Among other reasons, yes. Its explicitly stated that you are not to tip, and drivers are instructed not to accept tips. If they are caught they will be deactivated immediately.
https://help.uber.com/h/1be144ab-609a-43c5-82b5-b9c7de5ec073
QUOTE="EvilDrPorkchop21, post: 54645078, member: 557312"]From Uber on the public link I provided:
"there’s no need to tip."
I think that's pretty clear. If drivers are not happy with Uber's tipping model, speak up to Uber, don't down rate users for following directions.[/QUOTE]
I agree it's clear.
I blame Uber. Uber isn't about friends giving rides to friends. It's about using technology to match customers with "taxi" drivers using private vehicles. What is the difference between summoning a taxi by flagging him down, making a phone call or using an app. Airports are funded, in part, by fees charged to transpiration companies.
There were some articles on this. Uber will "fudge" the map, showing "extra" Uber cars. Probably not an issue at Disney where there are likely to be lots of "real" cars near your location.
I don't think tips are prohibited. Uber says tips aren't necessary. I otherwise agree with your point. You can't use the Uber app to tip. Uber makes a point of saying "cashless". Drivers shouldn't be expecting tips.
I agree with PP. Airport hotel shuttles are intended for guests of the hotel. Last time I took such a shuttle the driver asked my name and checked it against a list of arriving guests. I asked why. He said there are multiple hotels of the same brand (my memory is HI Express) in the hotel area. The driver said they were tired of having to bus complaining guests back to MCO to catch the correct shuttle. One of the car service companies banned on DIS, and now out of business, use to meet guests by the Hyatt to evade airport fees. The airport is on to that scam.
"Surge Pricing" isn't mentioned much in this thread.
Uber rates increase to ensure reliability when demand cannot be met by the number of drivers on the road. A customer in Denver paid $106 for a 20 mile ride to an Elton John concert. The return fare was $443. The estimated fares you get, before actually requesting a pickup, from the app and the estimated fares you get by reading posts in the internet go out the window if surge pricing is in effect. OP already said surge pricing is, at least sometimes, in affect Friday and Saturday nights. Your ride back from Cirque, particularly if its raining, may be significantly higher then the rate you paid to get there. There are pros, and cons, to surge pricing. I'm making the point strictly with respect to the ability to determine, before you beginning your night, what your return fare will be.
Uber drivers are lucky. Disney has had a great relationship with Mears. I'm surprised Disney is allowing Uber drivers easy access to the hotels.
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Surge pricing sucks, but the app CLEARLY shows you that it is in effect, how much more it will cost you, then you must manually agree that you understand what surge pricing is BEFORE they will dispatch a driver to you. It's crummy, but nobody is forcing you to leave immediately after a concert. And you're incorrect, the estimates are accurate when surge pricing is in effect.
When I left IOA surge pricing was in effect, probably because it was right around dinner time, so we waited 25 minutes and checked it again and surge pricing had been removed.
From Uber on the public link I provided:
"there’s no need to tip."
I think that's pretty clear. If drivers are not happy with Uber's tipping model, speak up to Uber, don't down rate users for following directions.