New Year’s Eve tips 2020

New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest nights of the year. It’s a great night to make money and to try to help riders in your city ring in the new year more safely. Many drivers are able to take advantage of the increase in ride requests in the hours leading up to New Year’s Eve celebrations (6pm – 11pm) while still attending their own celebrations.

And whether you decide to drive or not, we want to wish you a happy new year!

The chart below shows trip requests on New Year’s Eve 2018 and indicates when the most requests from riders this New Year’s Eve are expected

From the Safety Toolkit in your app, you can share your trip status with loved ones or tap the emergency button to contact 911 in app. And you can talk to someone from our 24/7 Support team at any time by tapping Help in your app. Through Uber Pro, drivers in many states also have Roadside Assistance.

The app can help guide you to busy areas with highlighted surge zones and real-time updates on where you’ll most likely  find more trips near you.

View your earnings at a glance with the tracker on your map screen and see your progress toward your goals in real time.

Go to the Promotions section of your app to see ways you may be able to make extra money.

If you find a lost item in your car, you could earn $15 for returning it to its rightful owner. You can report lost items in the Help tab of the app. Read more here about how to return lost items.

Check out these tips from drivers to help you get started before hitting the road with the Uber app.

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