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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:02 pm 
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Sussex wrote:
I understand all that, but does the driver see the punters previous score?

If not then I'm not sure what the point is.


chistopherwk wrote:

Yes.

When a job comes through (which you have 15 seconds to accept, before it gets passed on to the next nearest driver), it will display the customer's rating.

It's then up to you to decide whether to take the job on or not.


Sussex wrote:
Interesting.

What happens when a low rating punter books yet no-one wants the job?


gusmac wrote:

He walks :D


Exactly.

On the passenger app, it will just say that there no drivers available, and to please try again later.

If a passenger is low rated, then it's likely that they've brought it on themselves.

However there's usually a desperate/greedy driver, who will put up with any hassle and accept the job anyway.


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:12 pm 
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grandad wrote:
How do the drivers know he is gay? Does he tell everyone?



Maybe they've been necking on in the back of the motor.


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:18 pm 
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grandad wrote:
How do the drivers know he is gay? Does he tell everyone?



Maybe they've been necking on in the back of the motor.

Maybe he has traveled alone some of the time.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:13 pm 
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Look at it another way.......sometimes it is the because "I am Black" excuse ( who is also generally the racist, as no one else has mentioned colour), also generally used to further a cause and possibly get a free ride/compensation.

Imo this is probably Another who does not know how to behave in public and has rubbed a few drivers up the wrong way. Instead of recognising his poor behaviour or for that matter wanting to......it is now a gay issue #-o

He should be made to substantiate his ludicrous claims, and asked; why of all the reasons in the world is this is now a gay issue? does he have a problem mixing with normal people? hmm what part did sex/sexual orientation come into this?

My bet is that if you put him in front of a shrink and the course was "what do you see in these images that I am holding up", then it would be "sex", Homophobia, "sex", Homophobia, "sex", Homophobia, "sex", Homophobia, etc etc. As well as being gay, many have deep seated issues, however not bad enough to stop him smiling for the cam.

As they say down here......."get over yourself".....hmm, is that another sex position :-#

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:14 pm 
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Just a thought, aren't muslims anti-gay (I don't know) ? If so he might be getting lots of Asian drivers and they could be marking him down because of their beliefs not his personality.

Give me gay passengers any day of the week, always friendly and interesting, good tippers and I've yet to get a smelly one.


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:24 pm 
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I'm with cabby john on this one. He's just playing the gay card.

Uber drivers give me a low passenger rating because I’m a wanker or Uber drivers give me a low passenger rating because I’m just going RTFC just isn't the same attention grabber.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:38 pm 
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Chances are his low rating is not because he's gay, he probably faffs about at the pick up, as I mentioned earlier. Requesting the car at a certain location, then moves somewhere else, possibly to a different bar/pub, then makes the driver wait while he finishes his pint/pays the bill, whilst the driver is waiting outside on double yellow/reds on a busy road, etc...

A rider will get 5 stars, if they're waiting by the kerbside, when I arrive, where they request the car (uses GPS to pinpoint your location, or you can enter your address manually), and waiting at a safe and legal position where I can stop (e.g. not at a zebra crossing), so they can safely get in the car. It's not hard, and doesn't take much common sense.


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PostPosted: Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:41 pm 
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typical cab drivers reaction - I personally think the bloke is right and the ratings were based around his refusal to have sex with uber drivers :D

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 2:11 am 
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captain cab wrote:
typical cab drivers reaction - I personally think the bloke is right and the ratings were based around his refusal to have sex with uber drivers :D


C.C. Perhaps I have been missing it, and then again not seeing it as I was not looking for it......Is this your new job? i.e poop stirring? [-X :wink:

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 2:50 pm 
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heathrow-taxi wrote:
Uber sucks and such discrimination will only set them go downhill in near future
http://heathrowtransferreservation.co.uk
That's where you get cheap taxi price to and from London Heathrow Airport


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I hope you had permission for this advert.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:51 pm 
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Cabby John 1 wrote:
i.e poop stirring? [-X :wink:


:wink:

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:51 pm 
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grandad wrote:
I hope you had permission for this advert.


what advert :wink:

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:54 pm 
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grandad wrote:
I hope you had permission for this advert.


what advert :wink:

It is still in my post. :oops:

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:57 pm 
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grandad wrote:
It is still in my post. :oops:


Thought I'd leave it there, others may think you had lost it :wink:

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 5:59 pm 
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grandad wrote:
It is still in my post. :oops:


Thought I'd leave it there, others may think you had lost it :wink:

I think I lost it years ago but I can't remember if I ever had it in the first place. :?

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