What happens to Uber Driver earnings when someone dies
Uber Technologies publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a request goes in through Uber Technologies' online form.
Uber Technologies decides what happens to Uber Driver earnings after a death case by case; its terms promise no transfer.
Uber Technologies publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a request goes in through Uber Technologies' online form.
How to request a transfer
- •Payment of any final earnings to the estate, and where Uber sends it.
- •The driver's weekly earnings statements, Tax Summary and 1099 forms for the estate accounting.
- •Closure of the driver account.
What Uber Technologies, Inc. says happens5
- Balances, payouts and refunds
Earnings run on a weekly cycle from Monday at 4:00 AM, are processed Wednesday evening and are deposited into the linked bank account on Thursday.1
Instant Pay sends available earnings to a bank account or debit card, and the name on the debit card must match the name on the Uber account.2
- Closing the account
Uber's deletion path is a self-service request by the account holder, and the account goes offline as soon as it is submitted.3
Uber lists outstanding payment balances such as unpaid fees, unresolved claims or disputes, and active Fleet membership among the reasons an account cannot be deleted.3
- Passwords and login
Before an account is deleted, Uber asks the account holder to verify their identity with a temporary verification code.3
- Deletion and data retention
Uber states that some records may be kept for legal, regulatory or tax purposes after deletion, and that linked rider and Uber Eats profiles and their credits are deleted with the account.3
- Court orders and legal process
For third-party data requests in the U.S., Uber generally requires a valid subpoena served through its registered agent.4
Not in Uber Driver's published guidance6
- A process for a deceased account holder
- A form for estate requests
- A complete list of the documents to send
- How long a request takes
- A mailing address for a written request
- A phone number for this
A written request to Uber Technologies can ask it to refund an unspent balance, provide purchase and transaction records for the estate inventory, preserve the account while the estate is opened and close the account.
Digital Assets Recovery Letter for Uber Driver drafts that request from the estate's details.
Sources
Data sourced from Uber Technologies, Inc. primary sources (12 pages reviewed). How we research.
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