# Am I screwed as an Uber passenger with one bad review? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 7, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264 "2016-09-07T11:34:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264/1 "2016-09-07T11:34:32Z")
I use Uber for business, and have had no issues until yesterday. I tried to cancel a trip, but it didn’t go through for unknown reasons (I suspect a bad internet connection). So the driver didn’t get the cancellation, shows up and then texts me to find out where I am. I text back that I’m so sorry, the cancellation apparently didn’t take and I’ll do it again. I do, I get a $5 fee and I text my apologies again. Last night I tried to do another ride and nobody picked it up. It was late, so I thought there were no drivers around. But my traveling partner tried and instantly got a driver to show up. So I’m thinking I got a bad review and was declined. Anything I can do about this? ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264/2 "2016-09-07T11:53:32Z")
How low is your rating? If you’ve been ubering for a while and you got one bad rating it’s not going to make your rating so low as to give you a problem. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264/3 "2016-09-07T13:23:55Z")
As a driver, I don’t even get to see your rating so it’s useless. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264/4 "2016-09-07T13:51:21Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > As a driver, I don’t even get to see your rating so it’s useless. Maybe the app knows. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264/5 "2016-09-07T14:20:00Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > As a driver, I don’t even get to see your rating so it’s useless. So what’s the purpose of the rating system? Seriously–I don’t get it. I thought the rating was a sort of safety check for both the driver and the passenger. disclaimer: I’ve never used Uber, since it doesn’t exist in my city. (the taxi companies here have a lot of political clout) ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-screwed-as-an-uber-passenger-with-one-bad-review/765264/6 "2016-09-07T14:43:55Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > As a driver, I don’t even get to see your rating so it’s useless. What? I’ve had drivers show me my rating more than once.