There’s a big change coming to shopping and delivery orders on Spark: You can now shop for multiple orders at the same time! But if batched orders are anything like multiple batches on Instacart, don’t expect twice the pay for twice the work! How batched orders work on Spark With batched shopping and delivery, you […] The post Batched shopping orders on Spark: Shop for two customers at the same time! appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

Many Spark drivers were surprised to see a mysterious “adjustment credit” paid to their accounts. The seemingly random payments were for various amounts, from just a few dollars all the way up to $624. Here’s what’s going on: Spark is compensating drivers for errors with tip payments that prevented customer tips from being passed along […] The post Spark drivers got an “adjustment credit” for missing tips! appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

The next time you order on Uber Eats, an autonomous Waymo car might deliver your order! Robot delivery is here, and some delivery workers are afraid that the robots are coming for our jobs sooner rather than later. An Uber Eats user in Phoenix shared their experience with a driverless Waymo delivery. An autonomous car […] The post Driverless Waymo cars are delivering Uber Eats orders! appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

Did you know that if you order same-day delivery from Office Depot, your order will likely be delivered by Uber, DoorDash, or Shipt? Contracting with delivery apps is a convenient way for retailers like Office Depot to catch up with Amazon’s delivery speeds. But there’s a problem: Delivery drivers on Uber and other delivery apps […] The post The problem with same-day delivery on Office Depot for Uber Eats and DoorDash drivers appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

Big changes are coming to the Zero Emissions incentive program for Uber drivers! Drivers will no longer receive $1 for every eligible ride. Instead, the new incentive pays $210 for 200 eligible EV rides every 30 days. The new Zero Emissions incentive goes live on April 11th. The new bonus is a pay cut for […] The post There’s a new EV bonus for Uber drivers! $210 for 200 rides in 30 days appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

Here’s the scenario: Something went wrong with your DoorDash order, and now you want your money back. Maybe your food never arrived, or you ordered McDonald’s and received Five Guys. You might assume that if you report the issue to DoorDash customer support, you’ll get a refund or a redelivery. But that’s not always the […] The post DoorDash declined your refund? What you can do (Chargebacks!) appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

It happens all the time on Amazon Flex: You’re ready to finish a delivery, but the app won’t let you because you’re not close enough to the delivery location. Did you know that there’s a trick you can use to complete a delivery without being inside the geofence? It’s called the airplane mode trick, and […] The post Flex: Deliver outside the geofence with the airplane mode trick appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

The standard pay on Uber isn’t always enough to motivate you to go out and drive, but a good bonus promotion can help you get the maximum value out of your time on the road. The most common bonuses are Surge, Quest, and Boost. For this article, let’s focus on the Quest promotion. Quests are […] The post Quest bonuses on Uber: How they work, and how to get more appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

Uber Eats has always hidden the full customer tip amount from delivery drivers. Some of the tip is included in the upfront payout estimate, but the full tip is not displayed until the order is complete. But for a few brief hours, Uber Eats finally unhid tips. Drivers could see the entire tip amount, upfront! […] The post Uber Eats finally unhid tips! But hid them again hours later appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more

Have you ever gotten a surprise fee after a Lyft ride? Maybe you got charged for cancelling a ride, or you paid a few dollars more for making your driver wait. Lyft has several fees that every customer should know about—some built into the cost of every ride, and some that you’ll only see if […] The post Charged a fee on Lyft? See how to request a refund! appeared first on Ridesharing Driver ..read more