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Lyft charges riders for wait time fees if drivers have to wait for them on pickup.
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Drivers are complaining that they are not receiving these fees in their accounts.
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However, Lyft has told TechCrunch that the delay in payment is not intentional, and drivers in some markets are already receiving the fees, with the rest expected to receive them in the coming weeks.
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Lyft never formally announced the wait times, and drivers argue that they should receive the wait time fees, which are charged on a per-minute basis, as they lose money-making minutes every time a passenger is late.
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While increased rider fees have become the norm in the industry in response to macroeconomic trends, drivers are not always given these extra fees.
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In March 2022, both Lyft and Uber added temporary surcharges to rides to cover the increased gas prices, and all of this money went to drivers.
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However, when Lyft was dealing with the rising costs of driver insurance in October, they increased the service fees that riders pay for each ride and pocketed the money.