Uber drivers cancelling shorter trips out of the airport
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- AFAIK you can't book an Uber without putting in a destination
- Uber has partnered with Qantas - why would Qantas want or accept the blow back from this?
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Apparently Ubers attempt to prevent this by actually hiding the destination from the driver until they've actually started the trip by picking up the passenger.
So drivers have caught on to this and use the calling ability to get around the hidden destination, when this feature was really more to be used in helping the driver locate the passenger. Seems like a Catch 22 as you wouldn't want to get rid of it.
I generally just get the phone call over and done with as quick as possible, and usually by the third attempt, you'll get a driver who's willing to do the trip. There's an oversupply of drivers at the moment, so if someone doesn't want your business, there will always be another ready.
Another suggestion would be to replace your phone number on Uber with a number that's uncontactable, eg. use an old / international sim card, change your mobile number on your Uber profile to this new number, receive the 4 digit pin by SMS, and then change your SIM card back to your main number. By doing this, they can't call you and they're forced to just come pick you up, or cancel the trip straight away.
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- AFAIK you can't book an Uber without putting in a destination
- Uber has partnered with Qantas - why would Qantas want or accept the blow back from this?
In Australia Uber does not disclose the destination to the driver until the passenger is in the car.
That’s why they try calling to find out where the passenger is going.
I have no idea why you think Qantas has anything to do with this (or why Qantas’ involvement is supposed to be some sort of quality guarantee).
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Uber drivers cannot see your destination until they arrive and pick you up and start metering. That's why they call to see if they can find out the destination before they get there.
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- AFAIK you can't book an Uber without putting in a destination
- Uber has partnered with Qantas - why would Qantas want or accept the blow back from this?
The driver doesn’t see the destination until pick up. That is why they call.
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