Secret Uber UK

Had a woman in my car this morning who’d previously had an #Uber driver sacked. While she was in the car, he rang someone and spoke to them in Arabic. Unfortunately for him, she speaks Arabic and understood every word. She also received £500 in ride credit.

Always report bad behaviour. #tips

#Uber has updated the fees charged for #cancellations and #waiting times. Check your app for how this affects your area. #news

#tips It’s #cold, #flu and #Covid season. If you are ill, please take sensible precautions to avoid spreading viruses. If your #Uber driver can’t work, he doesn’t earn.

#tips Don’t ask your #Uber driver to break the law. You may be late getting to work but it’s their licence and livelihood that would be on the line.

#tips I have sat and watched people stare blankly at their phones wondering where their #Uber is, when I’ve been right by them. The app gives you the make, model, colour and registration of the car you are being picked up in.

Please use this information.

Kaiser Soothsays on X: "@UberUKI_Support £24 fare lost this morning because your mapping is so bloody awful! Trying to send me down streets that are dead ends and others that are grassed over, so can’t be driven on. Rider understandably got fed up and cancelled. 😡😡😡" / X @UberUKI_Support £24 fare lost this morning because your mapping is so bloody awful! Trying to send me down streets that are dead ends and others that are grassed over, so can’t be driven on. Rider understandably got fed up and cancelled. 😡😡😡

#tips #Uber support is a chatbot. Useless for drivers. Useless to riders.

Don’t believe me?

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#tips #Uber wants riders to sit in the back of cars. It’s not for everyone. If, like me, you have long legs, you have every right to request to sit in the front.

You should never be asked by a driver to sit in the front. You should ignore any request of this nature and consider reporting it.

Uber drivers creating artificial surge prices Some Uber riders are pay up to three times the cost of their trip, with reports of drivers manipulating the system to make more money.

#news Other drivers may know different but I’m not aware of “gaming the system” being a sound way of increasing earnings in the UK. I once got offered a whole extra penny for a trip, having ignored it once. #Uber

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#tips Some riders can now tag their favourite drivers. This is only available on reservations and only in some areas currently. Rather unhelpfully, #Uber won’t say where they are.

#news #Uber to launch trial in three US cities, allowing female drivers and riders to avoid male riders and drivers.

Not sure if this would work in the UK. 98% of Uber drivers in the UK are men. In the US, women make up 20% of Uber drivers.

#news #Uber has announced the rollout of its streamlined app for senior users in the UK. It has been available in the US for a while now. www.itv.com/news/2025-07...

Uber fares up despite driver income decline, Oxford study suggests A University of Oxford study says Uber's dynamic pricing algorithm has seen drivers income decrease.

#news Prices up. #Uber earnings up. Driver earnings down. #UniversityOfOxford www.bbc.com/news/article...

Rough ride: how Uber quietly took more of your fare with its algorithm change Ride hailing app’s ‘take rate’ – or cut – sometimes reaches more than 50% since introduction of dynamic pricing

#Uber has been quietly taking a bigger share of what riders pay. #UniversityOfOxford #WorkerInfoExchange www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Uber is getting advertisers to pay for your next ride Uber's ad business has hit a key $1.5 billion revenue run rate target. It's pitching bespoke ad formats and ways to target Uber users on other sites.

Want #discounts on your #Uber rides? In app advertising is the future, apparently. Thoughts? Comments?

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Uber wins five-year licence to operate in York

Having returned to #York with a 12-month licence in 2024, #Uber has now secured a five-year licence to operate in the city. Previous caveats remain in place. yorkmix.com/uber-wins-fi...

DRIVER IMPACT: London Assembly Member raises ‘cause for concern’ over fast-tracked driverless Uber trials in London A key member of the London Assembly has raised questions over the Government’s decision to fast-track the rollout of driverless taxis. The concerns come after Wayve and Uber confirmed they will begin ...

#London Assembly member raises jobs concern over #Uber #driverless #taxi plans.

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Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UK The autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel will be trialled in London next spring.

#Uber to trial #driverless #taxis in #London from next year. www.bbc.com/news/article... #TfL

Milton Keynes guide dog owner 'infuriated' by taxi ride refusals Hannah Burgess says she has been repeatedly declined a ride when travelling with her guide dog.

This is against the law. No #Uber driver should ever refuse to carry an assistance animal.

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Uber's Simplified App for Seniors Is Launching Nationwide The interface includes larger text and fewer steps to make ride-hailing easier. Senior accounts will eventually roll out globally.

#Uber to launch app for “seniors” with larger text and a simplified interface. Out today in the US. Coming to the rest of the world in due course. www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...

#news #Uber’s ride sharing option is coming to the #UK soon. It will be called #UberXShare.

Uber must 'follow the rules' in Reading says private hire taxi industry - BBC News The ride-sharing giant is in the process of applying to operate in Reading town centre.

#news #Uber “must comply with rules” to operate in #Reading. #RPHA

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How Uber deal will change rail travel to Paris and Brussels

#news #Uber to partner with #Gemini trains to sell tickets through its app to mainland #Europe. #Eurostar www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/lif...

UK driverless cars coming in 2027 - Uber says it's ready now The previous government had said autonomous vehicles were "set to be on the road" by 2026.

#news #Uber is ready to unleash #robotaxis on the UK. A #robotaxi won’t help you with your luggage. It won’t help you get in or out of the car.

UK driverless cars coming in 2027 - but Uber says it's ready now www.bbc.com/news/article...

Uber shares new pricing model consumers will love The rideshare giant is throwing some customers a major bone.

#news #Uber introduces #RouteShare in limited US cities. It’s ride sharing with other ride sharers. It won’t be for everyone. Me for one.

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Uber to buy 85% stake in Turkish food delivery platform for $700 million The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year and be accretive to Uber's growth, the company said.

#news Hot on the heels of #DoorDash bidding for #Deliveroo, #Uber has bid on Turkey’s #TrendyolGO. www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/05/...

Stoke-on-Trent Uber drivers stage 24-hour strike: 'We get £100 for 16-hour day' The walkout begins today

#news #Uber is by no means perfect but these claims are nothing but lies. They do not take 40-50% in commission and you can’t do 16-hour days.

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#tips The #Uber app might tell you the nearest driver is two minutes away but they may already have a ride and could be driving away from where you are.

Uber now accepts cash for fares outside London Taxi app giant Uber said trials showed some people preferred paying in cash or did not have a bank card.

#news #Uber #cash #BBCNews Uber starts allowing customers to pay in cash www.bbc.com/news/article...

#tips Not turning up for your booking can be costly. A few weeks ago, a passenger - pre booked- failed to turn up. I got more as a cancellation fee than I would have got for completing the fare. #Uber

#news #Uber has introduced cash trips in parts of the UK from today.