Uber
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Overall sentiment is overwhelmingly negative, with users describing a significant decline in service reliability, transparency, and ethical conduct. Frequent reports of drivers intentionally cancelling rides to manipulate surge pricing, unauthorised monthly "Uber One" subscriptions, and fares that double after booking have led many to return to traditional taxi services or competitors like DiDi.
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Uber is currently viewed by many users as an unreliable and untrustworthy service due to systemic issues with price transparency and driver accountability. Consumers are advised to monitor their bank statements for unauthorised subscriptions and consider alternatives for time-critical journeys like airport transfers.
We ordered one at the domestic terminal in Sydney. It said on the app it had arrived when it was still 15 minutes away. The driver was very rude and every panel of the car was dented.
Most of the time you get a Fare and they take the money out soon as you confirm your booking/pickup and then after your ride they refund that amount and charge a greater one, 25% above the initial. And of course no way to complain
I took a 5:30 a.m. Uber from Rome Street Brisbane railway station to the Gold Coast with a set fair of 136 dollars when the driver dropped me off I went to get the driver rating but it was on my phone and I noticed it all I could see was the driver still driving and I thought that's where he's obviously forgotten to click the app to stop the fair… Read more
or whatever not knowing that was going to cause all these problems later about five kilometres down the road because I could see where he was located the screen changed and came up to you know to rate your driver and give a tip so rated the driver and you know the payment came out of my bank account for 136 dollars now my Uber app is telling me I'm 146 dollars owing from that fair or 141 dollars whatever owings and that say I've called over twice I've explained by disability don't have to go to the website both times they have left me distraught any tears the money has come out of my account and they're telling me I have to pay another 146 dollars so that means now if I can't use Uber without paying that and they stop it it means I can't even go shopping for food because I can't drive I can't attend medical appointments nothing I had me so upset. I'm going to go to the Disability Commissioner for discrimination so refusing to help me when I pointed out on both calls I had a disability one girl told me to use my nose to fill informs I never want to use Uber again
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The driver is correct. But the main thing is that we should reach Dee why by 2:10 and the uber driver is getting pool and in reaching home I getting more and than 2:30am and I am never going to use uber and Uber Eats in my life time again. It’s horrible experience. I will recommend taxi instead of Uber or didi. Thanks
I was not able to start driving as an uber driver due to being discriminated against by uber
The review I’ve attached was from 7 years ago regarding a common scam where uber replied stating they would look into and fix this obvious issue. Three days ago I was scammed out of almost 400 Euro the exact same way. I have tried numerous times to contact Uber support but all I get are completely useless automated replies for days now.
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I reserved a ride to hospital, for surgery, a few days in advance. The ride was charged immediately, despite being a reservation. When going to the pick up spot at the agreed time, I checked the driver position to find that they was no driver in the way. I checked my account which did not have the reservation on it, despite having a… Read more
confirmation email. I requested a ride and was lucky enough to find one in time.
I was then also charged for the reserved ride despite no driver attending and it not being on the account.
System glitches do occur, so I tried to solve the issue with Uber, too get a response that they would be no refund. Despite their errors and the stress it caused.
Be VERY careful about using the app! First time use of uber was fine. Next 2 trips:- First:- I booked a shared ride (cheaper), car turned up and I put my luggage in boot (1 suitcase+1 carry-on) and hopped in only to be told to get out when another passenger hopped in WITH NO EXPLANATION! Second:- Rebooked on the spot and same thing happened but a… Read more
least this time I was told that shared rides are not allowed luggage which I didn't have any noticeable warning of in app. I do remember seeing something to the effect of "1 luggage" but app should warn you big time when booking a shared ride from an airport! Getting a refund from uber is about as easy (and as possible) as getting a refund from the government for your tax bill last year!! Interestingly, in disgust I walked to the taxi stand and got a ride from a polite driver WHICH WAS CHEAPER THAN EITHER of my two (non) "uber" rides!!! Photo shows first uber driving off
I booked a driver who was 4 minutes away and then it said 2, then 11, 14 and finally, 17. I zoomed in on where he was: stopped at a charging station! (See photo). Next driver said 3 minutes and got there in 2. Very hit and miss service - be quick to cancel when getting mucked around (although that should not have to be your responsibility- seems like some drivers are being poor service on purpose, in order to get you to cancel. Show details
I recently received my ABN and uploaded it to my first Uber driver account. At that time Uber advised that the ABN was not valid and the account was locked. Later I learned that ABN activation can take some time, but I was not aware of this earlier. After that, I created a second account using a different email address. All my documents were… Read more
approved and I was only waiting for NCC approval. An Uber representative contacted me and I explained the full situation. She informed me that my first locked account would be deleted and that I could continue using the second account. She also said she would contact me again after two weeks.
