I don’t know why, but yesterday was the worst day I’ve ever had as a part-time Uber and Lyft driver. It was like somebody came to Hagerstown and gave everyone who didn’t have a car a free one if they agreed to delete the Uber and Lyft app from their phone. I had a total...
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Thinking of driving for Lyft? Something to first consider
One of the things to consider before driving for Lyft is they have no problem asking you to take trips guaranteed to make you lose money. Case in point, the trip they sent me on the other day. Lyft sent me 21 miles away to pick up a rider who wanted a ride from his...
Read MoreLyft weekly guarantees are a waste of time
One of the things I do to augment my income as a freelance web developer is drive for Uber and Lyft. Oddly enough, it works out well. When I don’t have anything to do for a client, I go out and drive strangers around in my car. It helps pay the bills. One of the...
Read MoreMy Uber Week in review – July 30 – August 5 2017
I completed my second full week of driving for Uber. When I refer to a full week, I mean Monday through Friday. I even took a Lyft request, doubling my grand total of lifetime Lyft trips to two. All in all, I had a good week. All of my passengers were pleasant and most seemed...
Read MoreUber now informs drivers if a passenger requests a long trip
Uber rolled out a new feature sometime last week that allows a driver to know when a passenger requests a long ride (rides that take over an hour) when the request is sent to the driver, before the driver accepts the request. This new feature rolled out for me Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, I didn’t understand...
Read MoreLyft adopts clear policy on service animals
Lyft has followed Uber in making it crystal clear that its drivers need to accommodate riders with service animals. As a driver, you cannot refuse service to someone because they are accompanied by a service animal. Uber made you agree to their service animal policy when you logged into the Driver app. Lyft sent out...
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