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Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by stupidhn »

will_pseudonym wrote: post #36
kcanini wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If they're going to the trouble of pre-arranging the ride, why don't they just use cash/Venmo/Square, and keep Uber's cut of the fare?

That's what I would do with my driver. She'd arrive, and I would look up an Uber cost estimate, and then pay her cash for the average amount I was quoted. I also could ask her to run errands for me, using this same system.

"my driver"

What a world we live in. Most of the country (and planet) is so broke they are just scraping by, while programmers have "drivers" and personal shoppers. Wouldn't want to distract those people who have to get to work every day to figure out how to sell the poor people ads!

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by stupidhn »

kcanini wrote: post #71
cdrark wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That works until there is any sort of an accident and the driver's insurance doesn't cover them operating their vehicle as a business. Part of the commission that gets paid goes to providing insurance.

I imagine that when reporting it to the police/insurance agency, many (most?) drivers would omit the fact that they were driving for business purposes when the accident occurred. Not saying this is legal/ethical, just that it would come to mind in that situation.

So who pays for any medical costs?

Not sure I'd base my livelihood on fraud.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by tomcam »

criddell wrote: post #83
cdrark wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If that friend got into an accident while driving to Home Depot for you, would you pay their insurance deductible? If they got hurt would you pay their medical bills? Would you do the same for your off the books taxi driver?

If you get hurt while helping a friend, would you really ask them to compensate you? I wouldn't unless they were somehow responsible. Accidents happen.

Spoken like a person who has never been sued.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

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Post by giarc »

eigenvector wrote: post #96
giarc wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems like there is no benefit to you at all. Paying the average amount means you're paying more than some fares. By paying cash, you lose out on all insurance in cash of an accident.

The benefit is that you can deal with a trusted driver rather than someone that takes 3 wrong turns on the way there then misses the exit for the airport.

You are missing the details here. OP is suggesting that they get an Uber/Lyft driver then instead of paying through the app, pay with cash. Same driver, just no insurance.

Re: Lyft adds a new app for drivers

#105

Post by criddell »

lda wrote: post #89
criddell wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> there's less expectation of tipping What on earth gave you that idea?

There is no tipping expectation with Uber, no matter what disgruntled drivers on reddit say.

In the US there certainly is. I don't know what it's like in other countries though.

If the driver doesn't want a tip, they will turn it down.

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