Okay For extra $ – Lyft Driver Review

The Lyft app is good to make extra daily money. But there are issues with it just like any other “job.” For instance: if you aren’t driving at least 2/3 hours your profit will go directly back in your gas tank. There are long pick ups (15+ mins) and unless you can see the waybill in advance you don’t know if the trip is worth it. I’ve drove 23 minutes to earn $5. I basically paid for their gas to get to where they needed. They have recently added the option to press the steering wheel to turn on your last ride option. I typically use it when I need gas, or when I’ve been away from my city for too long. It would be cool if we get a ride from one city to another (like an hour trip) if we could pick passengers going back the way we came. I live in St Augustine and drive people to the airport in Jacksonville (an hour out) and then I see Lyft drivers from Jacksonville heading to St Augustine with passengers. It would be cool if there were “one way” trips, the set destination filter has never gotten me to my destination, only prevented me from traveling too far North or South of my destination. The weekly bonuses like (15 rides make $105) are junk. I make over $150 on 15 rides so it makes no sense to even offer us these bonuses. (Their objective is if you don’t make the $105 they’ll give you the difference) I’d rather get the ride bonuses and ride streaks they’re definitely more likely to give you money. The GPS is tricky when it says “turn right” it’s typically the turn directly after the one you’re passing, not the road you’re driving past when it notifies you. And if you’re on a road that has several places to do u-turns, look at your route I once drove 5miles to a red light to do a u-turn that I could’ve made several times. The GPS only really catches streets, roads &red-lights. LAST THING: passengers can be ruthless and your rating affects your ability to drive for Lyft. Transport patients are almost ALWAYS in a bad mood because they can never get their rides on time (misunderstanding between insurance company and Lyft platform) I also had someone chime in for a ride she was 15 minutes from my location, I told her I was stopping for gas and she asked if she would be late for work as she had to be there in 17 minutes. I skipped gas and came straight her way. Upon arriving to her apartment complex the GPS took me to the residential entrance and I didn’t have a gate key, so I had to use google maps to find the visitor entrance which was off the highway so that added an additional 5 minutes to my arrival time. When I arrived she was understanding but she rated me 2 stars and said I could improve in my overall experience. I felt it was unfair but I also understand her circumstances. Lyft should give passengers the option to choose whether it is a Work/ Appointment/Meeting trip or Casual/Personal trip and give the closest driver to those on a time frame regardless of scheduled pickups.
Review by breemarkable on Lyft Driver.