Uber is adding a number of new fees to help makes things fairer for drivers, that might also affect you as a passenger.
New fees:
- Long pickup fees. These fees will be charged when the time spent travelling to a fare exceeds the ‘Long Pickup Threshold’ (this varies by area). Maximum fee is $20. Uber stated that for most areas anything over an 11 minute pick up would incur this fee.
- Late cancellation. If a trip is cancelled more than two minutes after a driver accepts the trip then drivers will either be paid the standard cancellation fee or the actual time/distance spent driving towards pick up (whatever is more)
- Earn higher rates on wait times. Drivers will earn more per minute when they have to wait longer than 2 minutes for a rider.
- Earn without worrying about tolls. Tolls will be incorporated into the fare even when on the way to a pick up, Uber will also try to avoid matching riders and drivers on the opposite sides of a toll.
These fees are all passed onto the passenger and these new fees are already in place in some cities and will be nationwide by December, 2017.
