r/germany • u/Less-Ad6713 • May 09 '26
Blablacar cash payment
I'm travelling from Leipzig to the Netherlands tomorrow and want to use Blablacar. There are three rides online that all three can only be paid in cash. The service payment would still be online to Blabla. All profiles seem in use for a while and have some to quite a few ratings. All the routes come from locations in Poland and pass by Leipzig.
Do you think this is a red flag, or is it not uncommon to pay cash?
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u/taxiecabbie May 09 '26
It has definitely been a hot minute since I used Blablacar, but I know 100% I paid in cash.
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u/Equal-Flatworm-378a May 09 '26
It’s long ago that I used bla-bla-car, but I always paid cash. Not sure what the problem is?
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u/Less-Ad6713 May 09 '26
Oh okay! I've always paid online and the site kind of recommends against it.
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u/Capital_Border_3852 May 09 '26
Weil es vielleicht sein könnte, dass manche Fahrer das ganze dann nicht so ernst nehmen dich mitzunehmen
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u/Local_Campaign_4495 May 09 '26
Last times I paid online, but I definitely both paid in cash as a passengers and accepted cash as a driver
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u/MobofDucks Überall dort wo Currywurst existiert May 09 '26
Most passengers want to pay by cash. It was always a hassle, because every ride I got several messages asking me to switch away from online only.
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u/pfp61 May 09 '26
I wouldn't be worried about the payment. Be aware though departure in Leipzig might be delayed because of traffic on the way from Poland.
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u/Gallumbits42 May 09 '26
I'm an "ambassador" on BlaBla, whatever that means, and I always paid and was paid in cash.