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Requesting a ride with Miles is easy, here’s how to request a ride:
To get a fare estimate, go through steps to request a ride in-app, just make sure don’t confirm the ride. Fare estimates are shown for each preferred vehicle option upfront, if pricing is available in your area.
Please check the Miles cities page to see if we are available in your city yet? Also learn and explore the preferred vehicle options by visiting the Miles cities page
Schedule your ride in advance of when you’d like to be picked up by tapping the Ride Later icon on the home screen of the rider app.
The schedule ride feature allows you to book your ride in advance, so you don’t have to worry about the last minute hassle. You will get the push notifications when the driver accepts the ride, and on the day of your ride you will get the notifications who your driver is with the type of vehicle and all his/her details will be sent out to you via email, notification and or text.
NOTES: Scheduling a ride in advance doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be connected with a driver, if we cannot connect you with a driver, we will send you the notifications and you can book via Ride Now feature 30 minutes prior to the pick-up time. Also, dynamic/surge pricing may be in effect at the time of your ride. You will know if your fare has changed when booking a ride.
You can cancel your ride anytime but note that you will be charged a minimum cancellation fee for all schedule rides. Once your driver is enroute for a pick up and if the ride is cancelled within 1 hour of pick up time, full fare will be charged.
Once you confirm a vehicle option for your ride, you’ve accepted the fare shown in the app. If upfront pricing is available in your city, you can see the estimated fare for a trip above, after selecting each preferred vehicle option. Upfront prices accounts for:
Your pricing may change/increase if you make
- Extra stops during your ongoing trip
- You change your destination during your trip
- Or driver has to wait at your pick-up location
Please check the Miles airport page for the airports that we serve. If you don’t see the airport listed than hang on we will be coming to your airport soon.
In accordance with local and federal laws, service animals are permitted to accompany riders. If you are travelling with a non-service pets, please contact your driver via phone or text to let him/her know that you’d like to bring a pet. We request all our riders to help drivers keep their vehicles clean for all riders by bringing a blanket or a cage to reduce the risk of any mess.
When you request for a ride, the app uses GPS to suggest the best pick up location. If you need a different pickup location
If you wish your driver to confirm your pick-up location or ride details you requested, you can do that through the app. To contact your driver
Note that your driver may not answer his/her phone or reply to a text message while driving.
You can cancel a trip in the Miles app before or after you’re matched with a driver. NOTE: If you cancel your ride after you’re matched with the driver. You might be charged a cancellation fee if that is applicable according to cancellation policies of Miles. We pay this fee to driver for the time and effort they spend getting to your pickup location. So, please before confirming a ride make sure you are ready and all set to get picked up
Riders can share their exact location to their drivers by turning on location sharing. This feature helps your driver locate you on the map
When your driver arrives at the pickup spot, they will see an extra icon on their map indicating where you are. Once your trip begins, your driver will no longer be able to see your location.
Riders can request that your driver make multiple stops when requesting a pre-arranged ride. Stops will be made in order they’re added. If you are requesting ride now, then the dynamic pricing will be in effect.
As a rider you can manage your profile within your main rider account. Each profile has a default email and payment method that you choose.
When you take a trip with a profile, the fare is automatically charged to that profile’s default payment method. The trip receipt will be sent to the profile’s default email address.
Before requesting a trip, you can select the profile that you want to ride with and pay through.
Any additional charges may apply to your ride, including tolls, parking, airport fees, surcharges or any other government-imposed fees. These charges are automatically added to your trip fare. NOTE: In some cities, tolls and surcharges reflect an estimate. This is due to fluctuations in the amount actually paid. You may also pay an additional charge to your driver for other costs such as parking fee to enter the airport, other venue etc. You also will be assessed a surcharge when a driver pays a toll when returning to your city of origin.
When you request a ride, your app sends your request to a nearby drivers. After you’re matched with a driver, your rider app shares info about the driver in detail.
Yes, for all ride now if the driver waits for more than 5 min you will be charged the wait time. Please see the Ride later wait time charges in the Ride later time charges section.
Rating allow us to ensure a great experience for both riders and drivers. We take ratings very seriously, driver with low ratings may lose access to the Miles app.
At the end of each ride, you’ll be able to rate your driver from 1 to 5 stars. You can also provide specific feedback about your driver.
Driver’s will never be able to see the specific ratings you give.
Estimates fares don’t include promotions that are active on your account, factors like heavy traffic or bad weather that extend the distance or duration of your ride can change the amount you’re charged.
Yes, Miles rider app allows you to pay tip through the app at the end of each ride.
You can get your trip receipt after the trip is complete and paid in full. To get a receipt go to the homepage of the rider app and tap on My Rides, tap the completed ride tab, select the ride that you want the receipt for enter the email and send out an email.
Miles is a technology platform. Our apps connect drivers with riders. In cities where Miles operates, use your rider app to request a ride 15 to 30 minutes before a pick up or book a ride with our Ride Later option. Miles app will display an estimated time of arrival for the driver heading to your pick-up location. It also notifies you when the driver is on location.
The app also provides info about the driver with whom you will ride, including name, driver photo, vehicle type and vehicle plate number.
