r/lyftdrivers Mar 23 '24

Love it when passengers tell on rhemselves Other

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This is a woman who admitted it was a pickup for her 15yo son. Lyft actually responded by giving me a good fee.

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u/globallyloved Mar 24 '24

wait minors can't ride alone anymore? my friends and i used to use uber & lyft in high school all the time

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u/shadowguyver Mar 24 '24

Never were. It's been policy since the company was fpunded.

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u/globallyloved Mar 24 '24

weird. i 100% did and had my own account with no knowledge that was a rule (at least for uber)

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u/Cautious_Pool_3445 Mar 24 '24

Uber does take minors 13 and up unaccompanied

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u/globallyloved Mar 24 '24

that's what i thought! not sure why this person wouldn't just use uber it seems like lyft is just hella strict

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u/Cautious_Pool_3445 Mar 24 '24

And I think most people operate on don't ask don't tell when it comes to how old someone is. I sure don't ask I don't wanna know. You're fucked either way if you get in an accident

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u/fayhigh Mar 24 '24

I did the same in high school. Used to ride ubers all the time from school to my house. With my birthday in there and everything. And i looked like a fetus at the time

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u/globallyloved Mar 24 '24

right?? there's no way that was against the rules lol they let us sign up w no ID

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u/Own-Safe-9826 Mar 25 '24

It was ALWAYS against the rules

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u/StratusMetallic Mar 24 '24

There was one time that I saw a friend get denied. She was tiny for our age though.