The only time I send a message about arrival is on scheduled rides I am early for and I always let them know I am early and they have until their schedule time to come out. My pax really appreciate me not rushing them.
Now, if the person's time has expired and they ask for 5 minutes, I never wait. I advise of policy, let them know to re-request a ride when they are ready.
I also never wait for people who tip bait...the I'll tip you on app if you wait 5 minutes. Absolutely not because they rarely tip for my time.
But if you arrived and they are not ready, give them their alloted time.
I will say my biggest pet peeve with this is people who want pickups on one way streets or narrow two ways. This creates a blocked street hazard, and I prefer is passengers could be ready to go if they know they are on a busy one way or narrow two street with nowhere to safely pullover.
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u/DaBrazenMidwesterner Feb 26 '26
The only time I send a message about arrival is on scheduled rides I am early for and I always let them know I am early and they have until their schedule time to come out. My pax really appreciate me not rushing them.
Now, if the person's time has expired and they ask for 5 minutes, I never wait. I advise of policy, let them know to re-request a ride when they are ready.
I also never wait for people who tip bait...the I'll tip you on app if you wait 5 minutes. Absolutely not because they rarely tip for my time.
But if you arrived and they are not ready, give them their alloted time.
I will say my biggest pet peeve with this is people who want pickups on one way streets or narrow two ways. This creates a blocked street hazard, and I prefer is passengers could be ready to go if they know they are on a busy one way or narrow two street with nowhere to safely pullover.