Uber is a smartphone app that helps people get a ride at the push of a button – there’s no waiting on the street or walking through unfamiliar neighborhoods to find a bus. It’s the most convenient way to get a safe, reliable and affordable ride – the app detects your location, tells you about your driver in advance, and means you can pay with cash or card. Since it’s inception in 2008, Uber is now in over 400 cities and 65 countries.

You got to be somewhere, and you have your Uber ride arriving at your door. There are a few things you can do to ensure that you get the best Uber has to offer.

Request Uber when you are ready to go

Your Uber car approximately reaches you within ten minutes. So ensure that you only request your ride when you are ready to go! But in case, you are running late, let your driver know by dropping in a call or a text.

Do not forget to rate the driver

You can anonymously rate your driver by the end of your ride. Drivers with constantly low ratings are given a cooling off period or even deactivated in case of inappropriate behavior of any sort. Great ratings act as a motivator for drivers to do even better! So do let Uber know how your ride was – so we can keep standards up.

Share your GPS and ETA with Friends and Family

You also never have to worry about being unsafe in your Uber ride. Share your GPS enabled route and your Estimated Time of Arrival with your friends and family so that they know exactly where you are. Travel with peace of mind.

Keep it clean

Leave the ride as you would want it for yourself again. When you don’t litter, drop your food or smoke in the car you are contributing in a major way to keep Uber a five-star experience. Help other riders and your driver out by keeping the car clean and tidy.