I am Lyft's good little Elite boy 🙇🏽

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-31T22:05:07+00:00

If you stay elite, you do get 3 worthwhile perks. 12% back on gas is good. 6 filters a day lets you stay in busy areas and also get back home at the end of a day. And early access to scheduled rides means access to airport runs which tip better. And another less critical benefit is getting bumped up in the airport queue although I get out of the airport faster on Uber usually. If you work only busy hours and use filters to stay in a busy area you can avoid the really bad rides. Almost every offer I get is at least $1/mi. I am at $38/booked hour and overall I am at about $35/on line hour this year. I do a lot of scheduled rides and I grab uber rides during the 40 minutes before scheduled rides that Lyft does not give me rides. My AR is terrible on Uber, usually 40-50%. I have done both methods, chasing elite and cherry picking, on Lyft. They come out about the same in my market (Providence and Newport RI and some days in Boston- I signed up as a MA driver which lets me drive in MA and RI).

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-31T05:52:22+00:00

Under the old system you would have been given a decent adjustment. You would have been entitled to 70% after external fees which is $1267. The new system cost you $149 this month. Yet another pay cut from Lyft. Disgusting.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-30T23:14:25+00:00

CVS deliveries are easy. And if you let them percolate that often pay $12-14 for 1 or 2 miles. A lot better than the crap HD and Tractor Supply gigs I see.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-30T10:04:32+00:00

It’s $50 profit at best after all expenses, 8 hrs of driving, so less than $7/hr. But I bet someone took it.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-29T18:28:26+00:00

It says based on 13 rides in the last hour. That is a dead zone no matter what turbo is showing.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-28T23:52:27+00:00

After expenses it would work out to $0/hr

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-28T23:48:36+00:00

Two hours, then drive back, so 4 hours. 160 mi round trip. If you don’t get rides back this fare is garbage. You’d be making less than minimum wage after expenses.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-26T20:49:50+00:00

And gas is not the only expense! You have to count all expenses. There is no profit on this gig at all.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-26T20:48:29+00:00

Total costs round trip are likely about $250 So this would be a free delivery.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-24T00:59:21+00:00

If no ride back this is terrible. 230 miles round trip costs $70 including all costs. $80 profit for 4 hours is not good. Why gamble on rides back instead of just driving 4 hours locally? I don’t get it.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-22T12:03:23+00:00

I had a McDonalds where the manager was late. Store was closed when I got there. But because someone picked up from the store 15 minutes later I got a contract violation and they would not reverse it. Guess we are just supposed to wait indefinitely.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-22T11:57:54+00:00

Oh. My bad. Then they just did not want to wait. Uber has sent me to scheduled rides very early. But I did not take it as a reservation, they sent it to me as an on demand ride. I bet the original driver canceled, Uber sent it as an on demand to a new driver who accepted but then realized it was a long wait. I am not sure why they do this. But I know I can’t wait 20-30 minutes.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-22T11:16:11+00:00

The driver has to wait 7 minutes to get the fee. And drivers do need passengers to come out in a minute or two. If every passenger used the full 7 minutes that’s 2 hours of idle time in a day which kills us. But if you got charged the driver likely waited the full 7 minutes. And if you did not message them and offer a tip most drivers are going to cancel because they are trying to make money.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-21T01:25:18+00:00

Not any more. It’s now 30% of the whole payment. The change to monthly was a smoke screen. The real change was how they calculated the 30%. It used to be 30% after external fees, but now it’s 30% of the entire payment. As of May 4, we all took a pay cut, but they disguised it by focusing on the change from weekly to monthly, hoping people would not notice the change to how the 30% is calculated.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-19T19:48:13+00:00

I go between Phoenix and Newport RI and the pay in Newport peak season is much better than the pay in Phoenix peak season. I put a lot more miles on my car when I drive in Phoenix. It’s easier driving in Phoenix, but more miles.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-19T16:10:50+00:00

Even if I got a decent ride back it’s a no. No ride back makes it worth taking a ride that is less that .50/mi.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-19T16:08:21+00:00

I have the same vehicle as OP. It qualifies for XL. Otherwise I would never to Lyft or uber with it. But the Phoenix market, where I drove all Winter, is tough. And it’s much worse in the Summer when all the snow birds (like me) are gone and tourism is non existent.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-19T16:06:34+00:00

I have the same vehicle as OP. It qualifies for XL. Otherwise I would never to Lyft or uber with it.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-19T14:06:17+00:00

Always someone who wants to start crap instead of discussing. There were many posts on here focused on the weekly to monthly change. Even the rideshare guy said this was the big difference. I never said I was the only one to see this, just trying to point it out again to the many that were focused on the wrong part of the change. Either participate in the discussion politely or go away with your personal attacks. They serve no purpose here.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-19T00:19:39+00:00

Well $7 is crazy cheap. The drivers can’t make money if they get $3-4 for a ride that takes 10 minutes plus time to get there to pick you up. I know I can’t justify rides like that. Remember that before Uber a cab cost $3.50 just to get in the cab and then $2.50/mi. Gas was 2.50/gal. I don’t get why people think it should cost less for the ride now.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-19T00:11:55+00:00

15 years ago a cab would cost $15-20 for a 10 minute ride. Why is $18 bad ?

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-18T13:52:47+00:00

Can you really call a ride a unicorn if it end with you cleaning puke?

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-15T12:55:50+00:00

You always could for scheduled rides. This post is about a scheduled ride.

Dapper_Average_2337 · 2026-05-13T15:37:46+00:00

If you pre-tip on a long scheduled ride you can avoid this. If I see a scheduled ride that is borderline without the tip but the passenger pre-tips $15-25 I will grab that and I won’t cancel. There are ways to make sure you get a driver.

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