Who is in the wrong here? The driver? Or the passenger? First of all, vomiting inside the car is kind of disrespectful for the driver, since, even if you are the passenger, they still own a car.
However, it is also true that vomiting is sometimes uncontrollable, and since this goes, at times, with headaches and nausea, passengers cannot merely ask the driver to stop so they can vomit outside. It’s best to bring a paper or plastic bag with you, but would you know when you’d feel you’re about to vomit.
Also, different cars have different scents, and there are cars with this scent that triggers headaches, nausea, and vomiting.
A Lyft passenger is reporting their Lyft driver online for charging them $150 for the driver saw some vomit inside the car.
Here’s the thing: the passenger being charged is denying that they did the vomiting.
Puke!
It’s all over big and significant newspapers like the New York Times, and all over social on Reddit and Facebook.
There’s this passenger complaining they got charged $150 for something they did not do.
Over on Reddit, they posted, “I know this is an on-going scam, I got charged $150 for vomit that wasn’t from me. I’ve been going back and forth with Lyft support, but they just keep quoting the terms of service. Does anyone have any help or ideas on how to get them to reverse the charge? It’s really outrageous how bad their customer service is. Edit: Nobody vomited in the car. Not me or passengers. Edit: I ended up disputing with my credit card company, and they credited my account! Lyft completed stopped responding to my emails. Thank you for the help.”
Another loophole here, for what if the driver intentionally put the vomit to scam people to paying?
Fellow passengers are sympathizing with them, with one commenting on Reddit, “I had the exact same experience. The driver included a picture of vomit that was 100 percent not from me. I insisted they check the metadata on the photo that should show the time and location of the photo. They obviously did not, do so. They told me they made their decision, sided with the driver, and stopped responding to my messages… I will never use them again.”
So, it is a fact that this is not an isolated case, as several drivers have experienced them.
Drivers can report
Since drivers can report, they cannot simply accuse their passengers of these things. In reporting, there’s a due process that must be adhered upon.
“To submit a damage claim, drivers have to meet certain qualifications, including sharing info like the date and time of incident,” Lyft told the RSF team.
The following details must be present: The passenger or rider information, the date and time of the incident, three clear pictures of the damage taken under good lighting and from different angles, details about how the damage occurred.
So, whoever driver who blatantly asked their passenger to pay $150 is doing it wrong. The best thing is to relay it to Lyft at first.
Update on Throo
Previously, RSF also welcomed Throo in New York City, the newest ridesharing app in the Big Apple. Throo, characterized by its yellow-white-black logo, downloadable on your favorite application store, is the newest ridesharing app designed and developed by TADA. Its difference from other apps is that, it charges drivers with a meager fixed fee, instead of the traditional high commission that other apps charge. Speaking of charges, right!
Well, now, Kay Woo, the CEO of its parent company, TADA, has already recruited more than 53,000 drivers for Throo. He’s personally visiting airports like LaGuardia Airport to convince people to sign up. You can read more about this on Spectrum News NY 1. Sign up for that account tonight here on RSF to read mooore stories on ridesharing, coupons, food deliveries, business, lifestyle, and so much more!