June 2019 Uber Earnings Report

3 June – 10 June £340.21 (£19.72 Per Hour)

This was week one as a Private Hire Driver and apart from a few hiccups, it went really well.

As you can see, I started on Tuesday and it didn’t take long to got in the groove of it. After turning on the Uber app, I quickly realised that the jobs from my home in North London where not going to be flowing in, so I bit the bullet and decided to start making my way into central London. In all honesty, I was more nervous about driving into the chaos of the City than I was picking up strangers but I knew that if I was going to maximise my time and earnings, that’s where I needed to be.

In the City, you not only get an extra £1 per trip but you will get a back to back trips consistently. Also, because of high demand you will more than likely be picking up trips in a surge meaning the fare would be multiplied by anything from 1.2x to 3x.

Unfortunately my first day was cut short when I realised in my excitement that I had left the house without wearing my Private Hire Licence around my neck. Not wanting to risk getting caught I decided to turn off the Uber app and drive home empty.

Don’t make the same rookie mistake I did because according to the TFL website “ If you are found to be working without your badge or driver ID, this breach of compliance may be subject to penalties and may lead to licensing action.”

Saturday night was a good day with earnings of £120 which ended my first week nicely and gave me promise that I could make this work.

Admittedly, the first week was a struggle physically and mentally. Trying to jungle my full time job, family commitments, driving at night all with reduced sleep took its toll and I was feeling exhausted.

I decided to take Sunday off to rest and recoup and was looking forward to week 2.

10 June – 17 June £375.47 (£18.47 Per Hour)

Week 2 started well with £81.21 on Monday but I was still feeling extremely tired so I took Tuesday and Wednesday off.

Saturday was another good night with earnings of £128.19. Saturdays it seems can be the money makers so I need to find a way to get a few more hours in where it counts.

Second week in the books and I had build on what I learned in the first week and finished week 2 with more earnings mainly due to the fact that I worked 3 extra hours.

I’m still learning but by the end of the week I’m feeling more and more confident.

My advise to any new starters is in the first 2-3 weeks to take every job that comes your way. You want to get as many trips under your belt in the quickest time possible to get used to using the Uber app or any other platform you mat be using. What you’ll find is that the learning curve is really steep and by the end of the second week your going to feel ready to start experimenting and looking for ways to maximise your time and earning even more. That’s when you can start being more selective with what trips you accept and what trips you decline based on which one you think its going to be the most profitable one to take.

I feel like, by the end of week 2 my body has adapted to the new sleep and work load and I’m having no problems putting the extra hours in.

17 June – 24 June £403.27 (£28.12 Per Hour)

This was a really good week for me, not just in earnings but also in the fact that I’m starting to feel like I know what I’m doing. Like I said before, the learning curve is really steep and it doesn’t take long at all before your confidence and competence shoots up.

My advise to any new drivers is to just jump in head first at the deep end and before you know it, you are going to start feeling like a pro.

I was hoping to put more hours in this week but I only managed 3 on Saturday night as I left the house at 12AM, which is a shame because the whole of London was surging. Sunday I only managed 3 hours late at night as well so it was quiet and every job I took was on a flat rate.

Overall though I was happy with the way the week went with just over £400 in only 15 1/2 hours with an average of £28.12 per hour.

This was partly due to a bit of luck mixed in with a bit of strategy and a couple of jobs that paid over £50 each.

The first 2 weeks I was accepting every job to gain the experience but this week I started being more picky with the jobs I took.

The general rule of thumb is to not chase the surge because by the time you get there its usually gone and you’ve just wasted your time and money because you where late to the party.

What worked for me was staying in the high surging area of central London and being picky with the jobs I accepted. I was being offered flat rate jobs in the epicentre of a 2.7 surge area which I refused until I was offered what the surge was reflecting. This is what led me to picking up the trip of the week which was a 10 mile journey on a 2.4x surge which paid £50.

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24 June – 1 July £397.11 (£18.47 Per Hour)

This was the last week of my first month driving for Uber and was a bit of a funny one. It was pretty uneventful with nothing really kicking off. Most journeys where low paying jobs as I didn’t manage to catch much surge which is reflective in the job of the week which only paid £19.18. If it wasn’t for the 2.3x surge that would have only been a £6-7 ride.

I wasn’t too disappointed with the earnings of £397.11 but I did have to put in nearly 22 hours to achieve that compared to last week where I earned £403.27 in only 15 1/2 hours. The average hourly earnings this week where £18.47 which interestingly is exactly the same to the penny as week 2.

This week saw the introduction of being able to see the destination before you accept the trip. This is going to be a game changer and makes me feel grateful that I have entered the game at the right time. Luckily, I only drove 3 weeks blind and saw first hand how frustrating it could be. Being dragged 30 miles at the end of your shift when your tired and then having to take the dead miles home is not only extremely frustrating and uneconomical but is also dangerous.

Its going to take a while to memorise all the postcodes and figure out the correct strategy of what trips to accept or not, but overall it’s a positive move in the right direction for Private Hire drivers.

How Much I Made Driving For Uber Part Time In June 2019

This month (June 2019) was my first month, driving part time on the Uber platform. It has been a lot of fun and have met some interesting people. I have only been working a few hours a night after my full time job but in all honesty it has been physically and mentally tiring but I knew that coming into this. Luckily I have never shied away from hard work and I don’t spend my free time on internet forums complaining so it hasn’t been a problem.

I have learnt a lot in the first 4 weeks but if I’m going to maximise my earnings, I know there is a lot more to learn.

Overall I’m happy with the amount of money I made driving for Uber part time and has over all been a positive experience.

June 2019 Earnings

Further Reading

July’s Earning Report