How To Request A Specific Driver Or Passenger/Rider on the Uber App 

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That would be nice if each driver can have a business card and passenger can put in a code in to request a certain driver

5:38 minutes that I can't get back. You didn't answer the question and went off on every possible tangent...

Damm get to the point

You gave no info on how to request the same driver.

My god get to the point! This video should have only been 1:30 max.

I just started driving for both and I think it is ridiculous they don't have away to give a family member or friend a ride. If your spouse or friend travels for business, you should be able to pick them up and drop them off at the airport.

So in other words you can't request a specific driver?

+The Rideshare Guy. Thanks for explaining this. I had a passenger ask if he could request me directly and I didn't know how to respond. Good to know!!

If I wanted to give a passenger a ride or vice versa I wouldn't even use Uber. I would simply get his/her number and work out our own arrangements.

no it didn't answer my question I want you to you to show me how to do it on the phone. I have a driver that I love and want to request him and I can't figure out how to do it on the phone when I need a ride. So is there a part 2? :-)

I figured this out a long time ago....before I watched your video. I can't believe some people don't understand. It all has to be prearranged....thats when your business card comes in handy.

OMG dude, just get to it already!!!

There’s better ways to do this, if you have a cool uber/lyft driver, they’ll sometimes hand you a business card. You text when/where you need a ride for the same price. Your own chauffeur!

I am an independent contractor. I have the right to solicit myself as a personal driver. If a pax wants to hire me and pay me an agreed upon fee....I see nothing illegal or conflicting about it. Just make your own arrangements.

You only said for them to request a ride and if your the closest you should get call but we were hoping to hear how to request a specific person on the app. I don't think it's possible.

Thanks Harry, just wanted to report an update based on my experience. Uber and Lyft caught up with requesting a specific car so now even if the rider is sitting in the car with the driver, the rider will not get that driver. I've been doing Uber for 4 years and in the beginning that was possible, now they'll send a driver 5 mins away. Possibly for equal opportunity ?

Last week, a guy calls me to his hotel to pick him up. He gets in the car and orders the ride. When he sees my car on his app, he submits it. My car disappeared from his app, and it was given to someone 8 minutes away. He tried that 7 times before giving up. Today we tried it again and it took it away from me and gave to a driver 12 minutes away. It’s sounds like Uber has changed into Lyft.

You never really explained how to actually do it. 😆

Long story short: Only works if you are next to the driver you want, but not actually or always. If you had a driver in the past and want to use them again, tough shit.

yesterday was my first day driving for Uber. My fiancee wanted to be my first customer. He was sitting in my car scheduling a ride and it still sent him other drivers.

This worked for me in the past, but no more. My wife is a driver and I travel for work to the airport a lot. Naturally l would prefer for my wife to be the driver. Recently when requesting a ride right in her car, it no longer goes to her. Sometimes to drivers over 10 miles away. What is up with that. Immediatly cancel and try again, several times, now always to other drivers that are much further away.

How did you find out Lyft vs Ubers algorithm?

This is a great question for the business minded drivers. Lyft and Uber is being stingy for not allowing this

Also.....I flat out told my car leasing agency AND my insurance company that I am a full time Uber driver. Neither one had a problem with it.

Harry, drivers “standing by” longer also now get priority on the Uber algorithm as well.

Have you check UZURV yet? It might solve the problem

Good Morning Harry, Have had this happen to me and 2 passengers. After so many rides Lyft will automatically Block you from that passenger, do not have an exact number, believe it to be about 150 rides. Picked a guy M-F by request of his parents to grt him to work, that lasted about 7 months before being blocked and with lady who lives in my apartment building. Lyft unblocked both after explaining the situations but it was a hassle waiting to be rematched. Lyft said they want it to be 'an organic' matching system with different drivers regularly.Unfortunately had to give the guy up as a passenger, got reblocked after 3 weeks, got unblocked again and he began to insist on using Uber.

Hi guy, how is it fraud to pick up the same person again and again? If my wife requests me to go to work and she gets charged $20 and my gains are $15.... my wife just paid $5 to Uber. (let's not forget the $1.70 she pays for safe ride fee)

uber should have way the ride can request a drive.for example after the rider take 50 trip the ride should be able to request a driver.

Can you actually tell me how to look at it, someone requested me, but i dont know how to go look at it

So, in a nutshell, you suggest I build my network and when one of my contacts wants a ride with me (because I'm awesome AF) then they should call me...have me drive to where they are...and then they submit their Uber or Lyft request? I don't doubt that might work in L.A. but that won't fly here in Virginia Beach. We're too spread out and I can't waste my time driving for 20-40 mins for just another fare that's pretty much like any other fare. I agree this might not be too terrible of a plan if you KNOW they're going to need a ride for a significant distance and/or during surges.

