The little-known Uber security hack that ensures you ALWAYS get in the right car: Uber pin
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The little-known Uber hack that will ALWAYS get you in the right car — and drivers can’t start the journey until you give them a secret code
- A Little-Known Uber Hack Ensures People Always Get in the Right Car
- The hack calls on users to give their drivers a PIN code that unlocks the ride
- The ride cannot be started unless the driver uses the four-digit code on the app
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A little-known security hack will make sure you never jump into the wrong Uber again — and it takes seconds to activate.
An in-app Uber pin was quietly introduced in 2019 and once activated, drivers will not be able to start the ride until they receive a four-digit code from the rider.
The safety trick ensures that riders don’t jump into a car driven by a stranger and unknowingly put themselves in a dangerous situation — especially on big nights out or crowded events.
An in-app Uber pin was quietly introduced in 2019 and once activated, drivers will not be able to start the ride until they have been given a four-digit code from the rider
First riders must turn on the pin code at ‘Verify your rides’
Uber has released videos explaining how to enable their PIN verification. Once activated, you will receive a four-digit code for each ride.
Once your driver arrives, they’ll have to ask for your PIN – but the ride won’t start until they’ve punched the code into their app – to confirm they are who they say they are.
When the pin first came out, it was considered “controversial” by drivers in particular.
“Just what we needed while blocking traffic. Thanks Uber!” one driver wrote.
“Oh boy, this will make picking up drunks a lot more fun,” added another.
How’s this going to work in the traffic and busy streets of Boston?! We already have police officers shouting for us to move. I’ve been driving for over a year now and have never had the wrong person in my car. Please make it easier for us and not more complicated! Not happy,” said a female driver.
The PIN must match the ride in the driver system before the ride can start
But most drivers “feel relieved” to have the safety stop as a backup – especially given several tragic incidents involving mistaken driver identities.
‘Good idea. Prevents many unwanted rider and driver integrity issues. I love it,” said one woman.
“A lot of Uber drivers complain, but as a 21-year-old female I think this feature is worth the extra traffic, especially when there have been many instances of predators posing as Ubers,” added a third.
Despite the PIN feature being active for a while, many people have ‘never heard of it’.
“I only recently found it and it’s a life saver,” said one woman.
“Had I known this sooner, I would have felt more comfortable getting Ubers.”