Once you trip is completed, your app will ask you to rate your driver and if you prefer you can add tip for your driver too, which will be charged on your credit card and added to your final bill. 100% of the tip goes to the driver
To create an account with Miles you need a valid email address and a phone number. When creating an account, you’ll also need to create a username, password and agree to Miles terms and conditions and privacy policy.
Once you complete this part of the signup process, we send a text SMS to verify your phone number.
After that enter your payment information. Adding you credit card number will allow your trip fares to be automatically charged after each ride.
In order to use Miles rider app to request a ride, you must be 18 years or older.
If you add an expired credit to your profile, you will not be able to request a ride with Miles. Because all rides are pre auth before we match you up with the driver.
Call or email our rider support line and one of our agents will assist you with creating one.
You can download and install the Miles rider app on the devices with iOS 7 and newer. Using your mobile device, tap the App Store icon and follow these steps:
You can download and install the Miles rider app on Android devices. Head to the Google Play store and follow these steps:
If you don’t have a smartphone, you can still login to your account and request a ride by visiting our mobile website, www.ridewithmiles.com
If you forget your password, tap the link on the passenger app to reset your password. You’ll need to enter your email address or username associated with Miles account to receive your password reset instructions in your email account.
If for some reason you cannot reset your password or access your account, please send an email to support@ridewithmiles.com, and one of our agents will get back to you.
To update your photo, name, email, home, office address and phone:
Contact support at support@ridewithmiles.com, to deactivate your account.
To update your credit card, tap on Payment Method icon on the home screen of Miles rider app. Tap on the card that you want to update, then click save and you are done.
Miles do not accept cash in U.S.A. To ride with Miles, you need to create an account and share your information with us. We at Miles take safety very seriously, so we need to know who you are for the safety of drivers.
At the start of your ride Miles will place a temporary authorization hold for the upfront cost of the trip on your payment method. This will show as a pending charge on your credit card account. When the trip is complete, this authorization hold is converted to a charge for the final trip fare.
Before contacting our rider support department, please make sure that the duplicate charge is not an authorization or that you requested 2 vehicles at the same time. Miles always send you an alert message when you request for a ride. If you do not contact us at the time when you get an alert on your phone or an email we are not responsible for the charge.
To create a Miles business profile:
NOTE: Your business profile must be selected before any ride that you’d like to charge to your business credit card.
You can also create a business profile on desktop by going to www.ridewithmiles.com, go to the rider’s section and tap on business profile.
In order to enroll with Miles for business profile, your business must have a corporate email domain that is used for employee email addresses (e.g. joe@companyname.com).
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When you are your company’s Miles for Business profile admin, you can add other travelers under your account. Here’s how:
To create a Miles business profile:
NOTE: You can also search in the search bar with the traveler name and see if he/she already exists in our database. This way you don’t have to add all the information again except the business email and the business credit card.
To make a reservation just sign into your ADMIN account, select the traveler and tap on the Rider that you want to make a reservation for.
To delete the traveler profile, just tap on the “REMOVE” icon next to the traveler.
You may be charged a cancellation fee if you cancel a trip after you’re matched with a driver. These fees pay drivers for the time and effort they spend getting to your pick-up location.
Drivers are also able to cancel/bail out a ride request if they’ve waited a certain amount of time at the pickup location. You will be charged a cancellation fee in this case.
Miles priority is the safety of both our riders and drivers. If you have been involved in an accident, please make sure that you and all parties involved are safe. Immediately call 911 and notify the authorities. Once you have reported the accident with law enforcement, please call and or email us at driver support line. So, we can provide you the support.
If you have concerns about the route your driver took, let us know. Trips fares are calculated including both distance and time, as well as other applicable charges. Please keep in mind that drivers are relying on GPS like Waze or google maps when accepted the ride through the end of the ride.
Trip time and route distance can be impacted by heavy traffic, road construction, or any other factors. We at Miles are unable to adjust fares that are higher than usual due to any of these reasons. Miles fares are calculated by base fare + time and distance. This can contribute to a trip fare higher than your app’s fare estimate.
As a rider when you request a ride and your driver goes through a toll road, you as a rider are responsible for any tolls during your ride. Your tolls will be added to your final bill. Same goes for the parking if any during your trip.
Riders are responsible for damage to the interior or exterior of a vehicle caused by incidents such as vomiting or food spills while in a driver’s vehicle. Cleaning fee will be charged according to the extent of the damage. If we charged a cleaning expense to your card, these fees are all paid to the driver.
If you have forgotten an item in driver’s vehicle during your ride, the best way to retrieve your item is to call the driver and coordinate a mutually convenient time and place to retrieve your items.
After your ride request is accepted, Miles app displays your driver’s name, driver image, vehicle and license plate number. If you believe that the driver is not who you were expecting, please cancel the ride and call the rider support.
To file a complaint send us an email at support@ridewithmiles.com. Let us know how we may assist you.
If the vehicle for this trip did not meet your expectations of cleanliness, please send us an email at support@ridewithmiles.com, along with the job number. Which can be found in the past rides once the trip is complete.
If your driver arrived in a vehicle different that what the Miles app confirmed, please email us right away at support@ridewithmiles.com, immediately. We take safety very seriously.
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