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Author:  Sussex [ Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:36 pm ]
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Know before you go: Uber rolls out fixed pricing in the UK

Uber is changing the way it shows you fares. This week, the ride-hailing service announced that it will be introducing upfront pricing — or fixed pricing — in the U.K.

In the past, when you opened the Uber app to order a ride, you would be given a range of prices. Now, with the introduction of upfront pricing, both the rider and the driver will know the exact cost of their trip before they confirm.

Uber says that it bases the fixed price based on the best-available route between the rider’s pickup and dropoff points. It uses the expected duration and distance of the trip to come up with the exact figure, while taking into accouont anticipated traffic patters and known road closures. Costs for tolls and additional surcharges will also be accounted for in the upfront pricing figure. When demand is high, Uber says it’ll account for that with “dynamic pricing” — a new take on surge pricing.

There are, however, some situations when the fixed price may change. More specifically, there are four scenarios when the fixed, upfront price may change:

1. If the rider adds or removes a stop in their journey;
2. If the final destination is more than one mile away from the originally requested destination;
3. If a detour is taken and the trip is further (40% and 0.5 miles further) and slower (20% and two minutes slower) than originally estimated; or
4. If the trip is at least 40% and 10 minutes slower in duration.

In other words, if you hit traffic and your trip has been extended by a significant amount of time, the fixed cost will likely increase. Additionally, if you change your trip to add a stop, the fixed price will change.

The new upfront pricing model is being rolled out across the U.K.

For those looking of peace of mind before booking an Uber, the upfront pricing model is a positive change for the ride-hailing service.

Earlier this week, Uber won its long-lasting legal battle in London wherein a court determined that it was a “fit and proper” operator, “despite historical failings”. As such, Uber’s been granted a licence to continue operating in the capital.
Author:  StuartW [ Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:52 pm ]
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2. If the final destination is more than one mile away from the originally requested destination;

So the final destination could me one mile further than the orginally stated destination and the fare is just the same :roll: [-X

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3. If a detour is taken and the trip is further (40% and 0.5 miles further) and slower (20% and two minutes slower) than originally estimated;

So the final destination could be 40% further than the originally stated destination yet the fare is just the same :roll: [-X

Sounds like a charter for pisstakers [-(
Author:  edders23 [ Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:28 am ]
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perhaps if this makes it even more unprofitable to work for uber they will start to lose cars and drivers
Author:  Sussex [ Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:35 pm ]
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Sounds like a charter for pi**takers

Many will become experts in taking the pi**.

Going to cause drivers no end of grief.
Author:  grandad [ Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:21 am ]
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We use fixed prices except on wait and return jobs and I suppose that because of our size we can keep an eye out for pi55 takers and nip it in the bud. For us it is working well.
The reason that we changed to Private hire was so that we could increase our prices and give fixed fares. The customer around here seem to like the certainty of knowing the price and the textback and tracking of the car and they are willing to pay the extra for the certainty.
Author:  Karga [ Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:00 am ]
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Uber have a passenger rating system, so I suspect anyone abusing it is quickly going to find themselves unable to book a car.
Author:  Sussex [ Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:19 pm ]
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We use fixed prices except on wait and return jobs and I suppose that because of our size we can keep an eye out for pi55 takers and nip it in the bud. For us it is working well.

Problem with the Uber fixed priced option is the London traffic. :shock:
Author:  edders23 [ Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:20 am ]
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I find as a rule it's usually the p takers who are most insistent on getting a quoted price before their booking!
Author:  grandad [ Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:14 am ]
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Karga wrote:
Uber have a passenger rating system, so I suspect anyone abusing it is quickly going to find themselves unable to book a car.

So do we. It has already identified one customer and they are now banned.
Author:  Sussex [ Sat Oct 10, 2020 7:37 pm ]
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Speaking to a lad on Uber today and he is a tad miffed that they don't get waiting time anymore.

Must be great being stuck in traffic earning SWF. [-(
Author:  edders23 [ Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:14 pm ]
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Sussex wrote:
Speaking to a lad on Uber today and he is a tad miffed that they don't get waiting time anymore.

Must be great being stuck in traffic earning SWF. [-(



tell me about it :sad:
Author:  StuartW [ Thu Dec 01, 2022 1:56 pm ]
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Two years ago, StuartW wrote:
Sounds like a charter for pisstakers [-(

Two years ago, Sussex wrote:
Going to cause drivers no end of grief.

Yesterday, a Time Out journalist wrote:
Soon, Uber also plans to introduce multi-stop fees for time spent at on-trip stops.

Maybe I'm misconstruing the above, but is Uber here introducing additional fares to stop the pisstakers?

Who'd have expected that punters would exploit this kind if thing?

But would be interesting to see how they implement this, because difficult to think of something foolproof that would completely eradicate the issues involved (and see the other bumped threads about violence that may be related to fixed pricing).

But that's why I like having a taximeter [-(
Author:  grandad [ Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:17 pm ]
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We have used fixed pricing for 4 years now without a single issue.
Author:  Sussex [ Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:32 pm ]
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I would imagine it would be quite easy to sort.

Drivers could manually put in the new addresses, in the same way we can change sat nav settings to include a via or new address.

Or the fares setting algorithms could do it, but it requires punters to be honest.

Good luck with that one.
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