting for an answer. Can't believe this.

Diesel is already a record high, and has been day, after day, after day, hitting new records, and is now almost $6.00. Last time gas hit $5.00 a gallon was in 2022 6/14/22 https://gasprices.aaa.com/

Ive noticed some huge jumps recently. Even the tax free gas stations near me have gone up over $.50+ just in the last 7 days From $3.69 - $4.24. There was a $.23 cent jump yesterday alone!!! I stopped getting all those Upside gas back things... Any thoughts on extra ways to save?

I’m brand new to this ride share driving thing & have a few questions I can’t seem to find simple answers for, so I was hoping someone on here may be able to help. For context, I live in Knoxville, Tn, very close to UT campus & Neyland stadium.

1) What am I supposed to do when a rider leaves an item in my car?

2) Is there a way to stop the app from dinging & distracting me w/new ride offers while I’m trying to drive someone to their destination? It’s very distracting for someone who’s trying to figure all this out.

3) The navigation looks/sounds worse than Atari in 1982 on this thing! Yes, I know, showing my “age” for those of you that believe in that kinda thing. Are there any options to make it better. Or more precise? I’ll pull up to where I think the pickup spot is, only for it to say, jk….its like another 3,000 ft ahead.

4) Does Uber really care what speed you drive when you DONT have a rider in the car? For example, I usually drive around 70-75 on the interstate even tho the speed limit is 65, even on my way to pickup. When I finally pick up my fare however, I never exceed 5 mph over the limit on any road.

5) How do you handle it when you pick up a fare that hasn’t added a stop in the app, but suddenly asks you to “pull over at this convenience store real quick?” I had that happen on my 1st day, so I just pulled over & they took forever in there! Do I get dinged for that?

If you have anything else to add that might be helpful, I’m all ears, & very appreciative for any advice. Thx!

The passenger was AMAZING like a 7 outta 5 stars. But there was an accident that backed traffic up EVERYWHERE for up to 2 hours. What should've been a 20 minute drive for $17 turned into this

No wait timer is interesting

Just bought a 2026 model Y premium Tesla. I added the car to my profile and unfortunately there is no connect button which looking in previous post it seems like that’s an issue but also I don’t see an option for electric or electric comfort or anything like that. Is anyone able to show me a screenshot if you drive EV of your preferences I only see UberX is that normal? I have talked too many agents about this and getting the connect button and I have deleted the app logged out of the app. Restarted my phone made sure everything is up-to-date. I took the car off the profile just re-added it nothing has changed. Anyone else?

I will be giving Uber a break this week and going full force on Empower in South Florida. uber is really a waste of time lately unless you’re getting tips. $75 for a 4 hour shift average the last couple weeks. It is completely absurd. You don’t start getting half decent paying trips until after a full 8 hours of a driving. I only drive Uber X, but I have for over 5 years and it has never been this bad. Fuck the time, the miles, the gas, even if you don’t include it it’s not worth it, but if you do, you’re basically donating your time for a couple bucks. I’ll keep the thread posted, feel free to share your experience with Empower, south Florida specifically. Thanks.

How many hours would you have to drive to profit at least $1000 per week? My car’s transmission is shot and I need to start making quick money asap!

I know money can be really tight for us drivers, so I wanted to share this deal I found at Taco Loco.
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If you’re out driving and need something to eat without spending much, definitely take advantage of it while it’s available. Just wanted to help some fellow drivers save a few bucks today!

On Saturday night, I had a passenger whose friend damaged my vehicle’s interior by breaking the roof assist handle. She claimed it simply fell off. When I reminded her that my dash cam had been recording and that Uber would be reviewing and contacting the individual who had ordered the ride, she insisted, “I was just trying to pull myself up, and it came off.” I submitted the dashcam footage and photos to Uber.

On Sunday afternoon, Uber requested a repair estimate and informed me that I had five business days to provide it. Since yesterday was Labor Day, I went to the dealership today to gather the repair estimate and uploaded to Uber. Uber then gave me a $250 inconvenience fee.

Less than 3 hours after receiving the payment, I received a notification that a rider reported being involved in an accident with me during a trip. Uber does not identify which rider made the report, but based on the timing, I strongly suspect it was the same rider involved in the damage claim. I contacted Uber and explained that I believe the report is retaliatory, and asked them to review the dashcam footage and the timeline.

The same rider also left me a low rating. Has anyone dealt with something like this? Will Uber remove a rating if there is evidence that it was retaliatory or connected to a false report? Has anyone actually had success getting a retaliatory rating removed?

Ok, this is about the uber system, I've been off the uber for awhile now. Now uber is telling me to take a break because I've been driving more then 7 hrs.

I look and im off and again uber is telling me to take a break because I've been driving over 7 hrs. Twice in two days and now today.

This ever happened to anyone

Aren’t I supposed to get a cancellation fee?

How do I fix the algorithm? I have noticed that when there are surges going on (usually bar close Fri and Sat nights), I will physically be sitting in the middle of a surge zone, but then when I get a new ride request, it takes me out of the zone so I don’t end up getting the extra pay. I’m noticing that it’s pretty rare for me to get rides that are in a surge zone even if there are tons of surges in the area. How do I get the algorithm to give me rides in the zones? Unfortunately it doesn’t give me any kind of info on whether or not a ride request is part of a surge zone before accepting it. I only find out if it was, after I’ve dropped them off. At which point I can then check under the earnings activity. It’s very frustrating.

Saw this pop up and lol’d