Ride Terms & Cancellation Policy

lularoost.com/ride-terms · Last updated October 14, 2026

These are LulaRoost's published rates and ride rules for Dothan. They're part of the LulaRoost Terms of Service.

Rates

LulaRoost Standard, Airport and Scheduled rides all use these rates. Dothan has no airport access fee.

ChargeRate
Base fare$1.50
First 30 miles$1.20 a mile + $0.25 a minute
After 30 miles$1.25 a mile, with no per-minute charge
Minimum fare$6.50
Booking fee$1.25 + $0.12 a mile
Alabama local assessment fee1% of the trip fare, as state law requires
Demand pricingUp to 2 times the fare, shown before you confirm

We give at least 14 days' notice in the app before changing these rates.

Estimate and final fare

  • Before you book. You see an itemized estimate before you confirm.

  • The final fare uses the miles and minutes your driver's phone records by GPS. It can differ from the estimate if you change the destination, add stops or wait past the free time, or if traffic or the route changes.

  • Your receipt shows the trip ID, pickup and drop-off, time and distance, and every charge.

Where rides can go

  • Rides start inside the LulaRoost service area, which is currently the City of Dothan.

  • Rides can end anywhere in Alabama. Rides that end in another state aren't available yet.

  • Book rides over 30 miles as Scheduled rides.

Card hold

When you book, we place a temporary hold on your card for the estimate plus $5. For a Scheduled ride, the hold is placed 2 hours before pickup, or when you book if pickup is less than 2 hours away. You're charged only the final amount, and the rest of the hold is released. Your bank may take a few days to release it.

Cancellations

  • Free for 120 seconds. You can cancel at no charge within 120 seconds after a driver accepts your ride.

  • After that, $5.00. The app shows the fee before you confirm the cancellation.

  • If your driver cancels, you aren't charged.

  • If we can't find you a driver, you aren't charged either.

  • Scheduled rides are free to cancel until 1 hour before pickup, as explained below.

Wait time and no-shows

  • 7 free minutes. Your driver waits 7 minutes from their GPS-confirmed arrival at no charge. After that, wait time is $0.51 a minute.

  • Health rides that list medical equipment never carry a wait-time charge.

  • No-shows. If you don't come out within 7 minutes and your driver cancels, you pay a no-show fee equal to the full estimated fare, plus any wait time. The app shows the fee once your driver arrives.

Scheduled rides

  • Booking. You can schedule a ride from 1 hour to 30 days ahead. If a pickup time is fully booked, the app suggests other times.

  • Your driver. The app shows your driver once one confirms. If no driver has confirmed 1 hour before pickup, we'll tell you and keep looking.

  • No guarantee. We work to find a driver for every Scheduled ride, but we can't promise one. If we can't find a driver, we'll tell you, you won't be charged, and any hold on your card is released.

  • Cancelling. You can cancel at no charge until 1 hour before pickup. After that, the $5.00 fee applies only if a driver accepted your ride more than 120 seconds earlier.

  • Price. Your ride keeps the demand pricing shown when you booked. If our rates change before pickup, we'll show you the new estimate, and you can cancel at no charge.

  • Early drivers. If your driver arrives early, the 7 free minutes start at your pickup time.

Stops and extra help

ExtraFee
Extra stops$2.00 each, up to 3
Luggage help, if you ask$2.00 light, $5.00 heavy
Service animals, wheelchairs, walkers and other mobility devicesNever a charge

Damage

You're responsible for damage to the driver's car, and for any mess beyond normal use, caused by you or anyone riding with you, including children and guests. When a driver reports damage with photos, LulaRoost reviews the photos and charges a damage fee of up to $250, depending on the extent of the damage. We send you the photos and a receipt. You can dispute the fee within 7 days; after that, it's final. Normal shedding from a service animal is never treated as damage.

Tips

Tips are optional. You can add one in the app for up to 72 hours after a ride, and 100% of it goes to your driver.

Refunds

All charges are final, with two exceptions:

  • Billing errors. If you were charged for a ride you didn't take, charged twice, or charged a fee that didn't apply, report it in the app (Help > Report a trip issue) within 30 days. We answer within 7 days and reverse any charge we confirm was made in error.

  • Refunds the law requires.

Everything else is final, including fares for completed rides, cancellation and no-show fees, and damage fees after the 7-day dispute window. Please contact us before disputing a charge with your bank.

Questions

Email support@lulalous.com. You can also contact the Alabama Public Service Commission's Utility Enforcement Division at psc.alabama.gov.