What about asking the driver his/ her phone number and pay the ride outside the app in cash ?? It would be tax free for the driver 🤔🤔

OK so the quick answer is drive away a half block from person - don't just stand in front of them and have them request you like that. See how easy that was?

So where was the answer? Did you answer the question

To sum-up, .... NO. You cannot request a specific driver or rider. You can stand next to the driver and request a ride, but you are NOT guaranteed to get that driver. UBER assigns driver based on proximity and wait time (to get a ride). You can CANCEL the request (you may get charged a cancellation fee if the driver is close by) and try again but still no guarantee. If your passenger wants to go to another destination after stopping at the original destination, do NOT end the ride. Have the passenger change the destination or add a stop. The driver can also change the destination on the driver app (I think). The passenger can also change the destination during the trip (I think). You cannot change the destination if it is a POOL ride. He did mention at the beginning, you could do it "off" the app. Go offline on the Uber driver app and work out a fee with the passenger (like .75/mile).

I don't get it the video title is how to request a specific driver on Uber but you had no advice about that or how to actually do that. Good tips about trying to avoid getting into a fraud situation by having too many requests by the same person

Keep it short and sweet, get to the point man

the question is do you need a state license for using your vehicle for commercial use? Are we covered on Ubers license?

Thank you for your valuable information

Great information thank you!!

I know what time the regulars go to work so if I'm in the neighborhood I'll be parked close by.

I've driven past the corral at the airport because it was full and then off the airport property. Got a ping immediately. Lol.

Hello, it's Richard from Irving Texas, I took a man and his son to BK,from a hospital.he said he would be about 10min he be out if I was still around.so I ended the trip because I was not going to sit there and wait.but he changed his mind came back out with his food and wanted to go back to the hospital. I told him I ended the trip already, so got in the car and requested another trip and it went to another driver.right after it went to another driver my phone got a request for someone else.

I still don't understand a way for a passenger to request you. How do they request How do you get them in the app? Do I hand them a business card with my number on it? Confused.

Didnt get one word

rideshare guy I get the feeling, from reading some of the questions and comments, that some people take cash as payment not matter how many times you tell them that is a bad idea...

All you had to say was that it's not possible for a person to select a driver or rider. 5 seconds. Nobody clicked this video to learn the overview of how drivers are selected

If a customer cancels a ride to get to the Uber driver they want, does it lower a customers rating?

Had a Lyft Line PAX that was not downstairs. After the timer ran out & I called, the PAX saw me pulling out of the driveway. She was going to the airport, so I was willing to forgive her. Tried getting her on Lyft, then on Uber. We kept getting matched with other people. Gave up after passing up two or more rides and she was matched with someone else. The technique should work most of the time, but not consistently in the city, malls, ....

These apps have a system . Basically. There isn’t enough $$$ to go around. There’s no $$$ unless you get lucky.

Hey Rideshare Guy...great video!! The question I have is, What exactly is it mean when it said "1.20X" fare ??? Thanks

How can you explain to uber that you keep getting the same person when your just idling online?

Never did tell me how to request same driver.

Hey, I have a question: I just pick up a passenger and another one after that one. I'm searching here if I can see the name of the first passenger, but I can't find. I could find the last one, but I need the first one, how do I see the name of the first passenger? I have the trip code as well.

I don't know why a friend or relative would try to use a specific driver to defraud... I mean, the money is going to come out of their account anyway. but if the phone was stolen and someone used it to request a ride LOL then sure

From bluff meats to Umlaut c section next to games shops

What is the difference between Uber and Uber black? Is the fair different?

you said NOTHING and never explained either how a driver requests a pax or how a pax requests a specific driver... WTF

You did not tells us how to request a certain driver

Can you tell me how you feel about the select category? I am in Atlanta and am in my second week. I currently have a minivan so I do x and xl. I've considered trying to get into select and buying a used Mercedes. I mostly drive in the higher end areas so I'm wondering if there is money in select.

Just received an email from Uber saying that they re decreasing the downtime for drivers by having them accepting new trips while they re in on a trip.

Wish there was an update to this video.... I've tried twice to do this, and both times....pax got a different Rider and had to cancel multiple times.

You and the customer have to be in sync. I have a regular guy I tske to the airport once a week. I know what time he leaves....I go to his house. He doesn't request the ride until he is in my car. I naturally get the ping (request) becsuse I am the closest driver to him. He asked me to be there every week because there are not always drivers around at the time he leaves. I see nothing wrong with it. Uber still gets their share and the client is happy and I make money. Win win for all. If Uber says this is wrong....then so be it. I could take cash from him but I don't.

