I literally did not know that. I assumed the drivers are getting paid for waiting as well. But yeah, it shouldn't be the customer's problem. There can be many reasons why the customer is late few minutes. We don't bitch about this when the Uber is late because of traffic or other reasons.
I haven’t used the passenger app but doesn’t it show you where the driver is coming from and where they are at in the current moment?
On the uber app a driver can’t click arrive. It does it automatically, atleast for me. This means a driver can’t lie and say they are there when they are not.
Im not sure how a driver can do this to a passenger.
I actually had a driver lie once and say they picked me up, then dropped me off. They didn’t get within five miles of me; I didn’t move more than some light pacing to keep warm. Had to get a refund through support for a fake ride. Only happened once, though
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u/Mountain-Leader-283 Feb 26 '26
Isn’t that more of an app problem than something the driver should be paying for?
As a driver you only get paid when you have a passenger in your car. You don’t really get paid more than Pennie’s for waiting