Uber in Waterloo Region

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Not having used it… what happens if you cancel the Uber request when the car arrives, and pay the driver a discounted cash fare?

Wouldn't that risk having the driver "blackball" you as an Uber passenger, if his ethics were better than yours?  I ask this without knowing since I'm not an Uber user.

I'm not an Uber user (yet) either but I would think that less ethical drivers are also at risk of being blackballed—by Uber.  After all their app knows the passenger's current location and destination when they booked the ride. So Uber could tell if a ride gets cancelled but the vehicle then goes to the destination location anyway. That would suggest the driver and passenger made alternate payment arrangements that cut out Uber.

Also, depending on how this new ride-sharing insurance works, the insurer could insist that only fares paid through Uber would be insured.

Ain't all this new technology great?