I recently encountered a passenger that tends to take longer trips (Orange County to LA) and wanted to request me specifically. I gave her my phone number and asked her to text me the day prior to her planned long drives to see what my availability was. If I was free I would make sure I was in her neighborhood at the time she was wanting to leave and text her when I was outside her house. She would get in the car and make the request and off we go.

stop waving, i'm getting dizzy

Truth is you can’t request a driver and it’s all business involved . The moment uber let’s you request a driver will be the moment that they will loose hundreds of drivers who pay a percentage per trip and that’s because uber will no longer send a client to the closest driver available. It is a lot more, sadly we cannot unless we request it

My question is, besides using Uber's insurance, why use Uber at all? Why not just say "hey give me so and so $ and I'll take you. Forget Uber/Lyft getting their cut

thanks....

Uber change algorithm? I try today it’s not work

He takes too long to get to the point.

It would help if you mentioned the actual process on the phone for us newbies. All these generalities are great, but what specific things do you do on an IOS or android phone?

Thanks for the info Harry. I didn't know the Lyft system was different I had a situation where I had a passenger in my car and tried to request me but it kept picking other drivers I didn't understand why

I cant see the what drivers are in my area as a passenger.

You never explained HOW. What did I miss?

one passenger lyft what do I pick "shared or economy" shared seems cheaper and looks like one or two people

Hello Rideshare Guy, my question is: how can I know how many seats (passengers) have the rider requested. Is there a icon ( number ) of passengers shown in the ACCEPT TRIP page of the Uber app?

I had a customer request a ride from inside my car and another car was given the call. Uber doesn't work like that anymore.

Good information

How about lyft

Hopefully you drive faster to your destination than you did getting to the point. 😂

I understand about the closest Uber driver getting the next ride but at the Ottawa airport in Canada I drove in next to a driver who had been there 15 minutes and after waiting only 10 minutes I got a ride and left while he was till waiting there??? Any idea why this might have happened?

I feel safer if a woman drives . Sad to say but guys just make me feel uncomfortable like they’ll hurt or kidnap me . I’ve seen that too many times

I don't understand why Uber would care if you have personal clients who want you. They are still getting the ride from Uber and making money.....whats the problem with it?

Thanks, now I know

I started driving today and started watching your videos while I was waiting for pings. I did not sign up with anyone's referral code so is there no way now to take advantage of the sign up bonus using your referral code?

Good info, thanks

Am I suppose to receive more (and does the rider pay more) for multiple riders on 1 trip? On my first night driving I had 2 separate trips of 3 guys. Looking at the compensation on Uber's site, there wasn't additional compensation. Also, Do I only start the trip once the rider is in my vehicle? Or can I start the timer as soon as I've arrived for the pick up? Thanks!

Is this still working? I'm a newbie and getting my inspection on Wednesday so I can start driving soon. Just curious.

Hey, there's anyway to settings to acquire only Credit Card users? I'm UBER Driver and I don't want to see money passegers to find me when they search for an UBER, I want only credtic card passenger to find me, there's anyway to set that?

This didn't really help. Sorry - but I was looking for something more elaborate.

Like 75% on the people here, I listened to 5:39 minutes of this and still don't know how. It was just mure bla bla bla . Like really man? This isn't Shakespeare's play

I have done this b4 with uber but this morning I picked up a guy and he asked if I could pick him up from work. He called n i went n picked him up. We weren't at airport but 4xs it kept giving him other drivers 10 mins away and giving me Pax 30 mins away. Why would this happen?

When does he give u a answer

can a request be predated or scheduled or is it only live?? If it can be done please advise.... thanks in advance

Does this also apply to Uber Eats?

BS. I have had riders, that I just delivered, that wanted to go elsewhere. They are sitting in my car & Uber did not give it to me!! This has happened more than once. One rider actually requested 3 or 4 times!

Has this been made almost useless by Uber matching high rated pax & drivers?

I noticed you have videos going back 9 years, you should really start over and redo them all since its 2024 and these companies are still around and you are and this these topics are still relevant but absolutely not true anymore everything in this video is not true but it was at the time but now in 2024 that's not true, so for people from 2024 on that are trying to learn how to drive and find out this information we need a source to get updated info

Hey RSG, I want you to know how valuable I find all your advice. Well I finally got started with Uber. I found insurance in the Fargo ND area from the Steve Marquart Farmer's agency. He was THE ONLY insurance company in all of North Dakota who would cover my ridesharing. His was also the only agency I could find who would give me a full commercial taxicab policy, as I wanted to also be able to catch riders who would hail me from the curb. That was what I wanted to ask you about--about how Uber would feel about this practice? I also had an incident a couple evenings ago. An Uber rider walked right up to the side of my car, where I had been sitting for about half an hour already, and asked if I was "his" Uber? Well, my partner ap hadn't pinged me! He had his phone ap on, and that was how he knew me to be Uber, but apparently the Uber system had given the ride to another driver. First there aren't a whole lot of riders or partners in my small area where Uber has only recently been authorized. There wasn't a surge! I hadn't had a rider in over an hour! Yet, the Uber ap gave the ride to a different driver from further away--who showed up less than five minutes later and as I watched, my passenger took that other driver! What happened?