40 TIPS For New Uber And Lyft Drivers

Thinking about becoming an Uber and/or Lyft driver or just starting out? Make sure you follow these tips to make more money faster and be one up over other drivers. Make sure to check the rest of the description for certain things mentioned in the video

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[Therideshareguy]

What questions do you have? What other tips do you want to add?

[Kevin-qnkw]

I was let go from a $40/hour job with unpredictable hours (and wage theft) and had to take a $17/hour minimum wage job that doesn't pay overtime. Started Uber today and made $175 in 6.5 hours which is just under $27/hour. I enjoyed it. I'm sure it gets old but I like not having a boss and making my own hours.

[Nathaniel-El]

1.Make it your own
2. Go above and beyond
3. Send your passengers a pre-loaded text letting them know your 2 minutes away, and asking them to be out and ready when you arrive
4. Have fun
5. Help other drivers
6. Control what you can
7. Accept what you cant
8. Make the apps work for you (not the other way around)
9. Experiment
10. Gain knowledge about your city

[CantankerousOB]

The problem is, even if you have video or screen shots, support doesn't listen. I have a video of a trip I made that Uber wouldn't pay for. I can't even get someone to watch the video.

[brandonwc]

Communicate. This is a big one when doing bar hours. If you see their GPS isn't at the pin, call ahead and get them moving, it will save you from wasting your time waiting on them. I'll call when I'm a minute or two out and let them know that the area is congested, and there won't be a place for me to park and I can't sit in the road waiting for them, so please be ready to jump right in or I'll have to park a block away.

[onke]

Don't depend solely on it, have another job or business in parallel

[skippyrod]

Never been able to earn more than $25 per hour in DFW during day with UberX

[marcelflohr]

Thanks for the time you took in sharing these valuable information

[michaelnegusse]

#41 always hunt for cheaper gas station, because saving on fuel is essential.

[KingDrewPhilip]

Very good job on these tips. It’s definitely going to be very useful for new drivers. On the thumbnail, I couldn’t help notice that the car is a Lexus IS. I have the exact same car. Beautiful car but I don’t use it for Uber at all. I use my 2015 Corolla for part time Uber driving.

[amirsyed]

Kindly mention the process how I take first second third uber x ride. Where I can go for different modules like uper eats.

[observer]

What are all the apps you mention? What do you use for tracking mileage, expenses, what are the "other" apps that help you make more money?

[davidnichols]

Tip for new Uber and Lyft drivers in South Florida/ Miami: don't do anything longer than 5 miles from home. Sign up with inDrive for longer trips. Only then will you be able to afford to maintain your car on rideshare revenue.

[Josedangon]

any recomendations for a new driver wich car is good ? thanks!

[ericwolfe]

Night drivers, heres a tip...

Spend $5 on an extra wallet. Into that wallet goes expired credit cards, expired ID, and even prop cash...

Carry both wallets; you ever get robbed, just give them the fake one and drive away after they run out.

[gdrew]

Any ideas on how to find Uber drivers in my area to form a group discussion on this or any other platform like Twitter X?

[ogbigbossbino]

The best viewing I watched so far thankyou!

[isisrudolph]

Can we talk about how perhaps the ride shares are getting swiped by other platforms because I just showed up to a scheduled ride and it's always with the ones where I have to call the customer and then another service. The local bus service transportation van shows up and doesn't pull off until I get on site and then picks a person up and the person whom I was to call is unreachable. This happens often so they're wasting my time my gas and then I only get paid $5 for showing up

[gdrew]

I've heard 'NOT" to sign up for the $1.50/$2.50 promotions, and I've heard that i 'SHOULD'. Does signing up change the algorithm? Make fare rates go down?

[andytran]

Thank you for sharing. Very good tips.