Are Uber/Grab drivers making decent income?

[arsenal168]

Recounting an amusing incident from last week.

Was with a lady friend at Seletar Mall. We decided to go Geylang Lor 9 for frog porridge. It was about 9pm.

She called for a UberX.

A Toyota Wish came. Young Chinese male driver in his 20s.

We got in. He looked at the destination n asked hesitantly: "How to go huh?"

My lady friend looked at me so I told the driver just take the easy way. TPE-CTE-PIE n exit Sims Way.

So off we go. I was chatting with her but paid attention to the route.

When the driver joined PIE from CTE, I roughy the drive will be uneventful. So my focus shifted cos at that time, my friend was tickling me in jest.

The next time we looked up, the driver had passed Sims Way exit n nearing Paya Lebar exit!

I asked him where he is going?!

He replied he is exiting Paya Lebar.

I asked him why he went the long way round?

He replied loudly that he is following his GPS!!!

Nabei! What a clown!

The next day my lady friend filed a complaint to Uber and got the fare waived by half.

Wonder if the driver got paid.

[Icecass]

Economics 101... supply and demand. Kill the demand, the supply will automatically cease. Stop waiting and act with your cash.

[quem]

Originally Posted by Citizens

I was an Uber driver for 6 months. Not worth driving for Uber. I have switched to driving Citycab now and find it less stressful and take home more for the same hours of driving.

When I was with Uber, I was pulling in @ $9K gross monthly driving from 8.00am to 9.00pm every Mon-Sat. Sunday was my rest day. But after deductions for rental, petrol, fees, parking + miscellanous, my net take home is only @ $3K

I switched to driving a regular taxi for Citycab as a relief driver. My shift is everyday from 6.00am to 5.00pm. After all deductions I can still have take home @ $3.5-3.8K monthly.

Tks bro for insights.

[quem]

Originally Posted by Citizens

The Uber & Grab companies in Singapore operate differently from their counterparts in the other countries. In Singapore the government actually funded them and invested in them. They also seconded their people to be in the senior management of these companies. The government has vested interest to see these companies succeed and if you observe carefully you can see their "guided hands" in the way these companies are operating. So dun be surprised by the high handedness coming from the top as they think they are part of the government.

Interesting insights. Wonder why need to be elite.

[quem]

Originally Posted by arsenal168

Recounting an amusing incident from last week.

Was with a lady friend at Seletar Mall. We decided to go Geylang Lor 9 for frog porridge. It was about 9pm.

She called for a UberX.

A Toyota Wish came. Young Chinese male driver in his 20s.

We got in. He looked at the destination n asked hesitantly: "How to go huh?"

My lady friend looked at me so I told the driver just take the easy way. TPE-CTE-PIE n exit Sims Way.

So off we go. I was chatting with her but paid attention to the route.

When the driver joined PIE from CTE, I roughy the drive will be uneventful. So my focus shifted cos at that time, my friend was tickling me in jest.

The next time we looked up, the driver had passed Sims Way exit n nearing Paya Lebar exit!

I asked him where he is going?!

He replied he is exiting Paya Lebar.

I asked him why he went the long way round?

He replied loudly that he is following his GPS!!!

Nabei! What a clown!

The next day my lady friend filed a complaint to Uber and got the fare waived by half.

Wonder if the driver got paid.

Tks tks..exactly what the Grab driver was telling me when he driving for uber. If the passenger dont tell the route the driver will act blur follow the gps.

Now Grab price is fixed so the driver follow gps no complain.

[quem]

Originally Posted by Icecass

Economics 101... supply and demand. Kill the demand, the supply will automatically cease. Stop waiting and act with your cash.

Demand is always high with taxi operating less hours although gahmen issued enough taxi.

I wonder which city passengers wait for taxi and not taxi wait for passengers.

[arsenal168]

Had lunch with a few colleague, 2 of them r Ang Mo expatriate.

1 casual topic was about transport from KL-Singapore HSR to local taxi/Uber/Grab.

They brought out something that was interesting.

B4 Uber/Grab came to town, they called for taxis in the morning to work, after work, taxi to dinner/party or back home.

Now they call Uber. They claimed it is easier to get n
cheaper.

But the interesting part is, for sending their young kids to school in the morning(kids ride on their own), they call for a taxi, usually from Comfortdelgro.

Ask why?

They feel safer. The taxi drivers r older, more experienced n road savvy compared to alot young Uber drivers, some with a year driving experience.

For them as adults, they can take the higher risk riding with these "untrained" drivers. Afterall they can direct the driver if he/she is lost or driving recklessly.

But not for their young precious children.

Make sense.

[Hitman4896]

Now is time to sell car.Cause can choose from taxi, uber and grabcar. Its actually cheaper. lol.

Anyway, uber driver cannot earn la. Those who said can,are really bluffing themself. Ask them the work hours they put in, and deduct all actual costing. And you have the answer.

A simple math. Sengkang to Town, midnight take uber, cost only $12-$14. Deduct 20%, Deduct 20km fuel cost, left a petty $6-$8 profit. Don forget, wear and tear, breakdown etc osting not factor in. Lets say its for the long run.

[spluder101]

Any grabhitch or Uber pool users here? Can share how much they make ?

[metaldoor]

Originally Posted by Citizens

I was an Uber driver for 6 months. Not worth driving for Uber. I have switched to driving Citycab now and find it less stressful and take home more for the same hours of driving.

When I was with Uber, I was pulling in @ $9K gross monthly driving from 8.00am to 9.00pm every Mon-Sat. Sunday was my rest day. But after deductions for rental, petrol, fees, parking + miscellanous, my net take home is only @ $3K

I switched to driving a regular taxi for Citycab as a relief driver. My shift is everyday from 6.00am to 5.00pm. After all deductions I can still have take home @ $3.5-3.8K monthly.

Thanks for sharing

[metaldoor]

Originally Posted by quem

Tks tks..exactly what the Grab driver was telling me when he driving for uber. If the passenger dont tell the route the driver will act blur follow the gps.

Now Grab price is fixed so the driver follow gps no complain.

GPS is reliable, so follow

[metaldoor]

Originally Posted by spluder101

Any grabhitch or Uber pool users here? Can share how much they make ?

I guess sometimes also have to depend on luck

[sabokings]

Wow so many Grab clones here talking bad about Uber company


I think Grab is desperately looking for new drivers instead of Uber


Drive for Grab, wait till you see the fare then come and tell me whether Uber is worst than Grab

[sabokings]

Originally Posted by logitech123

6k per mth is attainable if you work hard.

own car with 30% uber esso fleet card discount.
been driving uber/grab for the last 2mths.
1wk 6days. drive during peak hour about 9hrs a day.
average about 1 to 1.5k net profit per wk after deduction

i also bought a cheap civic and rent out to 2 relief driver. extra $800 passive income per mth

those who cannot earn $ usually is lazy or expensive car rental

how come you can buy CHEAP civic ?

Where huh, i also want to buy leh, cheap cheap civic leh

[sabokings]

Originally Posted by quem

I just took Grab Share this morning.
Much cheaper than Grabcar unless not on rush.
The driver was formerly a Uber driver and told me he quit Uber after there was plenty of clients complain.
The complain was addressed by Uber officers in Singapore acting yaya and big shot with threats with termination.
So he just quit and switched to Grab and so far so good.
Driver told me recently many quit Uber and so the Uber officers started booking their Grab cars and giving benefits/incentives to them to return to drive for Uber.
However my driver this morning decided to stick to Grab after informing Uber that they sucks.

Anyone to share here.

Bro, how is your Grab business, old drivers from Grab all driving for Uber now thus Grab badly affected ?