Some Uber and Lyft drivers are striking deals with passengers for rides outside the apps.
AdvertisementSome drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft are offering passengers an alternative: Ditch the apps entirely, agree on a price, and pay them in cash or through an app like Venmo.
But some rideshare drivers' pay is considerably lower than that — as little as $9 an hour, BI previously reported.
AdvertisementRideshare drivers told BI that they often make less than half of what riders pay for the trip.
One Uber driver in Massachusetts shared screenshots of a recent Uber trip that cost the rider about $156 — and paid the driver roughly $74 after Uber deducted its share plus taxes.
Persons:
—, Uber, Michael Moya, Lyft, Moya
Organizations:
Service, Drivers, Business, Facebook, Uber
Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts