--- description: There has been a lot of confusion over whether or not you should tip Uber drivers, and it could be the reason for your low Uber rating. title: This Could Be Why You’re Getting a Low Uber Rating image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0909088b9e49723/69885f06e53aba9b424df0cc/gettyimages-459615282.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Could Be Why You’re Getting a Low Uber Rating by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2015 9:33 PM CUT  The Uber Technologies Inc. logo is displayed on the window of a vehicle after dropping off a passenger at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014\. Uber Technologies Inc. investors are betting the five-year-old car-booking app is more valuable than Twitter Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Uber Technologies Inc. logo is displayed on the window of a vehicle after dropping off a passenger at Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014\. Uber Technologies Inc. investors are betting the five-year-old car-booking app is more valuable than Twitter Inc. and Hertz Global Holdings Inc. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 12, 2015 9:33 PM CUT If you have an Uber rating lower than 5 stars, it could be because you don’t tip. But don’t feel bad: you’re not the only one. There has been a lot of confusion surrounding this subject since the driving service’s inception. When asked about tipping, Uber gave the following response to [_MarketWatch_](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/dont-tip-your-uber-driver-it-could-cost-you-a-5-star-rating-2015-08-12?link=MW%5Flatest%5Fnews "undefined"): “There is no need to tip. Once you arrive at your destination, your fare is automatically charged to your credit card on file, making for a cashless and seamless experience.” Uber’s appeal is that it requires no cash; it doesn’t even require any physical transaction since your credit card is automatically charged without any necessary action on the part of either the driver or the passenger. You can get in and out as smoothly as possible. Earlier this year, Uber released a [survey](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-drivers-make-about-6-an-hour-more-than-taxi-drivers-2015-01-22 "undefined"), commissioned by the company, showing that its drivers make more than taxi drivers; hence, no need to tip. However, [UberDriverDiaries.com](http://uberdriverdiaries.com/how-much-do-uber-drivers-really-make/ "undefined") asserts that many of them don’t even reach minimum wage, so a tip is much appreciated and could get you that 5-star rating. The company could potentially eradicate some confusion and maintain its seamless, cashless driving experience if it adds a feature that allows passengers to tip virtually. An [online petition](http://www.thepetitionsite.com/751/931/071/add-tipping-feature-to-uber-rider-app/ "undefined") asking for just that has garnered over 20,000 signatures so far. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3995320/uber-tipping-rating/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3995320/uber-tipping-rating/"},"headline":"This Could Be Why You’re Getting a Low Uber Rating","datePublished":"2015-08-12T21:33:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:06:22.120Z","description":"This may not apply to those of you who've puked in the back seat of an Uber car","url":"https://time.com/3995320/uber-tipping-rating/","keywords":["Tech","Petition","Uber","taxi","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0909088b9e49723/69885f06e53aba9b424df0cc/gettyimages-459615282.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michal Addady / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0909088b9e49723/69885f06e53aba9b424df0cc/gettyimages-459615282.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Uber At $40 Billion Valuation Would Eclipse Twitter And Hertz","caption":"Uber At $40 Billion Valuation Would Eclipse Twitter And Hertz","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3995320/uber-tipping-rating/","name":"This Could Be Why You’re Getting a Low Uber Rating"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Tech Time: Why Everyone's Fighting About Uber","description":"TIME Tech Editor Alex Fitzpatrick weighs in on the great Uber fight.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4grKANnC/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-08-11T12:12:21.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4grKANnC.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3995320/uber-tipping-rating/","duration":"PT2M33S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3995320/uber-tipping-rating/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```