How to Delete Your Uber Driver Account [2026]

Uber driver accounts are separate from Uber rider accounts, and deleting one doesn’t affect the other. But the process for removing a driver account is less straightforward than deleting a typical consumer app profile — Uber’s systems hold a significant amount of driver data including earnings records, tax documents, background check results, and trip history that adds complexity to the deletion process.

This guide covers the difference between deactivating and deleting your driver account, the steps for each, what Uber retains after deletion, and what happens if you want to come back.

TL;DR: Deactivation temporarily suspends your ability to accept rides — you can reactivate anytime. Deletion permanently removes your account and data, with the exception of records Uber is required to retain for legal and financial reasons. Settle any outstanding earnings before requesting deletion, and download your tax documents first. Your Uber rider account is unaffected.

Deactivate vs. delete: which is right for you

Before going through the deletion process, it’s worth being clear about what each option actually does.

Deactivation takes your driver account offline temporarily. You stop receiving trip requests and don’t appear in Uber’s driver supply. Your account, earnings history, documents, and standing are preserved. You can reactivate at any time by going back into the Uber Driver app and flipping your status back online. If you’re taking a break — burnout, another job, a life change — this is almost always the better option. There’s no downside to being deactivated; you can reactivate in minutes.

Deletion is permanent removal. Uber will delete your account data subject to their data retention policies (see below). Once deleted, you cannot recover your trip history, earnings records, or account standing. If you want to drive for Uber again after a full deletion, you’d need to start the driver onboarding process from scratch — including a new background check.

For most drivers considering stopping, deactivation is the practical choice unless you have a specific reason for full deletion (data privacy concerns, legal reasons, or a firm decision never to drive for Uber again).

How to deactivate your Uber driver account

Deactivation for temporary breaks doesn’t require any formal process. Simply go offline in the Uber Driver app and stop accepting trips. Your account remains active and in good standing.

If you want to explicitly deactivate the account (not just stop using it):

1. Open the Uber Driver app
2. Tap the Menu (three lines)
3. Go to Account → Settings
4. Look for the Deactivate option (this may vary by region)
5. Follow the prompts

In some regions, Uber may not provide a self-service deactivation option through the app. In that case, contact Uber driver support through the app’s Help section and request a temporary deactivation.

Going offline vs. formally deactivating has a subtle difference: going offline preserves your account completely and you can go back online the next day. Formal deactivation signals to Uber that you’re pausing more deliberately, which can affect how long it takes to reactivate fully (though in practice, reactivation is usually quick and self-service).

How to permanently delete your Uber driver account

Uber doesn’t offer an in-app button for full driver account deletion. The process goes through Uber’s support channels.

Step 1: Settle outstanding earnings

Before requesting deletion, make sure all pending payments have been processed and received. Earnings from recent trips often take a few days to settle depending on your payout schedule. If you delete the account with a payment pending, resolving it afterward becomes significantly more difficult — you’re dealing with a deleted account and Uber support.

Check your Earnings tab in the Uber Driver app. If there’s a pending balance, wait for it to clear to your linked payment method before proceeding.

Step 2: Download your tax documents

This is essential and easy to forget. Uber provides annual tax summaries and 1099 forms (or regional equivalents) through the driver app and the Uber driver web portal. These documents are accessible through your account.

Once your account is deleted, you lose access to these through Uber’s interface. Tax authorities may require these documents years after the fact. Download everything available through Earnings → Tax Documents (or the regional equivalent in your country) and save copies offline before requesting deletion.

In the US, this means downloading all 1099-K and 1099-NEC forms you’ve received. In other countries, download whatever annual earnings summaries are available. Keep multiple copies — cloud storage plus a local backup.

Step 3: Request deletion

Go to help.uber.com and navigate to:

Account → Delete My Account

Or contact Uber driver support through the Help section of the Uber Driver app and explicitly request permanent account deletion. You’ll need to confirm your identity and the request.

