How to make more money on Uber

[fullpower]

The more boxes you check, the better your odds of scraping some profit . These points are:

 

 1. You work part time. Part time drivers can pick and choose when to drive, so they can drive only the busiest surge hours while full timers have to work both slow and peak hours.

 

 2. You drive an older car ( 4 years old car) fuel efficient and is possibly fully paid for. Driving your spanking new  5 series or Prius £20K  is the surest way to make a loss driving for Uber. Most people take fuel costs into account while neglecting other factors like normal wear and other routine maintenance. Brand new and newer (1-2 model years old) loose more value for every mile driven compared to an 4 year old car with 160,000 miles.

 

 3. You drive in a relatively bigger city. There are simply more people (and more requests) per square mile in cities. Pickup distances are shorter and parking is expensive. People pay Uber going in the city but mostly drive themselves home after having couple of drinks or a nice meal.

 

 4. You drive smart. Experienced drivers develop ways to become efficient, reduce downtime and miles between trips (dead miles) by working peak hours, avoiding longer pickups and taking advantage of incentive programs like guarantees and bonuses.

 

. By my estimation if you have two of these four factors working against you then it is almost guaranteed that you make a net loss doing Uber. 

[Johny]

Well said again!!!!

 

I just need to fully pay for the car and that it   :wub:    

[thedriver]

And chase the surge areas at specific times

Or keep an eye on the weather app so you can see the incoming rain/surge

[RobertJones]

Those are some great tips.  Something that every new or experienced driver should pay close attention to.  It’s tips like this that will save both time and money.