Has anyone left negative feedback about an uber driver and had it result on anything?

[UberDodgyBloke]

I am a frequent uber user - 3-5 times a week. I'm also a regular MN poster and have nc for this.

I've been using Uber for a couple of years at this frequency and have always found the drivers to be perfectly decent men. We usually chat and it's generally a pleasant experience.

Today, I had a driver who gave me actual cause for concern. Not for myself but for other (younger) women.

We chatted as usual but as the connveration continued, I was left feeling very uncomfortable.

I've looked on the app and seen that you can leave feedback about a driver if you have concerns.

I just wondered if anyone had done this and what happened?

I left negative feedback about a driver who was very rude about putting my brother in law’s folding wheelchair in the boot, despite me flagging this when it was booked, and also asking for an additional tip.

Uber refunded me for the trip and apologised.

I'm glad they refunded and apologised! So they do make some sort of contact.

Nothing he did or said was against me and I wouldn't ;be interested in a refund. I don't think he should be doing the job, tbh.

I don’t think they do anything apart from lower the likley hood of you being matched with that driver again from what I understand

What did he say? I would definitely report it and probably to non emergency police line too if concerning enough.

What did he say?

A neighbour, many years ago did, it actually was the start of a major running argument that started a mafia war. Neighbour woke up to a massive bang early one morning and a car had been rammed up his garage. A court case followed and someone in their circle is now in prison in solidarity confinement

OK. Well, he told me that he was 24 and had moved to the UK a few months ago for work. He talked about his work and his education level. Thats ok - some people share stuff. He then talked about not having family here and only having a few friends so he had started working for Uber over weekends, to get a bit of extra money and also to socialise. Socialise?

He then told me that dating was really hard and it was hard to meet women and then started blathering on about how it's easy for women to get dates but really hard for men. He summed it up as, "Women can date who they want but men have to date who they can get." 🙄

But he then said that that was why he started working for uber because he didn't drink and so didn't go clubbing and so it meant he could 'socialise'.

When I got in the car, my first thoughts were that he was very well dressed and had overdone the aftershave a bit but he was clearly indicating that he used driving for uber as a way of meeting women.

I wouldn't have wanted 20 year old me to have been picked up by him. And I don't think I like the thought of 20 year old anyone else being picked up by him either!

Wow!

Rather than leave negative feedback you can report a safety issue if he was a creep.

What’s wrong with him saying he drives for Uber in order to get some Social contact ? Lots of people work / volunteer to have a bit of human interaction.

PLEASE REPORT. think of the example … Not Uber but black cab: if there had been an effective way to report John Warboys earlier, without him hiding behind the anonymity of being a black cab … he would have harmed a lot less women.

I think you're being a bit obtuse.

I know.

And I will.

Perhaps what he meant was along the lines of getting away from the house/flat and out in public. Mind you the dating discussion would have been a bit odd although as I’m older, he might have considered it safe as being able to talk to someone like an aunty, whereas i would be concerned if it had been with DD at 28.

The worry is the content which is straight out of the manosphere entitled incel playbook.
He's a creep.

I really don't think he meant that it's nice to make small talk with middle aged people in general for 10 minutes and then never see them again.

Nor do I think he meant he was interested in exchanging numbers with men his own age after a 10 minute drive and meeting up in he local park for a walk.

Not in the context in which he was talking, which was how hard it is for men to meet women and that's why Uber is good for socialising.