Can a customer request a specific Lyft driver?


Can a customer request a specific Lyft driver? While you're unable to request a specific driver, car, or type of car, there are different ride types available to meet your travel needs.


Can you trust Lyft drivers?

High safety standards See our Community Guidelines. All drivers must pass a background check before driving with Lyft. After that, they're required to pass an annual background check. We also continuously monitor for criminal convictions.


Can you choose a woman Lyft driver?

Riders can turn on the option in the Lyft app, however the company warns that it's not a guarantee that they'll be matched with a women or non-binary person if one of those people aren't nearby. Both the riders and drivers will need to opt-in to the feature for it work and riders must chose a gender for it to work.


Is Uber or Lyft safer?

With lawsuits piling up against both popular rideshare companies, it's unclear whether passengers are safer riding with Uber versus Lyft, or vice versa. Lyft was long seen as the safer alternative to the “frat culture” of Uber, but that characterization may have since been proven wrong, USA Today reports.


Why is it so hard to find a Lyft driver?

Uber and Lyft are facing a supply shortage, as returning and newly vaccinated customers again flood the apps, only to find out there aren't enough drivers to serve them. It's resulting in longer wait times and higher fares for riders.


Why is Lyft so expensive vs Uber?

Basic Uber and Lyft pricing is pretty even, but regional variations occur due to supply and demand. Each company calculates surge pricing in a different way, and places with fewer drivers with one or the other firm will feel demand more intensely during busy periods.


Why should I choose Lyft over Uber?

Lyft is a great choice in times of high demand or when there is a driver nearby and you need a low cost ride fast. If you need a ride that looks good, Uber has a better selection of vehicles. If Uber is your choice, then you will pay less with UberPOOL.


What is the farthest a Lyft will take you?

You can take a Lyft outside of the coverage area as long as the ride doesn't exceed a distance 100 miles total.


Can a Lyft driver reject your ride?

Acceptance rates are based on the percentage of ride requests you accept and complete. You have the right to accept or decline a ride request at any time. Declined requests still count toward your total ride requests for your acceptance rate. If a passenger cancels a ride request, your acceptance rate won't change.


Does Lyft work in Europe?

While Uber plays a limited role in Germany, Lyft can't be found anywhere in Europe. And Uber had to wage a long legal battle in Germany just to survive as a pale imitation of its US service – as a regulated taxi service.


How do I not get the same Lyft driver again?

Rate only 3 stars- and you will not be matched with that driver again; If a passenger rates a driver 2 stars or less there is an automated ticket sent to Lyft support for review. IN App- the rider can go into their Lyft account and request not to have the same driver again.


How do I request a specific Uber driver?

Favorite Driver allows riders to select specific drivers whom they'd like to be matched with when requesting Scheduled Rides. You can add drivers to your Favorite Driver list during the rating process on Scheduled Rides by tapping the Favorite button.


Does Lyft tell you who your driver is?

The app will alert you that your Lyft driver is on their way! This is how you will know that a driver has accepted your ride request. It comes up in your app. It shows the driver's name.


Is Lyft cheaper then Uber?

Pros and Cons of Lyft and Uber There are some key differences between Uber and Lyft. Uber can be less expensive than Lyft for the average journey—research suggests that Uber is the cheaper company, with the average trip costing $20 compared with the $27 you would spend for an average Lyft trip.


Do Lyft drivers wait for you?

Wait time fees may be charged at a per minute rate when your driver has arrived at the pickup location and has been waiting for more than 2 minutes (5 minutes for Lux Black and Lux Black XL).


Do people use Lyft more than Uber?

Uber dominates ride-sharing, taking in roughly 70 percent of US riders spending and leaving Lyft with the rest. But this week's earnings reports revealed a much sharper divergence between the two companies than we've seen in the past, namely around side hustles.


Can you get the same Uber driver twice?

Since Uber is GPS based a passenger gets the closest driver to him/her. The only way that one could use the same driver is to book the ride when that driver is online and is the closest driver to that particular passenger. You can't.


How much do you tip a Lyft driver?

The General Consensus of Tipping Lyft Drivers Usually, if the ride is a short distance, then the tips will usually range from $1 to $5. For the more lengthy and costly trips, 10% to 20% tips are displayed as options. Of course, you also have the ability to select your own tip amount.


Is it rude to not talk to your Lyft driver?

No, it is not rude at all. Drivers have to take cues from passengers, and if you're talking about just you as a passenger, I tend to open with just saying hi and asking how they're doing.