05-24-2022, 07:15 PM
As long as you're not using "Uber Pool", which is a shared service that you never, ever want to use, you don't specify number of riders--other than the type of Uber, regular or extra large.
The app will tell you the capacity of the car. For regular Uber ("Uber X") it is up to 4. If you have 5-6 then you're supposed to book an XL.
During the pandemic, capacity of cars was reduced by 1, because no one was allowed to sit in the front seat (1-3 for Uber X, 1-5 for XL). When the mask requirement for transportation got nuked, that went back to normal. I still don't want anyone sitting in my front seat, however.
Probably two reasons for that. First, a lot of people abuse that and book an X because it is cheaper when they really need an XL. The app tells you what vehicle you're getting so they will cancel if it's not an XL vehicle (van or SUV).
Second, if you tipped in the app instead of cash, the driver doesn't always get the tip in a timely fashion.
The app will tell you the capacity of the car. For regular Uber ("Uber X") it is up to 4. If you have 5-6 then you're supposed to book an XL.
During the pandemic, capacity of cars was reduced by 1, because no one was allowed to sit in the front seat (1-3 for Uber X, 1-5 for XL). When the mask requirement for transportation got nuked, that went back to normal. I still don't want anyone sitting in my front seat, however.
Gareth wrote:
I once had Uber up-charge me after the fact when we exceeded that limit, which means the driver snitched on me, which I found incredibly annoying since I tipped very well for that ride.
Probably two reasons for that. First, a lot of people abuse that and book an X because it is cheaper when they really need an XL. The app tells you what vehicle you're getting so they will cancel if it's not an XL vehicle (van or SUV).
Second, if you tipped in the app instead of cash, the driver doesn't always get the tip in a timely fashion.