How to Request a Ride on Uber

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This wikiHow teaches you how to request a ride for immediate dispatch - with an additional few steps for scheduling up to thirty dates from dispatch.

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Requesting a Ride

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  • If you've already taken another ride, to get this, you'll need to use the follow-up steps below first. Uber wants you to rate your last driver.
  1. Uber's app is black and has the word "Uber" right on it.
  2. field. This will open up a box that will allow you to request your ride.
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  3. You can type in an address or a name of a business, but once it displays at the bottom of the screen, tap the listing that best matches the location based on the locations' address and name.
    • If you've set your Home or Work location, you can also tap the listing to go to this location. However, if you are at one of these locations, your current Saved location will not be shown to you.
    • If your pickup location is different than what Uber says you are at, you may either want to temporarily back out of the chosen box up to the pickup location (top line) and type in the pickup location, or you may want to hold off until a bit later.
    • You can request a ride that has more than one stop using the directions at Request Multiple Stops Using Uber.
  4. Follow the directions at Schedule an Uber for Later instead. Scheduled pickups aren't available in all Uber Cities.
  5. THe top two to three choices will be the most common choices for rides, or if you feel you'll need more, you scroll the list up and see two choices for economy rides and Premium rides. However, not all services are covered by every region and your options vary by what's available in each Uber City (location).
    • UberX - The most affordable and most common option for most riders. This option will fit up to four riders.
    • UberXL - A larger, more expensive Uber for groups of up to six. These most often will be minivans and similar, but there are a few out there that aren't but can fit that amount.
    • UberSELECT - A more luxurious (and appropriately more expensive) option.
    • UberBLACK - An expensive, high-end luxury service.
    • UberSUV - A higher-end version of UberXL for parties of up to seven.
    • UberACCESS - Comprises two separate services for disabled riders: UberWAV (wheelchair-accessible vehicles) and UberASSIST (vehicles with specially-trained staff to help elderly or mobility-impaired riders).
    • UberPOOL - For no more than 2 riders in your party and has special restrictions for the pickup and dropoff location.
      • You aren't allowed to schedule an UberPOOL in advance.
  6. Uber uses a variety of payment options including most credit cards (Visa, Mastercard and Discover) along with using their own gift certificate-like account they call "Uber Cash". They use Apple Pay (and most other contactless options), if you'd like and have a variety of other ways to build up additional ride credits using special promotions, benefits and other similar programs. You should see your default payment option (e.g., PayPal) listed below the Uber options.
    • To change this option, tap it and then tap Add Payment Method . You can add promotional codes and credit/debit cards here.
      • You can also add cards via the Payment methods button screen found inside the Uber menu when not requesting a ride.
  7. If you didn't pre-schedule for another day, your driver will be found for you right then and there and will be depart for your location. If you scheduled your trip in advance, your trip should now be scheduled.
  8. Uber wants to make sure that you are where you say you're at - especially in small to medium-size towns. Double check the address or name of the business it's displaying and choose Confirm Pickup. If you're not there, tap the "Search" button and select a different address. Remember that you are changing your Pickup location, not your final destination(s). Again, you can input an address or business name but ensure that the name and address is the same as your pickup location.
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Following Up

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  • Uber allows additional rides only after you go through the rest of the process of rating the driver. Rating isn't optional on Uber anymore.
  1. They'll slide their "Complete trip" red bar at the end.
  2. If it didn't pop-up on the main screen automatically, you may need to use the workaround by tapping the menu button in the top left corner and tapping "My Trips", find the trip and tap it, tap anywhere inside the stars box and select the rating. Five stars will be the default rating, but can be changed by tapping stars. 4 star ratings will be to the left of the right-most star and three stars will be to the left of that 4 star rating too with a 1-star rating all the way to the very left of the entire box.
  3. Driver Compliments are completely free to both the rider and driver and are great pick-me-ups for them, if you aren't planning to give them a tip.
  4. With this button, you can write notes to your driver, if you rated them with a 5-star rating and had chosen to give them a compliment - before moving on.
  5. If you select the 4 star rating or less, you'll see a selection of choices inside several rectangular box/buttons on screen below the star rating for the driver. If you gave them five stars, you may proceed to the next step, as this step won't involve you.
  6. Towards the bottom of the screen, you'll receive the place to tip your driver.
  7. Tap a choice or tap the "Custom Amount" button and add a custom amount as your tip, or you can scroll up a little bit more. Although you'll still have thirty days to tip your driver later (if you need more time to decide how much or need time for the money to arrive), you must finish rating them within several hours of your ride.
  8. Tap the "Continue" button at the bottom of the screen.
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    There is an option in the app for Uber XL, which is an SUV/minivan that can seat at least 6 people.
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    Go to "Your Trips" in the menu, then select "Upcoming Trips." You can then cancel the scheduled trip and reschedule for the new time.
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    In your Uber app, there is a list of expired cards and your current card. If your credit card information is wrong, when you try and authorize your payment, it will decline, and you will have to enter your information again, or enter a new credit card.
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      1. Open Uber .
      2. Tap Where To?
      3. Enter your destination and pickup location.
      4. Tap the square button to the right of Request Uber , if you'd like to schedule a ride in advance. Input your time and date for pickup.
      5. Select an Uber service.
      6. Confirm your trip details.
      7. Tap Request Uber .

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