Alternatively, if you’re in a jurisdiction with data deletion rights (EU under GDPR, California under CCPA, and others), you can file a formal data subject erasure request. Uber is legally required to process these within defined timeframes — 30 days under GDPR, 45 days under CCPA with a possible 45-day extension. Formal erasure requests trigger a more thorough data purge than a standard account deletion request.

Step 4: Wait for confirmation

Uber will send a confirmation email when the deletion is processed. This may take several days to a few weeks depending on your region and Uber’s support queue. The account won’t be usable during the processing period.

What Uber retains after deletion

“Deletion” doesn’t mean all records are immediately erased. Uber’s data retention policies exist partly due to legal requirements.

What gets deleted:

• Your profile information and the ability to log into the account
• Visibility in Uber’s driver-facing and internal systems (you’re no longer in the system as an active or inactive driver)
• Preferences, settings, and account configurations
• Your contact information from Uber’s active marketing systems

What Uber retains:

• Financial and tax records — Uber is required by law in most jurisdictions to retain payment and tax records for specified periods (typically 5–7 years). Your earnings history isn’t erased even after account deletion.
• Trip records — Anonymized or retained records of trips for safety, legal, and insurance purposes
• Safety incident records — Any reports, complaints, or safety incidents remain on file for legal and regulatory reasons
• Background check results — These are retained according to the third-party background check provider’s policies, not just Uber’s

The practical implication: your personal profile disappears from Uber’s active systems, but anonymized or legally-required records remain for years. If you need genuine erasure of all data rather than just account deactivation, the formal GDPR/CCPA erasure request path applies — but even then, legally mandated retention categories (financial records, safety incidents) may remain.

If you have specific concerns about what Uber retains, their Privacy Policy outlines the data categories and retention periods. For formal erasure requests, the GDPR/CCPA process is the most thorough path.

Uber driver vs. Uber rider accounts: they’re independent

This is a common source of confusion: deleting your Uber driver account does not affect your Uber rider account, and vice versa.

The two accounts operate on separate systems. Your rider profile — with your payment methods, trip history, and rating as a passenger — continues to function normally after your driver account is deleted. You can still take Uber rides as a passenger.

If you also want to delete your rider account, that’s a separate process. The rider account deletion goes through the Uber app (passenger version) under Account → Privacy → Delete account. This is independent of anything happening on the driver side.

Uber Eats: also separate

Uber Eats accounts are similarly independent from Uber driver accounts. If you were delivering for Uber Eats, that account is managed separately from rideshare driving. If you’ve only driven passengers (not delivered food), your Uber Eats account (if you have one as a customer) is also unaffected by deleting the driver account.

If you want to stop Uber Eats deliveries, that’s handled through the Uber Eats driver app separately from the Uber rideshare driver app.

What happens to your driver rating

Your Uber driver rating — the score visible to riders — is tied to your account. When your account is deleted, the rating is no longer accessible and doesn’t transfer to a new account.

This is worth considering before deletion: a driver with a good rating who wants to drive again in the future would benefit more from deactivation (preserving the rating) than from deletion. Rebuilding a driver rating from scratch takes time, and new drivers start without the benefit of a positive rating history.

If you were deactivated by Uber (rather than self-deactivating) and are considering deletion as a fresh start, note that Uber’s detection systems may still correlate your identity through other signals even after a formal account deletion. Your rating history on the deleted account wouldn’t transfer regardless.

Background checks and re-registration

If you delete your Uber driver account and later want to drive for Uber again, the onboarding process starts over. This has real implications:

New background check. Uber requires a background check for all driver applicants. If your previous background check was clean, the new one will likely be clean as well — but background check processes take time (typically a few days to a couple of weeks depending on your region and the screening company’s workload).

New vehicle inspection. Depending on your region, Uber may require a new vehicle inspection, even if you’re driving the same vehicle you drove before.

