Rideshare and Food Delivery Blog

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

Amazon Flex Brisbane and Gold Coast: Where is it Available, Pay Rate and Requirements

Following two other big cities Sydney and Melbourne, the Amazon Flex program was introduced in Queensland last September 2020. This is one of the company’s programs to increase its delivery capacity and speed up deliveries for customers. The Flex program is also very helpful for companies to ramp up deliveries during peak demand, especially during Australian sale events such as Black Friday and Boxing Day. To date, Amazon Flex at QLD has only opened in Read more

By Jason, ago

Doordash Top Dasher in Australia: Benefits and How to Qualify

Doordash has grown rapidly in Australia since the company has aggressively expanded into every major city around the country. At least now Doordash food delivery service has reached 6 states and 2 territories. In addition, they have also expanded their services to grocery delivery by collaborating with big supermarket chains such as Coles, Woolworths and IGA. Following the company’s growth and the increasing demand for delivery services, Doordash certainly needs more delivery drivers who are Read more

By Jason, ago