There's been an epidemic of GPS spoofing by uber drivers lately. Lagos, Abuja &....

There’s been an epidemic of GPS spoofing by uber drivers lately.

Here’s a nifty guide to help:
For heavy user, it is estimated that about 3-4 out of every 5 ride orders have the distances inflated due to GPS spoofing.
An experience …..a trip from marina to Agungi…..passed through Lekki toll

For heavy user, it is estimated that about 3-4 out of every 5 ride orders have the distances inflated due to GPS spoofing.

Of course this inflates the cost of the ride which is the drivers’ goal.

I’m not sure why these drivers are not blocked from continuing to work with uber; it may be due to a dearth of drivers who qualify otherwise…

Uber refunds if you complain, but it takes about 7 – 10 days for the refund to hit your account, which I find irritating. Anyway, you can tell very easily when your driver has used a GPS spoofing app because the trip route that the driver has taken will usually include zig-zags due to the vehicle location jumping between points on the map.

Note that the uber app shows you the route the driver is expected to take and not the actual route recorded as having been taken.

At the end of the trip you can check the trip route, but its usually a low resolution image.

However, uber has a feature to share your trip with someone else, and this generates a url to a map that shows the route the driver has taken, and this is what you need. Its a map you can zoom into if you like details (like me).

I am hoping that that if everyone with a spoofed ride reports to uber and gets a refund, then the drivers will gradually realise that their efforts are fruitless and perhaps the issue will fade out.

So Here’s A Nifty Guide To Help: