Surely it has happened to you that you are at home or on the street and a relative or friend asks you to request an UBER. But you know How to request an UBER for another person? If your answer was a resounding no, don’t worry, in this post you will learn.
The best thing is that, by learning it, you can make life easier for your friends and family who need an UBER and due to certain circumstances cannot request it. Without further ado, know the steps and some aspects that you should consider when requesting an UBER for another person.
Steps to request an Uber for another person
As you already know, UBER is an excellent transport company that thinks of everything to make your life and that of your loved ones easier. That is why it not only allows you to request an UBER, but also gives you the facility to request it from others, following these steps:
- The first thing you should do is enter your UBER application from your device. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, you can install Uber from the Play Store
- Then you must click on the option “where are you going?” Usually the app automatically places your location. In this case you will click on the current location option and place the address where the person is.
- At the top of the screen you will see an option that says: “For”, there you select another person. In this case you must enter your phone or select the contact from your contact list, then press continue.
- Select the final destination of the other person.
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Select the payment method and the type of UBER that the other person will need. Here you must remember that according to the country and the city where you are, the type of UBER may vary.
- When verifying that the data you entered is correct, click on confirm user and then ask. By doing this, the person will receive a message indicating the details of their trip.
- The UBER driver will also receive the data of the person you requested the UBER from. These last two aspects are extremely important, because in this way your friend or relative will be able to contact the driver directly.
As you have already seen, requesting an UBER for another person is very easy, however, there are certain aspects that we will mention below that you need to take into account.
Aspects to consider when requesting an Uber from another
If you like things to go well for you, it is important that, when requesting an UBER for another person, you consider the following aspects:
- Coordinate well with the person you will ask for the UBER, the place where they are, their final destination and the time the UBER will pick them up. This way there will be no confusion.
- You can only ask for an UBER from a person who is not with you.
- The name of the person will reach the driver, just as you have it added in your contacts, even with a nickname.
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You will not be able to request two trips at the same time. That is, if when requesting the trip to another person you also need one, you must wait for it to end. However you can order two Uber.
- If you choose credit card as payment method, that amount will be charged to the card that you have associated in your account. Therefore, if the person from whom you request the UBER wishes to pay it, they can only do so in cash.
- UBER also guarantees the safety of the other person, so if you want to share the status of your trip, you must activate that function.
- If the app you have is UBER Lite, you won’t be able to order an Uber for someone else, because the option isn’t available yet.
- As in your trips, in these you can also rate the drivers, for this just ask the person how it went on their trip.
Considering all these aspects and following the steps mentioned above, you will realize that requesting an UBER for another person is fast and effective.
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