GRAB DRIVER TURNS EMO AFTER REALISING I AM NOT HIS CORRECT PASSENGER

Attention to Grab and Uber Singapore – SJE362K:

This happened on 2 Jan, around 630PM. Video only depicted the second half of argument.

My hands were full from multiple bags of food and (HOT) drinks, and i called for Uber from my house at Jalan Damai to Gentle Drive (Novena area). The trip costs around $8.50. My Uber driver, Thomas, called to inform me that he had arrived. I looked around and saw this driver of SJE362K signalling me to get in the car.

Since I was in a rush, I hastily got in but I got to the front to peep at the license plate. Checking with my Uber app, ” 8-2-7-0.. wrong eh?” I thought to myself. I questioned the driver why was the license plate different and he grunted, “uh uh uh hurry”.

Knowing that Uber will only reveal the passenger’s location upon confirmation, I informed the driver my exact location. He acknowledged with the same grunts and took off.

I was 10 minutes into my ride, when my REAL Uber driver, Thomas called. He told me he was waiting for me at my destination. I laughed, after realising how such a simple act of blunder can cause the inconvenience of 4 different parties. Despite that, I ended off amicably with Thomas and cancelled my Uber order.

This *GRAB driver though, started to get emotional and BLAMED me for getting into the wrong cab. When his customer called, he said, “got one customer got into the wrong cab. I can make an u-turn to fetch you. If YOU can’t wait, YOU cancel”. (What? Even with his side of customer he’s pushing the responsibility to him/her as well?)

I explained to him that I in fact, did 1. checked the license plate with him and 2. reaffirmed my location – which he denied I did any of those things at all. The VERY-EMOTIONAL driver started to tell me that he was going to drop me off either at the side, or back to the original location. I was already 10 minutes into the ride and I felt that it was unreasonable so I requested to be brought to my stated location instead.

However, he started yelling, “HOW WILL I KNOW HOW TO GO TO YOUR PLACE AT NOVENA?” When I offered the use of GPS as a guide, he yelled, “THEN THE CHARGES HOW? YOU CALCULATE LA. YOU WANT ME TO FETCH YOU CALCULATE!” (Shouldn’t there be some sort of distance calculator in the app?)

At first I told him how much I was being charged for at the Uber application originally. He angrily rejected saying that it was “not right” to use the previous figure since it was a different transport provider. Seeing that I can’t come up with a suitable figure, he started to insist that he will be dropping me back at the original location. It was only then I got mad. I was carrying multiple bags of food that were heavy and time-sensitive. I was getting YELLED AT for a mistake that we both could have agree we BOTH made. I then threatened to make a complaint to Grab, requesting for his mobile number for identification.

To all who had bothered to read the post up to this point: emotional drivers such as these could be dangerous on the road. Do you think with their elevated emotional status, they will be concentrating on the road? This was indeed an unpleasant experience with an aggressive driver with poor, poor service level. I hope nobody else will have to experience such encounter.
*edits: I will like to clarify that the driver in the video is from GRAB, and not Uber.