10 ways Uber drivers can get kicked off the app

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Even minor infractions can get drivers kicked off the Uber app.

For anyone who's ever had a bad Uber experience, the company makes it easy enough to report it - and sometimes you can get a refund. But there are plenty of more minor infractions that you may not have realized are against the company's policies and can get drivers deactivated.

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Have a driver cancel on you because you're just going around the block? That's grounds for deactivation. Did a driver refuse you a ride because you have a service animal? That's bad too.

According to Harry Campbell, creator of a blog and podcast for ride-share drivers called The Rideshare Guy, even drivers are surprised by the rules, since they can sometimes vary from state to state and city to city.

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Since Uber drivers aren't classified as full-time or part-time employees, Uber can't provide job training. So he created a list of all the infractions he's seen get drivers in trouble.

Here's what can get your Uber driver kicked off the app:

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