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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have read this whole thread.  Fascinating.  Many thanks for answering all of the questions.  Here is mine:

I get what you say about not making the driver wait because he/she is not getting paid for it.  But, can I just text the driver from my house and tell him to "start the meter" even if I haven't left the house.  I'm happy to pay for the wait if there is way to do this.[/quote]

NP here:
Is it really that hard to be on-time? I don't call my Uber until I'm dressed and ready to go. Sometimes that means I need to wait inside 5 to 10 min if it's a busy night. I'm usually monitoring the driver's progress like a hawk and I'm on the curb when he's within a block. Why is this so difficult for some of you? It's not rocket science.[/quote]

Not rocket science at all.  I just want to pay someone to wait five minutes rather than wait 10 minutes myself.  When I am ready to go, I'm ready to go.  I don't want to then have to wait on the curb.  Especially because my littlest kid is probably standing on the porch having a melt down because I am going out for the evening.[/quote]

I'm the original PP who asked the late question. Thanks to this poster for summing up my issues as well. I'm happy to pay the driver for his time. I'd just rather not wait to request until I'm totally ready because I usually need every spare second.[/quote]

This one sort of got off-track so I'll answer it all here.  Telling a driver to "start the meter" really doesn't help anything. If you take ten minutes, I've made $1.70.  I could have cancelled at five minutes, made $4 instantly, and then be on my way to making more. I do this for the money, not because I want to be your personal chauffeur. Once a driver starts a ride, the option to cancel as a no-show is gone.  Every driver has a few regrets of "starting the meter" only to really get screwed because of it, so we're all a little wary of doing it.

Bottom line: Request the ride, see the estimated arrival time, and try your best to be timely.  The estimated arrival time is pretty accurate and good drivers, myself included, can shave a couple of minutes off it.  I get it from your end too, things come up and you're running behind.  But in this transaction there is a human being on the other end who is literally hustling his/her ass off to reach you and then get you where you need to go.

Those who make every effort to meet me when I pull up, thank you. You're All-Star riders in my book.[/quote]

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