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Use your own delivery staff

Learn about setting up delivery zones, configuring delivery fees and minimum basket sizes by zone, and enabling customers to track your delivery staff. Discover best practices for communicating with customers and handling delivery issues effectively.

Benefits of using your own delivery staff

Potentially improve your bottom line

Using your own delivery staff means you can have a lower marketplace fee. You also have the ability to set minimum basket size and delivery fees based on distance.

Tackle high demand

No need to decline new orders if your delivery staff is busy! Just request for all new orders to be picked up by Uber Eats independent delivery people1 and turn this off when the rush is done.

Maintain consistency

Ability to control your restaurant’s delivery equipment, branding, drop-off experience, and delivery fees. Reach new customers & market your business while maintaining a consistent experience.

Change your delivery mode with a touch of a button

If your delivery staff is unavailable, you can seamlessly switch to using Uber Eats' network of independent delivery drivers. Additionally, for longer deliveries or during peak times, you can combine your own delivery team with Uber’s independent drivers to ensure smooth operations and efficient service.

Delivering with your own delivery staff

Delivering with delivery people on the Uber platform

Delivering with both

Trust in Uber Eats delivery network: 99.5% of all deliveries on Uber Eats are successfully completed and Uber Eats has live regional monitoring 24/7 to manage supply and demand.

How to set your delivery mode using your own courier

Step 1: Toggle off in Uber Eats Manager

Settings → Delivery → Toggle off 'Reach customers outside your area'

Step 2: Select “Deliver with your staff and Uber” in Uber Eats Orders

Settings → Delivery Settings Ensure 'Deliver with your Staff' is selected

How to set your delivery mode using Uber Eats network of delivery people

  • Step 1: Log in in Uber Eats Orders on your tablet
  • Step 2: Settings → Delivery Settings → Select 'Deliver with Uber' No actions needed in Uber Eats Manager

How to set your delivery mode using both your couriers and Uber Eats couriers

Step 1: Toggle off in Uber Eats Manager

Settings → Delivery → Toggle off 'Reach customers outside your area'

Step 2: Select “Deliver with your Staff” in Uber Eats Orders

Delivery Settings → Ensure 'Deliver with your Staff' is selected

How to set your delivery zone

With Uber Eats, you have the flexibility to set custom delivery zones:

  • Step 1. Go to Uber Eats Manager
  • Step 2. Tap on Delivery Settings
  • Step 3. Tap Create area
  • Step 4. Choose your delivery zone type
  • Step 5. Set area, variable delivery fee, and minimum order size

Postal code

Find a list of postcodes from the search bar & select multiple postcodes

Radii

Decide an area based on radius and determine the size based on radius distance

Free Shape Zone

Draw a free shape zone; or create maps, download them as KML, and upload them here

How to mark an order ready for delivery

Step 1: Tap on the specific order in the tablet that is ready. If you want to allow the customer to track your delivery people, make sure you ask your staff to scan the QR code. (They can also scan this code from the order receipt)

Step 2: Mark it as 'Ready'

This will allow your customers to know that their food is out for delivery

Allow customers to track delivery drivers location

First, ask your delivery staff to download the Driver App from the app store.

Please note that by downloading the Order Tracking Driver App, your delivery staff are not signing up to be Uber delivery drivers. This step is intended solely to enhance the delivery process for your business.

When an order is ready, have the driver scan the QR code on the order receipt. This will direct them to the Uber driver app. Here, they can view the order summary on the home page and access order details.

Additional driver actions:

  • Tap 'Navigate' to open the pre-installed maps app on the device
  • Tap on the message icon to initiate a chat with the eater
  • Mark the “order delivered” after handing over the bag

Overdue orders

An overdue order happens at the moment that the customer does not receive their order in the predicted time you chose for this order.

How to handle overdue an order

If you see an overdue order pop up on your tablet please try to deliver the order as soon as possible and inform the customer if there are further delays. Our advice is to contact the customer and let them know about the incoming delay and to try to deliver as soon as possible.

How to communicate with the customer

  • Step 1: Tap on the Order
  • Step 2:. Tap on Adjust order
  • Step 3: Tap on Call customer

What can I do if my staff cannot handle the delivery of all orders?

  1. On the tablet, click on the specific order that you cannot deliver with your own staff
  2. Tap on 'Switch to Uber delivery'
  3. Tap 'Accept'
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