Uber Is Now Charging People Who Leave Items Behind
Often we hop in an Uber when we’ve been drinking too much, because of this items get left behind. Leaving Uber drivers have to return phones, wallets, purses etc, and…
BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 02: In this photo illustration, a woman uses the Uber app on an Samsung smartphone on September 2, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Uber, an app that allows passenger to buy rides from drivers who do not have taxi permits, has had its UberPop freelance driver service banned in Germany after a complaint by Taxi Deutschland, a trade association of taxi drivers in the country. The company, which operates in 42 countries over 200 cities worldwide, plans to both appeal the decision made by a court in Frankfurt as well as, at the risk of heavy fines, continue its services in Germany until a final decision has been made on the matter.
Adam Berry/Getty ImagesOften we hop in an Uber when we've been drinking too much, because of this items get left behind.
Leaving Uber drivers have to return phones, wallets, purses etc, and now the company is slapping on a $15 fee!
However they are doing this for the convenience of the driver, not for their own financial benefit; apparently drivers have been complaining for years about having to return peoples items on their own dime and time. The company claims the $15 return fee is part of a new initiative to increase driver/employee happiness, in hopes to keep drivers from switching from Uber to another competitor.
