 ever puked in the back seat. It's pretty hard to bring your average close to the big 5 – but not for driver Michael Quinn. The 73-year-old has been named the highest rated driver on the app, after racking up over 67,000 trips (which also makes him the most prolific for country-wide trips). He has been recognised for his achievement at a ceremony in London last week where he was given an Uber Hero Award. Michael, who was born in Liverpool but has spent most of his life in Manchester, claimed the title ahead of 85,000 other drivers across the UK. He said the secret to his success is a positive attitude and keeping his car clean. And he's not one to rant about politics while passengers nod along, advising other drivers to 'speak whenever you need to speak or what have you, but it's mainly to make sure that person gets to where they are going from A to B as soon as possible and as comfortably as possible'. He has worked for Uber for seven and a half years, and has received the most five-star ratings of any driver across the UK. Most of his trips are your standard pick-up and drop-off, but some were much more memorable – such as a recent trip where he rushed a university student who had suffered a suspected heart attack to hospital when it emerged an ambulance could take up to 45 minutes. He said as well as just driving, he also tried to keep the young man calm 'because he really was so worried and panicking'. Michael said he was able to keep the young man settled before safely seeing him into the hands of hospital staff at Manchester Royal Infirmary. His journeys have also featured moments of 'beauty' which he said have stayed with him. 'I alway){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Ever since Uber started letting people see their Uber ratings, it has been a bit of a badge of honour to get one close to five stars.
Clearly, this evaluation cuts to the core of who you are as a person – whether you always wore a mask when it was mandatory, whether you slammed the car doors or whether you or a friend (admit it) ever puked in the back seat.
It’s pretty hard to bring your average close to the big 5 – but not for driver Michael Quinn.
The 73-year-old has been named the highest rated driver on the app, after racking up over 67,000 trips (which also makes him the most prolific for country-wide trips).