Delivering for Uber Eats can be a frustrating experience – frustrating enough that might get to the point where you ask yourself how to quit Uber Eats.
The bottom line is that it’s easy to quit Uber Eats. There’s no need to formally quit Uber East either. All you have to do is stop doing deliveries. While your Uber Eats account may remain active, you’re under no obligation to continue to deliver for Uber Eats.
If you prefer, you can also quit Uber Eats completely by contacting Uber Eats and having them delete your account. However, I don’t recommend doing that because if you quit that way, you’ll need to reapply for Uber Eats if you change your mind – and reapplying risks the possibility that you might not be able to get back onto Uber Eats.
In this post, we’ll go over how to quit Uber Eats, why I don’t recommend quitting, and what you should do instead.
How To Quit Uber Eats
As previously stated, there are two main ways you can quit Uber Eats. The first is to simply stop logging into Uber Eats. As an Uber Eats delivery driver, you’re an independent contractor, which means you’re free to accept or decline as many orders as you’d like. You also don’t have any obligation to schedule yourself or complete a certain number of deliveries.
That’s one of the nice benefits of being an independent contractor. When you feel like delivering for Uber Eats, you can log into your account and start doing deliveries. If you don’t feel like it, you can sit back and do something else. It doesn’t cost you anything to keep your Uber Eats account active nor does it cost Uber Eats anything to have you available as an independent contractor.
Some people have suggested that if you don’t log into Uber Eats for a while, eventually they will delete your account. While this could be true, I have doubts that it actually happens, and if it does happen, it’ll probably take a long time before your account is deleted for inactivity. If you’re going to stop doing Uber Eats but still want to keep your account active, you may want to consider doing a delivery every few months, just in case Uber Eats does decide to delete inactive accounts.
How To Delete Your Uber Eats Account
If you’re really fed up with Uber Eats, you may be at a point where you never plan to deliver with Uber Eats again and simply want to delete your account and remove your information from the Uber Eats system. There are legitimate reasons why you might want to do this. Maybe you’re tired of getting tons of lowball offers from customers that don’t tip.
If you’re in that situation, you’ll have to get in touch with Uber Eats support and let them know you want to delete your Uber Eats account. Once you get in touch with them, they should delete your account and remove your information from their system.
Note that deleting your account isn’t a decision you should take lightly. As Uber notes, the process is not reversible, so if you delete your Uber Eats account, they won’t be able to restore it.
My Advice – Don’t Quit Uber Eats, Just Keep Your Account Active Instead
Even though you can delete your Uber Eats account, I highly recommend against it. Because you’re an independent contractor, you have no requirement to complete a certain number of deliveries or schedule yourself for deliveries. Instead, if you want to quit Uber Eats, just stop scheduling deliveries and stop logging into the Uber Eats app.
You never know when you might want to deliver again, so it makes sense to keep your account active. If you delete your account, you’ll have to go through the application process again and do a background check. If something goes wrong, you might not be able to sign up for Uber Eats again.
It’s important to have backup plans in life. Uber Eats (and other gig economy apps like DoorDash and Grubhub) is what I like to think of as part of my side hustle emergency fund. If things get tough, I know I can probably turn on the Uber Eats app and make a bit of extra money. It can make a huge difference.
Remember, it costs you nothing to keep your Uber Eats account active, so why even delete your Uber Eats account? If you’re frustrated with Uber Eats, take a break from it. You might be mad now, but if you give yourself time to cool off, you might realize it’s worth keeping the Uber Eats app in your pocket, just in case you need it.
If Uber Eats isn’t working out for you, perhaps consider looking at some other gig economy apps. I have a good post here with tons of different gig economy apps you can check out: The Ultimate List Of Gig Economy Apps. You may find something in that post that works better for you.
Wondering how to quit the other major food delivery apps. Check out the below posts for directions on how to do just that.
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