New document submission. Driver’s license, insurance, and vehicle registration all need to be re-submitted and re-verified.

No account standing carryover. Your previous driver rating, trip count, and account standing don’t carry over. You start as a new driver, which can affect which features and incentives you’re eligible for initially.

Phone number requirements. Uber driver accounts require phone verification. If you want to register with a new account, you’ll need a phone number that isn’t already associated with an active Uber account. A virtual number from SMSCode provides a fresh number from $0.005. For more on using virtual numbers with Uber, see the Uber virtual number verification guide.

Data requests before deletion

If your reason for deleting is data privacy — you want to see exactly what Uber has on you before making the account go away — submit a data access request before deleting the account.

Under GDPR (EU/EEA), you have the right to request a copy of all personal data Uber holds about you. Under CCPA (California), you have similar rights. Uber provides a privacy request form for this purpose.

The response typically takes up to 30 days and comes as a downloadable data package containing your trip history, location data, account information, and other personal data categories. This is worth doing before deletion if you have any interest in what’s been collected.

Managing the financial transition

If you’re stopping driving because of income changes, a few financial considerations deserve attention before you delete the account:

Instapay and instant deposits. If you had instant deposit set up through Uber’s banking integration, make sure all pending instant deposits have cleared before closing the account.

Referral bonuses. If you referred other drivers to Uber and have pending referral bonuses tied to their trip completion milestones, verify whether those bonuses have been credited or will be before you close the account. Pending referral credits tied to a deleted account may be forfeit.

Surge earnings from recent trips. Surge pricing earnings sometimes take slightly longer to settle than base earnings. Wait a full payout cycle after your last trip before initiating deletion.

Tax implications. Remember that your Uber driving income needs to be reported for tax purposes regardless of when you delete the account. Keep your downloaded tax documents in a location you’ll be able to access come tax season, even if that’s years after deletion.

FAQ

Can I reactivate a deleted Uber driver account?

Deactivated accounts can be reactivated anytime by contacting Uber support or through the app. Fully deleted accounts cannot be restored — you’d need to start the driver onboarding process from the beginning, including a new background check. If there’s any chance you’ll want to drive again, deactivate rather than delete.

Does deleting my Uber driver account delete my rider account?

No. The two accounts are completely independent. Deleting your driver account has no effect on your rider account — your payment methods, trip history, and rider rating all remain intact. If you want to delete the rider account too, that’s a separate process.

How long does Uber take to process a deletion request?

Uber typically confirms account deletion within a few days to a couple of weeks. The timeline varies by region and support queue. During this period, the account won’t be accessible for driving. If you haven’t received confirmation after two weeks, follow up through Uber support.

What happens to my pending earnings if I delete my account?

Outstanding earnings should be settled before you request deletion. Earnings from recent trips typically take a few days to process to your linked payment method. If you delete the account before pending earnings clear, recovering them requires dealing with Uber’s support team without active account access, which is more complicated. Wait for your earnings balance to fully process before submitting the deletion request.

Can I keep driving Uber after requesting deletion?

No — once the deletion request is processed, your account is inactive and you can no longer accept trips. If you need to earn income during a transition period, complete the deletion after your last trip rather than mid-earnings-cycle.

Will Uber still have my personal data after I delete my account?

Yes, partially. Uber retains certain categories of data for legal compliance purposes even after account deletion — including financial records, tax documents, and safety-related records. Your profile becomes inaccessible, but the underlying records required by law are retained for defined periods (typically 5–7 years for financial records). To pursue more thorough data erasure, submit a formal GDPR or CCPA erasure request in addition to the standard deletion.

Is it possible to transfer my trip history or rating to a new account?

No. Account history, trip counts, and driver ratings cannot be transferred between Uber accounts. If you delete and re-register, you start fresh. This is one of the main reasons to prefer deactivation over deletion if you think you might drive again — deactivation preserves everything.