However, two weeks have passed and I have not received any update.
When I try to contact support through the app, I receive a message saying another representative is already handling my case and the chat cannot be opened to avoid confusion. Unfortunately, I cannot find any active support chat to respond to.
Since I have never gone online, I cannot access phone support and I am also unable to book an appointment at a Greenlight Hub.
I recently arrived in Australia and currently do not have a job. I would sincerely appreciate it if someone from Uber could review my case and help resolve my account activation issue. Soman Raza somanraza111@gmail.com
In Melbourne Australia we recently had an Uber driver take us the wrong route. A 5-8 minute trip ended up being 45 mins. His map had stopped working and he used my daughter's on her phone to eventually get to our destination. That would have been forgivable had Uber not then charged my account without my permission for the extra journey. They refuse to refund the additional amount charged. Be aware this could happen to you. Show details
Unfortunately Alluri cannot be trusted to collect one. He cancelled my trip to the airport one minute away from him collecting me, after a 7 minute countdown. Does not seem that a 26 km trip to the airport was that lucrative?? Not happy. But thank you uber for connecting me with a new driver
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Booked an Uber ride 10 times on the 17th Jan from Fremantle and the drivers cancelled 10 times! I have 4.95 star rating so no reason to avoid picking me up, I had to catch a Taxi that cost me $90
We registered using an official referral link, not manually entering a random code. After registration, the referral $600 reward was clearly shown under Status in the app, indicating that the referral had been successfully applied. However, the following day, the status suddenly changed to “Unable to proceed”, and the reward disappeared without… Read more
any prior notice or explanation. When we contacted support, the explanation given by a manager was that the referral code was “not used.” This explanation makes no sense, as the referral was already visible and recognised on the account before being removed. A referral cannot appear as active in the system and later be denied on the basis that it was never used. This is internally inconsistent and misleading. No clear rule, calculation date for the 15-day eligibility period, or valid reason was provided to justify why a confirmed referral was later invalidated. This experience feels deceptive and raises serious concerns about how referral rewards are advertised and administered. This appears to be misleading conduct rather than a genuine eligibility issue.
I use Uber because I expect the price shown at booking to be honoured. On a recent airport trip, I accepted a fare of $70.52. During the ride, the driver took a significantly longer route and the final charge increased to around $129.35. After contacting support, Uber refunded the difference, which indicates the route and fare were not… Read more
appropriate. However, the system allowing a fare to change so substantially after a price has been accepted undermines confidence in Uber’s upfront pricing.
This experience felt more like traditional taxi pricing than what I expect from Uber. If fares can change due to routing decisions, this should be clearly disclosed or prevented.
A particular driver over 15 times continually accepts then cancels ride which is unacceptable it is an inconvenience when trying to get a ride at 5.00am
Faceless garbage company that lacks any custoner service, rosers get charged for cancellations, lateness, etc... drivers can cancel at will to manipulate surcharges and theres nothing anyone can do and no customer service assistamce. See attached the typical accept then cancel assh@le driver!!!
UBER EATS. Took $264.32 in 4x fraudulent unauthorised transactions from my bank account! I paid via PayPal and my back up card was charged. I have disputed with the bank had to cancel my card and which is an inconvenience as now I need to setup all my other payments for my ongoing bills all over again! My bank account is in overdrawn until the… Read more
money is returned to me, impacting any other bills I have due, I have no money for groceries!! I also cancelled the "auto" payment in PayPal as that is how uber were able to charge me 4x consecutive times unauthorised for various different amounts, so dodgy!!
I will never use Uber Eats or any Uber franchise again after this UNTRUSTWORTHY and ALARMING experience. This has causes suffering to me in many ways NEVER AGAIN!!
Update - The bank got my money back, no thanks to Uber who claimed someone on another uber account named "Doris" used my card.. not sure how they can narrow that down on their system by searching my card details if so that's a big privacy concern, anyway I don't believe them it's the same nonsense story I've seen other reviews post as UBER WON'T TAKE ANY ACCOUNTABILITY. They didn't even provide any reason why my refund was declined as I responded I didn't know Doris and they just sent the generic email with acknowledgement of extra charges but started no refund is eligible... but why??
Thankfully my bank managed to get my money back, no thanks to Uber who clearly were the ones who robbed me not Doris!
