Hi guys,

I'm going to be getting a car soon and I am considering maybe joining Lyft as a driver. I'm thinking about going with a 2009-2011 Lincoln Town Car. What are your experiences driving for Lyft? Is the take-home pay worth the time, effort and gas money? How much does Lyft take? And finally, should I bother applying?

Thanks!

Nearly a month ago i told everyone i had been placed on hold but didn't know why. I eventually tried to log in and it let me in with the message: "we're reviewing your information on the allegation of driving Under the influence. You will receive an email to respond to in the near future. We know how valuable your time is".

It was the day after i had worked 12 hours at my real job- elem teacher and then driven home to wash dishes while waiting on a good ride to pop up.

Finally today, after not hearing a word in a month i decided to send a message on the help page. They reactivated my account without even asking my side of the story.

That means they took about $2,500 out of my pocket without even caring for the facts.

'I am too old to fight. Need some protection.

I’ll start by saying I’m a retired Veteran living in South Texas. Inflation and rising costs have caused me to look for part time work. I’ve driven for Lyft before but that was years ago. How is it driving for Lyft in 2026? The thing I liked most about Lyft was that you work when you want and you answer to no one. Thinking about buying a used Toyota Corolla SE to drive. What’re your thoughts?

It's transactional, not personal. I rated and tipped you. Thank you for your service. Bye.

I personally am, but it's still around 75-85 degrees still. I will be glad when it really cools down and gets to real fall weather. Hopefully soon. The reason why is sometimes when I grind I will be out all day and sometimes I am not close to home and would like to park for a small nap. You can't do that in the boiling hell hot summer. It will be nice to just really grind all day and when I feel sleepy I can park and just sleep without needing to leave the A/C on with the car on. Also I feel more people use ridesharing in the fall and winter months.

You know the ones- the ones where a third party has scheduled the ride for a patient, usually elderly and disabled to some extent. Yesterday I was sent to the wrong pick up spot on 3 different rides like this. One of them was with a man who could not speak clearly- he had the worst mush mouth/slurred words I’ve ever heard and the pick up spot was 3 blocks from where the app sent me. I was lucky that I actually had the customer’s number to call but I could not understand what he was saying to get to the right spot. I finally understood the word hospital and went to the main entrance on the off chance that’s where he was. And then they had had the wrong drop off address as well! At least then he was in my car and could just point the right way, but JFC! Whatever organization is booking these rides needs to get their shit together. It wasn’t the pax fault- he obviously had serious health issues and has had a stroke or something.

Rides that I gave this afternoon are not showing up in my Lyft Direct account. I called support and they said that they were still "processing".

Said the money should show up soon but that was hours ago. Has anyone else seen this before?