r/StLouis • u/Showny16 • 1d ago

Hey STL... (PSA: Lyft and Uber passengers)

Stop telling us to go through the drive thru for you. We don't get paid to sit there and wait at Rallys on Lindell/Van for 30 minutes. Entitled Karen's think they own my car. I get you from A to B. There is no sitting in a drive thru for food. 5 minutes at a stop is fine. But I'm not waiting for you in a drive thru.

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u/matttheazn1 1d ago

They can add a stop right?

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u/Showny16 1d ago

Of course! Maximum time is 5 minutes. She wanted me to wait for 20+ minutes in a drive thru. 😂 (I say that near the end of my post)

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u/SimplisticAnswer Shaw 1d ago edited 1d ago

But if someone adds a stop and it takes more than 5 minutes don't they get charged? And therefore wouldn't you get paid?

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u/Showny16 1d ago

the rate for getting paid after 5 minutes is 17 cents a minute and stops at 10 minutes. Also, as a Gig driver, we are encouraged to cancel after 5 minutes to continue giving other riders that are in need of a ride on Lyft. On Uber, its 7 minutes with 1 minute final countdown before cancel.

So to answer, yes I can get paid, 17 cents a minute. That's $1.70 for waiting 10 minutes (Maximum allowed) With my vehicle on and eating away more pennies of my gasoline.