Uber drivers cancelling shorter trips out of the airport
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TtheTraveller
TtheTraveller
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
Member since 24 Aug 2018
Total posts 25
Anybody got tips on the best way of handling Uber drivers trying to cherry pick longer trips out of the airport?
nix584
nix584
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
Member since 10 Jan 2012
Total posts 108
Other people I have heard that this has happened to will screenshot the booking immediately and then report the driver to Uber if they cancel. A question though, are you not putting in the destination when you book? If you are and they still cancel that should definitely be reported. And as for saying Manly then changing your mind, they could give you 1 star, reduce your rating then you're banned.
Doo
Doo
Member since 04 Nov 2018
Total posts 4
This happens to me on a regular basis and i usually screenshot the driver and report to uber - not sure how effective this is though and definately annoyjng.
Rufus1
Rufus1
Member since 04 Dec 2013
Total posts 70
Seems like the more Uber displaces taxis, the more it is becoming just another taxi service!
airADL
airADL
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Member since 25 Mar 2014
Total posts 214
Sydney airport hotspot fot this
Peterb1960
Peterb1960
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Member since 10 May 2016
Total posts 9
Had an Uber driver cancel a trip from suburban Melbourne to the city because I wasn’t going to the airport. He called me to ask where I was going and then cancelled when I told him I needed a 15 minute trip into town. Definitely bad behaviour creeping in without the mechanism to respond that we have with the taxi industry.
djtech
djtech
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Member since 02 Sep 2018
Total posts 375
I don't even understand why they would call then cancel if they know where you'd be going anyways. I had this happen to me a few times, one time causing me to miss my flight! Screenshoted the driver and made a complaint. Gave me a $5 coupon in the app. Sometimes booking a taxi with 13cabs works out better for me.
markpk
markpk
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Member since 29 Nov 2013
Total posts 459
Is this even a legitimate post?
robhung
robhung
Member since 26 Nov 2018
Total posts 1
I've previously asked another Uber driver about this behaviour as it happens to me on a very frequent basis, especially on a late Friday / Saturday night in Sydney.
Apparently Ubers attempt to prevent this by actually hiding the destination from the driver until they've actually started the trip by picking up the passenger.
So drivers have caught on to this and use the calling ability to get around the hidden destination, when this feature was really more to be used in helping the driver locate the passenger. Seems like a Catch 22 as you wouldn't want to get rid of it.
I generally just get the phone call over and done with as quick as possible, and usually by the third attempt, you'll get a driver who's willing to do the trip. There's an oversupply of drivers at the moment, so if someone doesn't want your business, there will always be another ready.
Another suggestion would be to replace your phone number on Uber with a number that's uncontactable, eg. use an old / international sim card, change your mobile number on your Uber profile to this new number, receive the 4 digit pin by SMS, and then change your SIM card back to your main number. By doing this, they can't call you and they're forced to just come pick you up, or cancel the trip straight away.
dimi
dimi
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Member since 13 Jul 2012
Total posts 154
In Australia Uber does not disclose the destination to the driver until the passenger is in the car.
That’s why they try calling to find out where the passenger is going.
I have no idea why you think Qantas has anything to do with this (or why Qantas’ involvement is supposed to be some sort of quality guarantee).
ryanpst
ryanpst
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Member since 27 Jun 2013
Total posts 72
Try living a few minutes from the airport and using Uber - this has happened dozens of times to me, even when I’m making short trips that aren’t to the airport. Uber has stopped replying to my complaints about drivers who do this.
Rigs
Rigs
Virgin Australia - Velocity Rewards
Member since 13 Dec 2015
Total posts 27
This certainly happens a lot in Sydney. I've also noticed drivers giving lower star ratings to me as a passenger if I'm not going long distances.
Neil R
Neil R
Member since 28 Feb 2014
Total posts 55
This is becoming a pain. I live in the south eastern suburbs of Sydney, and it has happened to me twice in the last 3 months. The User driver has pulled up and seen my luggage, has cancelled the trip and driven off. This use to happen to me before Uber started with Taxis (Especially when getting into a Cab at the Airport). However, it is now the Taxis who are welcoming my business to and from the Airport (Its like all the bad taxi drivers have gone across to Uber).
hakkinen5
hakkinen5
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Member since 20 Aug 2014
Total posts 206
Uber drivers cannot see your destination until they arrive and pick you up and start metering. That's why they call to see if they can find out the destination before they get there.
patrickk
patrickk
Qantas
Member since 19 Apr 2012
Total posts 737
The driver doesn’t see the destination until pick up. That is why they call.