Alright so I’ve been going down a rabbit hole on everything hitting us this year and honestly some of it has me pretty fired up. Here’s the breakdown.

TODAY/TOMORROW (May 6th murica time) = $UBER & $DOORDASH QTRLY EARNINGS. (This will tell us a lot about, and allow us to gauge, infer, predict where things will go regarding the people that actually do the work)

THE GOOD
- $32/hr minimum for car drivers from July 1 2026

- $31.30/hr for bikes/scooters

- They CANNOT silently deactivate you on stats alone anymore.

- Mandatory accident insurance (finally)

- Access to your own work records

- Another increase coming January 1 2027

THE BAD (YEP, SORRY TO RAISE HOPE 🤕)

- That $32 only counts “active time”, meaning accepted order to drop-off. All that time waiting at the restaurant, repositioning, sitting online between orders? Unpaid. Do the math on what that actually works out to per real hour

- Top-up is every 21 days not weekly. Have a slow fortnight? You’re waiting 3 weeks for a correction

- Menulog had 24% of the market. They’re gone. It’s just Uber and DoorDash now and they both know it. (Another Cole’s and Woolworths🤬🤬)

- Both platforms as mentioned before report earnings today May 6. If they flag July as a big cost hit, expect quests and promos to quietly get worse

- More drivers online = less active time each = less they owe in top-ups. Don’t be surprised if onboarding ramps up even more, this bullshit $500 referral thing is directly aimed at migrants, either game it or don’t fall for it.

WHAT WE SHOULD ACTUALLY BE DOING

- Decline, Decline, Decline. Set your minimum and sometimes even decline that. Be as unreliable and unpredictable as possible. Their power comes from massive data collection and analysis for predictive strategy. Let’s try not give them everything they want for no cost at all!!!!

- Record what you’re earning RIGHT NOW before July so you can actually tell if anything improves or doesn’t.

- Go offline when quest values are garbage — 10-14 days and better offers usually follow. Stop grinding bad quests. We’re not employees, we’re contractors, we do what we want.

- When the 21-day statements come, actually read them. The dispute mechanism exists now, use it!!

- Talk to each other, let’s get this community pumping. I’m in for midst of building some tools and apps to help us “stay informed” lol.

>!The TWU got this deal because drivers pushed for it. That doesn’t stop being true after July 1!!<

What’s everyone actually pulling per hour right now? Keen to know what the real baseline looks like before this kicks in.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🫵 You have the power, we make it work! 🤝

I have one that I will never go to, 2 that I won't go to if I'm within 10 minutes of being there.

The one that was blacklisted simply wouldn't start a certain dish until the driver actually arrived. I guess they don't trust the drivers to arrive when it says they should?

What's the maximum wait time for an order at a restaurant? Lately, I feel like restaurants are taking too long to prepare an order.

With the upcoming change where “active time” is paid, something interesting shifts that hasn’t really existed before in this system.

For the first time, a restaurant being slow or unprepared doesn’t just inconvenience the driver, it can directly cost Uber Eats / DoorDash money while a driver is standing there waiting, and the driver won't care about long waits anymore since we can just get paid to sit and scroll while the food is cooking.

That creates a strange new dynamic where restaurant delay isn’t a driver frustration anymore, but the burden lies solely on the platform itself.

How do you think that changes behaviour across the system?

Hey everyone,

I’m about to start doing food delivery around Newcastle and just wanted to get some local insight before I fully commit.

For those of you who’ve done it here — is DoorDash or Uber Eats better in terms of earnings, consistency, and overall experience in Newcastle NSW?

A few things I’m curious about:

• Which app tends to have more orders / less downtime?

• Average hourly earnings (roughly)?

• Are there certain areas or times that are way better than others?

• Any issues with parking, pickups, or certain restaurants?

Also, I’m brand new to delivery driving, so any general tips would be massively appreciated — stuff like:
- Best times to work
- How to maximise tips/orders
- Whether multi-apping is worth it here
- Anything you wish you knew when you started

Looking forward to delivering your 1am drunk HSP order..

Thanks in advance!

Came accross a priority scan for a hot chicken before Icould scan anything else... on a 30 item order... Why on earth would uber make you prioritise scanning a hot chicken over other items? Won't it go cold? This doesnt make sense. Especially for larger orders.

I messaged the customer and told him what it made me do...

2 weeks ago I got hung up on a driveway and bent a control arm. That cost $1200 to fix.

Today I was driving and I could smell a hot oil smell. Thought at first it was another car. Nope kept smelling it. Looked under the car when I got home and there is a waterfall (oilfall?) of oil pouring down from somewhere at the back of my engine.

I somehow think this is also going to be expensive to fix. And I don't get to finish the one decent quest I have had in weeks.

Stupid cars.

G'day.

I'm looking to start doing some deliveries with ubereats to get some extra cash. One thing that worries me is car insurance and how much extra you have to pay just for doing deliveries.

I've read hear that youi is the main insurer that covers food delivery drivers.

For those of you who use youi, hoe much extra would you say you're paying compared to normal insurance?

If there are any other options, I'd appreciate any suggestions offered.

Thanks :)

hey guys, have a question about delivering heavy items.

I'm thinking of signing up but am concerned about delivering heavy items. is it obvious if deliveries have heavy items? how heavy can orders get? do we get any training or stuff on how to handle heavy items?

very new to everything so thanks in advance!

Hey I don't work for uber but saw the Bunnings on uber eats. I just imagine some guy showing up with their Toyota carmy and strapping down wood on their car roof. Also it uber eats ffs, where are the snags?.