City of Palm Springs issued the following announcement on Dec. 12.
In an effort to prevent food delivery services from overcharging customers and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City Council recently approved a new ordinance that limits fees that providers such as Uber Eats, Postmates and DoorDash, may charge residents and businesses.
The new Ordinance establishes the following limitations:
• Food delivery services cannot charge more than a 15% delivery fee on the purchase price of each online order.
• No more than 5% of the purchase price can be charged to the business for any combination of service fees.
• All tips must go exclusively to the driver.
Example:
If a customer orders a meal that is advertised at $10 on the third-party delivery service’s app, the delivery service cannot charge more than $10 for the meal.
Nor can the service provider charge the restaurant more than $1.50 as a delivery fee -- or the restaurant more than 50 cents as a fee or commission for their placement on the delivery service’s app.
If the customer agrees to provide the delivery person a $2 tip, that tip amount must go to the delivery person; not the third-party delivery service company.
For more information, visit palmspringsca.gov.
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