[AMA] UberEATS Driver with a Car

Lubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 10:36
Last edited 07/09/2017 - 10:36

Hi all,

Bit of time on my hands today, and I've been a long time lurker on this site so I thought I'd answer some or any of the questions you guys might have in relation to UberEats Deliveries.

I've been doing this for about 2 months now, here in Sydney. Start off from my place in the Inner West and have ended up in Brighton Le-Sands and/or Bondi Beach a few times.

Does it make good money? Depends on what you define as good. Outside of my dayjob, I value my time at $15 p/h (after expenses) and I make more than that most nights. The key part for me is flexibility. If I got a second job, I would have set days and hours where I would have to rock up to work. This gives me the ability to decide if or not I want to work, and how long or short I'd spend online.

I do purely UberEATS deliveries and am currently unable to do Uber Driving as I've been rejected for a Ride Share License for other reasons. (No I'm not a criminal!)

Cheers,
Your Local UberEats Driver

Education & Work

Comments

  • indium on 07/09/2017 - 10:43
    +3

    Do you park outside popular restaurants waiting for an order to come in? Do you live near a restaurant that uses ubereats that you do a one off delivery for since it's close?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:05

      I live very close to a main road filled with restaurants so an order comes through within the first 5 minutes of going online on the app.

  • Heracles26 on 07/09/2017 - 10:45
    +6

    Are you only taking question pertaining to UberEats or can we ask general life questions?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:05
      +1

      Ask whatever you'd like :) I'm in a good mood.

      • Heracles26 on 07/09/2017 - 11:14

        What would your ideal, dream life look like?

        • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:27
          +1

          Life goal is to release the golden handcuffs in 10 years.

        • Wystri Warrick on 07/09/2017 - 13:31
          +1

          @ubereats00: "gold" =) can I have the handcuffs when released :)?

        • kiitos on 08/09/2017 - 08:21

          @ubereats00:

          Is that a retirement handcuff? Or are you in a startup?

  • bigeater on 07/09/2017 - 10:52

    Is the income taxable? Do you need a payment summary from Uber per financial year for tax purpose?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:06

      Yes, most certainly is.
      I'll have to lodge a BAS at the end of the month so far it looks like it's still worth it.
      Uber sends out a Payment Summary very week.

      • peterpeterpumpkin on 07/09/2017 - 13:17

        Were you already lodging a BAS for other reasons?

        A person that I know that does Uber Eats says unlike Uber driving for passenger you don't have to register for GST. They also said an ABN wasn't mandatory for sign-up with Uber Eats (unlike Uber passenger-based ones), which is strange since the payment isn't domestic.

        • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 17:44
          +1

          I can confirm we do not pay GST as long as Revenue is under $75K.
          I'm fairly certain I provided my ABN though, otherwise how else would I be getting paid? I'm not an employee of Uber's..

        • peterpeterpumpkin on 07/09/2017 - 23:50

          @ubereats00: Exactly. It was strange since then Uber would have to withhold tax. He signed up when it first started.

      • bigeater on 07/09/2017 - 16:05

        Thanks for replying. So the $15/hour rate you calculated is after tax right?

        • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 17:45

          Correct. But this only applies during peak periods.

  • gaz3342 on 07/09/2017 - 11:01
    +3

    Have you ever been 'invited in' by a hot lonely lady?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:06

      Unfortunately not, though at times I feel like it'd be hard to say no if I was asked.

    • pyramid on 07/09/2017 - 11:07

      I thought only pizza boy is lucky to serve lonely lady.

      • onetwothreefour on 07/09/2017 - 11:40
        +1

        Plumbers do too…so I've heard.

        • pyramid on 07/09/2017 - 11:44
          +1

          Looks like plumbing and pizza delivery are hot business..

        • Baghern on 09/09/2017 - 17:34

          Plumbers do too…so I've seen.

          FTFY

      • furys12 on 08/09/2017 - 09:14
        +1

        you definitely serve lonely ladies as a pizza boy but they are never the ladies you would consider yourself lucky to serve

        source: was a pizza boy

  • silverrat23 on 07/09/2017 - 11:02
    +2

    Red or Blue?

  • FiDad on 07/09/2017 - 11:05

    Any interesting stories from your time as UberEATS driver you like to share?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:07
      +1

      Besides people not putting in their apartment number or restaurants making me wait ; not really unfortunately.

