How well do Uber drivers rate you? (update)
Uber's car service lets you rate your drivers, but it also lets them rate you. The customer might always be right, but some customers are simply jerks -- and the system lets drivers know what they might be in for. Until now, there's been no way to draw out your customer rating from the app, but with a little Javascript magic, courtesy of Aaron Landy, you can cajole Uber's mobile site into spitting out your rating, out of 5. Log into Uber's mobile site, then open the console (for Chrome: View -> Developer -> Javascript Console from the drop-down menu), and paste some javascript code in. The browser will reload, and you'll need to paste the code again. Another reload, and a popup will offer up your user details and your passenger rating. The hack might even the odds a little: drivers have been able to see how passengers have ranked their rides for a while. It's like leaving feedback on eBay all over again.
Update: It appears Uber noticed the sudden influx to its mobile site and has now patched the JavaScript 'hack.'
Only thing holding me back from a perfect 5 is that one driver who got a ticket and took it out on me.
- Sarah Silbert (@sarahsilbert) July 28, 2014
4.7 :/ RT @engadget: How well do @Uber drivers rate you? http://t.co/SWKftogyER pic.twitter.com/9xrGrVk1L0
- John Colucci (@johncolucci) July 28, 2014
Want to know the really super easy way of seeing your Uber rating? Ask your next driver to show you. Mine's 4.3 apparently
- Kadhim (@kadhimshubber) July 28, 2014
5.0. The gold standard. How well do @Uber drivers rate you? http://t.co/fQgGLhdAxl
- Mat Smith (@thatmatsmith) July 28, 2014