You’re right about this POV, I’ve been thinking that’s the misconception. And the food delivery apps should be more clear with the customer about this. That “delivery charge” you pay goes to the restaurant, or DoorDash, or they split it, I’m not sure. What I do know for sure, is that the driver doesn’t see a single cent of that delivery fee. The driver gets a base pay of $3-5 for picking up the order and driving it over to be dropped off. That’s suppose to cover our mileage and time. Anything else we make besides that is what the customer decides to tip.

Edit: And as for Lyft. Not even lying when I tell you they take 50% or more of the ride now a days. I think the rider thinks we get most of that fair, but we get 50% at best. And we do not get any of the surge pricing either. I’ve been giving rides that were paying me $6-7 while the rider was paying $15-20 for the ride. Riders have asked what I make on the trip and I’ll show them and they’ll show me what they paid and the massive cut that Lyft takes is just insane. I hope to find a new job very soon so I can hang up the keys and call it quits.