{"id":122043,"date":"2025-05-22T08:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T08:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122043\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T08:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T08:25:13","slug":"internet-slams-new-feature-says-asking-us-to-bribe-the-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/122043\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Slams New Feature, Says &#8216;Asking Us To Bribe The Driver&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The internet is ablaze with criticism of Uber\u2019s new &#8216;Advance tip&#8217; feature, with users accusing the ride-hailing giant of pressuring them to pay extra upfront for faster service.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Consumer Protection Authority has now stepped in,\u00a0and issued a notice to Uber after Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi condemned the practice as \u201cunethical and exploitative&#8221;. \u201cSuch actions fall under unfair trade practices,\u201d he said on social media while ordering a formal investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Uber\u2019s app prompts users to add tips of Rs 50, Rs 75, or Rs 100 while booking a ride, suggesting that doing so may increase the chances of a driver accepting the trip. The app also warns users that the tip, once added, cannot be modified, and assures that the full amount goes to the driver.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users are frustrated over this new feature, with many likening it to paying a waiter before getting service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to this feature, now the drivers don&#8217;t accept the ride at the given rate anymore. And on top of that, we have to add more than Rs 100 tip to make them accept the ride,&#8221; one user said on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The internet is ablaze with criticism of Uber\u2019s new &#8216;Advance tip&#8217; feature, with users accusing the ride-hailing giant&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122044,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3161],"tags":[54331,3082,53,5776,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-122043","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-book-uber","9":"tag-internet","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-trending","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114550533267813284","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}