Ubers won’t take I-66

[Anonymous]

My Lyft took me on I-66 yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you metro?? who the heck Ubers from Tysons to downtown as a commute?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, this was a huge fail in making the inside-the-Beltway portion of 66 HOV-3. When it was HOV-2 this was not an issue bc teh Uber driver plus you met the free requirement.

We should raise this to our legislators - need something like an Uber/taxi exception.

As someone who drives this frequently, I think this is an unqualified victory, not a failure. I suppose it depends on your perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you Metro?

not gonna saver them any time....

[Anonymous]

why don't you bring your own EZ pass along?

[Anonymous]

I’m an uber in dc area … I’ve been driving for Uber and Lyft for over 7 years…. And I hope I can answer your question and explain this whole misunderstanding …. requesting a ride that required to use I 66 in the morning to where DC before 9:30 am or go on the opposite in front Royal before 7 pm if you don’t have three people in the car including the driver … the driver pays the tolls, not the passengers not uber … so if you’re traveling to DC and you are paying $40 the driver collect less than 50% ( 2024) on top of that the tolls go up to $36 in the morning .. I don’t think it’s fair for that driver to take use the tall … i’ve had many customers who actually bring their own easy pass to avoid any issues and not miss their flight. My advice to you if you have less than two people bring your own easy pass or plan accordingly because Uber and pet and driver have bad relationship where the driver always feel over doesn’t care about them only care about making money and this is an example of that they put the driver in the situation. Will they have to explain to the passengers ….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an uber in dc area … I’ve been driving for Uber and Lyft for over 7 years…. And I hope I can answer your question explaining this whole misunderstanding …. requesting a ride that required to use I 66 in the morning to DC from 6 to 9:30 AM and 3 to 7 pm towards front Royal , if you don’t have three people in the car including the driver … the driver pays the tolls, not the passengers not uber … so if you’re traveling to DC and you are paying $40 the driver collect less than 50% ( 2024) on top of that the tolls go up to $36 in the morning .. I don’t think it’s fair for that driver to use the tall … i’ve had many customers who actually bring their own easy pass to avoid any issues and not miss their flight. My advice to you if you have less than two people bring your own easypass or plan accordingly because Uber and drivers have bad relationship where the driver always feel uber doesn’t care about them only care about making money and this is an example of that they put the driver in the situatio having to explain to the passengers ….

if traveling to DC from Arlington or from Vienna or Tysons and your request in the ride and you’re paying $36. I think it makes sense to just order Uber every day is cheaper than having your own car and paying $36 for the toll. So this is just a common sense bring your own easy pass problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can I get my Uber to take I66? Twice they’ve told me that it’s HOV 3 and they can’t charge the toll fees to Uber. It’s making my commute 40 min longer each way (60 min extra this morning) Is this true? Why can’t they charge me toll fees through the app?

Dumb question but I work and live near Tysons so I never have to take I66 during rush hour. I’m in meetings downtown all week in DC.

Have you heard of the metro?

[Anonymous]

Buy a car. Offer the toll amount in cash up front and double it so they can get back…

[Anonymous]

Wow. First world problem. Take Metro like normal people do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its because the pricing is variable and Uber doesn't have a way to factor that into their pre-determined fare rate they show you. I sometimes am able to convince the driver to take it with the promise (which I follow through on) of providing them a tip that covers it, plus an actual tip.

Now, finding driver who actually have the toll tag in their car, that's a separate problem. It always amazes me for the ones in this area who don't have one.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doubt Uber can calculate how much tolls are when I-66 HOT lanes have surge pricing. It doesn’t show up on my E-ZPass account until several days later. How will Uber know how much to charge you on the spot?

This is my thought too. Because the fees vary and constantly change they can't automatically tack on a set fee.