Rideshare and Food Delivery Blog

Doordash Shop and Deliver in Australia – Is it worth your time and effort?

I’d like to hear your opinions and experiences as a Dasher, especially when getting a job to deliver non-restaurant orders from the convenience and grocery shops such as Coles, IGA, The Reject Shop, PETStock and others. I often get this kind of order, especially from Coles Express. I think Doordash grocery order is not too bad to do because the procedure is not too different from restaurant order and sometimes it pays better. We only Read more

By Adam, ago

Why Amazon Flex doesn’t reimburse my toll road charges? How to claim it correctly

Hi there, I just had my first month with Amazon Flex. When doing the blocks I sometimes have to pass tolls to reach customer locations as quickly as possible. Sometimes it is still possible for me to avoid tolls on some routes, especially when there are no traffic jams on the road. When I decide to avoid tolls, of course, it will lead to rising the time to complete the block. After all, why should Read more

By Jason, ago

How to work around a Dasher app issue that showing Your Date of Birth is Invalid

Have you had issues with the Doordash driver app showing an ‘Oh no!’ error message when trying to complete payment details. Here is the message I received, ‘Your date of birth is invalid. Please double check your DOB and make sure it is in MM/DD/YYYY format’. My account has been successfully activated and has officially become Dasher since a few weeks ago. I’ve also been doordashing for a week now and I can’t receive payment Read more

By Adam, ago

Is DoorDash Fast Pay Available in Australia? Daily Cash Out Feature for Dasher

Just wondering if fast pay is already available in Australia. And have you ever heard of the Australian Dasher being successful with it? I have done all the requirements, such as having been active with the Doordash platform for more than a month and making more than 100 lifetime deliveries. However, it is still telling me I’m ineligible for it. It’s a little bit frustrating because I’ve decided to focus on Doordash over any other Read more

By Adam, ago

Does Amazon Flex Reimburse Parking Fee? What are the actual expenses that we can claim?

Hi, I just tried submitting a claim for parking fee reimbursement after my block finished. Unfortunately, Amazon said that they do not cover the costs of parking. I am quite disappointed with this decision because, in fact, I have to spend money out of my own pocket to cover the parking cost? As we know, actual conditions in the field sometimes require us as delivery drivers to park multiple times and sometimes we have to Read more

By Adam, ago

Menulog Driver Reimbursement for Long Wait Times at Restaurant, How much is it?

Hi there. I am relatively new to Menulog and just had my first poor experience with them. One day I got an order from a fast food restaurant in Melbourne. Soon after getting the delivery request, I rushed to go to the restaurant because its position was not too far from my current location. At first, I thought the process would be as fast as when I pick up from other restaurants, which on average Read more

By Jason, ago

Deactivated due to Cancelling Amazon Flex Blocks, Can I get reactivated?

Hi, I have a question regarding my deactivated/blocked Amazon Flex account. The reason behind this deactivation is that I have cancelled or forfeited the block within 45 minutes. Actually, I didn’t just do it once, I think I’ve forfeited about 4 times this month. I had to do it because there was an urgent situation when I was going to the delivery station. I know this behaviour violates the Amazon Flex program policy but are Read more

By Jason, ago

Uber Cash Out Issues: Payment Method not Compatible, Functionality isn’t Available and more

Uber introduced Flex Pay in Australia and New Zealand as a payment option in early 2017. This option allows its rideshare and delivery drivers to get paid on any day of the week. At this time this payment option is also known as the next-day cash out option. So, when choosing this option to cash out you can expect to receive it the next day. About three years later Uber began introducing Instant Cashout as Read more

By Adam, ago

Uber Driver Cash Out Not Working – What is This and Why Does This Happen?

Getting paid is the most awaited thing by Uber partners, be it drivers working on rideshare or Ubereats delivery platform. Especially for those who set up their accounts to receive payments on a weekly cycle. But what should you do if you suddenly receive a notification ‘returned to balance after failed cash out’. This notification usually comes into the app driver or registered email address. Recently, many Uber drivers in Australia have received this notification. Read more

By Adam, ago

Error Message “Dasher must be Active to Schedule Dashes”, What is it and How to Fix it

Currently, Doordash is on the rise, not only the number of its users is increasing but also the number of its delivery drivers who work for this platform. Nowadays consumers can get their orders faster because more drivers are ready to pick up and deliver their orders. Along with the growth in the number of delivery drivers on this platform, there are a lot of complaints from Dasher related to some problems with the driver Read more

By Adam, ago