Malaysian is best at giving “OTW” excuse everytime they are late!
Bad news for these people as Uber Penang will start to charge customer extras is they are late
Recently, Uber has posted an article on its blog that they has started implementing “wait time charges” in Penang if you were to make your Uber driver waits for you.
This penalty is not something new but Uber has implemented this in Singapore, US, UK, and selected countries where the ridesharing company operates.
So how does the charges will be? The penalty charge will start three minutes after the driver arrives and the rider isn’t there yet at the selected location.
The charges will be as below:
UberX rides – RM0.23 per minute wait
UberXL rides – RM0.40 per minute wait
*The charges could be inflated depending on the period
The waiting countdown timer will start only begin when the driver arrives at a pickup location. This is to ensure that the riders is not being charged fairly.
This is part of the first few initiative from Uber to protect it’s driver after the take over
Tell us what you think of the Uber Penang implementing this new rule. We do think it’s a good moves as this will definitely improve people punctuality.