  • railspider on 07/09/2017 - 11:15

    Why do UberEATS people claim to be delivering the food on a bike, then show up in a car? Are they given more time/pay to deliver or something?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:20

      no clue. I've had that happen a few times as a customer too.
      Mine shows up on the app as a car.

      Bike Rides (if they are showing up as a bike) pay a higher commission to Uber but still get paid the same rates.
      My first guess would be more pings. I assume that most deliveries can be done via a Bike and Uber assigns them mainly to Bike Riders if the distance is relatively short (I hardly ever get deliveries that are <1.5km in distance)

      • railspider on 07/09/2017 - 11:23

        I guess that makes sense - they do more volume but take a slight pay cut.

        What is Uber's cut out of your pay?

        • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 11:27
          +1

          For cars : 30%
          For motorbikes & bikes : 35%

        • justdigi on 08/09/2017 - 12:16

          @ubereats00: I think that varies depending on the city and date you signed up. I'm in Brisbane and pay 20% in my car or on my Motorbike and 30% if I were to use my bicycle.

          If the rates varied between car/motorbike, wouldn't you think people would log on with a car account but use their motorbike for lesser running costs?

        • Baghern on 09/09/2017 - 17:35

          @ubereats00:

          holy cow thats a lot

  • tre180 on 07/09/2017 - 11:15
    +1

    Who do you think would win in a fight, a gang of rabid squirrels or a monkey with a penknife?

    • ThithLord on 07/09/2017 - 13:23
      +1

      wow so randummmm

      • tre180 on 07/09/2017 - 13:51

        Righto ThithLord

  • Findo on 07/09/2017 - 13:07

    Have you ever been unable to find parking and subsequently had an angry (and hungry) customer?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 13:56
      +5

      Nope. I have parked in some No Stopping Zones just to deliver food.
      A bit risky but you gotta risk it for the biscuit.

  • Scab on 07/09/2017 - 13:11
    +1

    Have you ever added an extra ingredient to regular customers' food you don't like?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 13:57

      No, can't say I have. Have never had the same customer twice.

  • moo on 07/09/2017 - 13:41
    +1

    Have you ever been tempted to eat the yummy food on the way to the customer (e.g. a chip..or 3)?

    • ubereats00 on 07/09/2017 - 13:57

      Very tempted! Very very tempted sometimes when I haven't had dinner yet.

      • moo on 07/09/2017 - 14:08

        Have you eaten any? :D

  • Scab on 07/09/2017 - 14:07

    Have you ever had women customers invite you in for sexy time?

    • gaz3342 on 07/09/2017 - 15:02

      This has been covered Scab, a disappointing no :(

    • sky blu on 07/09/2017 - 22:03

      Lol go back to your fantasy land

  • Gino on 08/09/2017 - 09:06

    Hi, thanks for sharing. How to register as an UberEat Driver? Thanks

  • Gino on 08/09/2017 - 09:08

    Is it better to be an Uber Eats driver than the ordinary Uber driver ?? Income wise? ( perhaps this question is more for those who tried both ??)

  • Brendoo on 08/09/2017 - 14:37
    +1

    What are the official rates of pay? Do you get paid a fixed rate per delivery, or per km?

    How do you get the deliveriy jobs? Are they sent to you automatically and you have to do what is sent to you? Or do you logon, there is a list of waiting deliveries and you choose what you want?

    Does the rate of pay increase if no one has accepted a delivery for a long time or if it's to a far or dangerous location that most people don't want to risk going to?

    How many deliveries would you do per hour on a Fri or Sat night?

    • ubereats00 on 11/09/2017 - 10:51
      +2

      $5.50 per pickup
      $3.50 per dropoff
      $3.00 per km

      Uber then takes a 30% cut.

      Example : 1km delivery.

      Total Fare will be ($5.50 + $3.50 + $3.00) = $12
      Uber will take 30% = 3.60
      I'll get remainder = $8.40

      • Luigimarinara on 15/09/2017 - 11:17

        So on a basic order (which uber charges customer $5 for delivery) you get paid $8.40? What happens to the difference

        • indium on 15/09/2017 - 21:19

          The restaurant pays ubereats 25-30% commission of the order amount.

  • TimApple on 15/09/2017 - 23:04

    How much did you pay for the accountant who does your BAS

  • Quantumcat on 16/09/2017 - 13:58

    What sort of personal details do they check before you can become a driver? Could you sign up under some fake details and enjoy some free food?

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