It all happened because I signed up for the uber subscription and it created a merchant token with the bank to allow Uber the organisation to take money from my account. Then coincidentally I get fraudulent charges the next day... Uber is definitely behind this and blaming some "hacker" named Doris. I have heavy 2 factor authorisation using Google authentication and Norton antivirus, there is noway I was hacked or my card details stolen or missused by anyone but Uber who as a company must be desperate to rip off their loyal customers.
I've cancelled my account and vow to never use Uber again! and will be telling all my friends and family the same, DOORDASH is BETTER anyway.
GOODLUCK TO YOUR FUTURE BUSINESS UBER AS YOUR COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT AUSTRALIAN VALUES. Uber ripoff their customers, drivers and food suppliers they are the ones with all the profits $$$ time for us to go back to buying direct it might actually lower the cost of food again and provide a better customer experience, who needs a service like yours no thank you! GOODRIDDANCE
Latest follow-ups
I’ve experienced rides where the driver’s behavior made me feel uncomfortable, and I know many female passengers have had similar experiences. In some cases, drivers ask overly personal questions, ignore clear social cues, or create an atmosphere… Read more
that feels unprofessional and at times unsafe.
Ride-share services have a responsibility to ensure drivers maintain respectful boundaries and provide an environment where all passengers — especially women travelling alone — feel safe, respected, and comfortable throughout their journey.
Follow-up · The driver asked several inappropriate personal questions, including: "How old are you?", "Is this where you live?", and "Aren't you too old to be at university?" He also made political comments such as, "I support the Islamic Republic," and "I'm glad they bombed Israel." Questions and comments of this nature can make passengers feel… Read more
If you want alcohol through these fools you have to put your age in month by month??? Why cant you just typy in your date of birth.... no month by month year by year it takes freaking ages, screw these guys
Follow-up · Use doordash, they just verify your age when they deliver. Through uber you have to go month by month year by year cause im 45 that's decades going month by month, year by year.. it's annoying. Doordash is much more easier
So far it has taken Uber 4 days to find out if my Iphone was left in a Uber cab. I will never use Uber again.
Follow-up · I have used Uber since - no complaints
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Positive reviews
Uber was cheaper than a taxi so I signed up to take kittens to the AWLQ vet for desexing. Drivers consistently parked in the wrong street for pickup. I had rides cancel because of kittens in a carrier. Even pet uber cancelled only to reappear with a higher price. I just waited for another standard ride. Very low ratings were given to me by some drivers. Not my problem because I closed my account.
We have tried taxis, but have found the local Uber service far more readily available and reliable, the vehicles cleaner, and every aspect of the service more efficient. We use Uber a lot, and have had only a very occasional problem. I simply don’t understand the many negative reviews.
the uber drivers are always so friendly and on time whether its a food delivery or fare ride props to the local uber drivers on the central coast and lake Macquarie area!!
Negative reviews
Uber drivers have developed a great way to rip off passengers. When you book a ride with Uber you get quoted a price for the trip. The quoted price usually becomes the price you are charged for the trip. Except when the driver decides to take you on a longer route and you later find out you have been charged a higher price then the one quoted. All… Read more
because the driver took you on a longer route. It is a driver rip off and Uber make it impossible make to claim because there are no email or phone numbers in which you can complain. The Australian Government needs to step in and insist that Uber has a public reply email or phone number.
Back to taxis for me. Booked night before for 7.50 pick up to Brisbane airport. Waiting at 7.40. Message received stating driver 6 minutes away, then it became 10 then 16 etc. From the tracking it seems he diverted to take someone else to airport. Message received to see if we were still waiting. Would have left us late for our flight. Cancelled booking and took taxi. To add insult was then charged $25 cancellation fee.
Absolutely trash to work with. Quests are impossible to do 90% of the time. Some orders take you to the middle of nowhere. But I only pay you to get there, not including how far or long it takes to get back. Fines galore, because you can't find a parking to pick up an order, and if you cancel the order. Because you can't find parking, you cancellation rate goes up no support for the drivers what so ever
Recent reviews
“I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Uber. Due to what appears to be an issue with Uber’s own system, I lost access to $94.00 in unused vouchers. Despite multiple attempts to explain the situation, including the financial hardship and stress this has caused me, Uber refused to restore the vouchers or provide a satisfactory… Read more
resolution. I feel that the company has chosen to retain the value of these vouchers rather than support a loyal customer. This experience has left me feeling that customer care and goodwill are lacking. Based on this experience, I would not choose Uber again unless I had no other option.”
I connected my afterpay to uber to use as payment. I did not use the uber service and have a charge of over 200 dollars charged to my afterpay account. After two weeks back and forth with customer service they have failed to remove the unauthorised transaction or help in any way. Straight out theft
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Uber have still not rectified this issue.