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My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won

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Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won

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Post by skinnymuch »

rustid wrote: post #187
skinnymuch wrote: post #92

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I'm all for being cynical and weary of mob hating. However, the article shows many times Uber is not trying to do anything. The driver seemingly didn't get reprimanded or properly investigated by Uber. We don't know this for sure, but based on what went down, this seems to be the case. Uber lied to the police. Uber tried to turn it around against the victim for having so much evidence. When the victim was incredibly…

In court they said the driver was with them in good standing.

Yeah that's why I said the driver seemingly didn't get any sort of reprimanding or negativity from Uber. I used seemingly because Uber lied to the cops. Can't rule out they won't lie in small claims court.

Re: My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won

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Post by rurban »

adl wrote: post #266
nowarninglabel wrote: post #51

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> I only use Uber as a last resort now. I really don't get this. You are livid with the company and yet you will still continue to pay them. Why would they do anything different then? Why are there situations where you absolutely have to use Uber as a last resort? What did you do in those situations previously before Uber came about?

There are places where Uber is the best choice. I can support a morally corrupt company (Uber) or I can risk my life every time I get inside an Eco Taxi (Green and white taxis in Mexico).

Both are criminal organizations. Your miles may vary.

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Post by frostymarvelous »

kbart wrote: post #250
frostymarvelous wrote: post #247

On a night out drinking, a friend invited their uber driver to join them as they had a great connection (this is Africa so its not really strange). At the end of the night, said friend forgot all his devices in the ride and after trying to reach the driver for days and failing, we reported the issue to uber. Uber called the driver and he denied he'd seen the devices. Uber basically gave us the finger and told us they…

Sorry to hear, but this sounds like you friend's fault. How does he really knows that driver took these devices? Maybe he lost them somewhere else (he was intoxicated, after all) or maybe the next passenger took them? If this has happened in a bus, would you blame a bus driver too?

There were 4 of them out that night. And the driver closed for the day to hang with them.

After he dropped them, they realized the devices were still in the car, and immediately tried to reach him. And he never picked up.

Well, he never pursued the issue further and left it at that.

I've had some rather good experiences e.g. where the driver called me, and brought back the stuff to me after he was done at the end of the day and refused to take any money as a reward.

I guess it all depends on the person.

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