{"id":6093,"date":"2021-12-21T12:47:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T17:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/?p=6093"},"modified":"2023-03-21T14:07:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:07:39","slug":"purchasing-and-redeeming-lyft-gift-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/2021\/12\/21\/purchasing-and-redeeming-lyft-gift-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing and Redeeming Lyft Gift Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u2018Tis the season for gifts and a popular choice this year is gift\ncards to Lyft. With car prices sky high, more and more people are turning to\nrideshares to get around, even in the midst of this pandemic. Gift cards to\nrideshare services have become a common and practical gift this holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sending a Lyft Gift Card<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you are looking to send a Lyft gift card, you can easily do so digitally. Lyft will ask for the recipient\u2019s email address and then they will email the recipient a link that will add the gift card to their account. The email will also feature a gift card code, in case the recipient would rather enter the gift card manually into their Lyft app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redeeming a Lyft Gift Card<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you have a digital gift card code, you can easily add it to your Lyft Cash<\/a> balance by following the below steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Tap the menu icon in the top left corner.<\/li>
  2. Tap the Gift card icon.<\/li>
  3. Enter the gift card code and PIN.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Please\nnote that if you don\u2019t see the gift card icon, you can also tap on \u2018Payment\u2019 in\nthe menu, and then tap the Gift card icon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Check you Lyft Gift Card\nBalance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    After you\u2019ve redeemed yourgift card through Lyft Cash you can view the balance by following the below steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Tap the menu icon in the top left corner.<\/li>
    2. Go to the \u2018Payment\u2019 tab \u2013 your Lyft Cash balance will be at the top<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      FAQs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

      What if the recipient missed the Lyft gift card email?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If the recipient missed the email, go to lyft.com\/gift\/history<\/a>.\nYou will be able to see your gift card purchase history along with gift card\ncodes that you can send along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Can I use both Promo Codes and Lyft Gift Cards together?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Yes, if you have a gift card and promo codes, you can select\nwhich combo you want to use before a ride on the \u2018Rate & Pay\u2019 screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Are there any restrictions to using a Lyft Gift Card?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Yes, you still need to have a default payment method (a credit card) in the Lyft app, even when you\u2019re using a gift card. Charges still apply to your default card for tips, cancellation fees, damage fees, and any ride balance that is greater than your remaining gift card balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Where can I use Lyft Gift Cards?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      You can pay using\nLyft gift cards on all Lyft rides in the US. Unfortunately, Lyft users in\nCanada cannot currently purchase or use gift cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      My Lyft gift card was stolen, what do I do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Lyft states on their site that \u201cAlthough we can’t replace Lyft\ngift cards if they’re lost or stolen, we can check to see if\nthe digital gift card has been redeemed. If it hasn\u2019t, we can add it to your\naccount. Send us the gift card code in the gift card purchase history on lyft.com\/gift\/history<\/a>,\nand we’ll see what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      \u2018Tis the season for gifts and a popular choice this year is gift cards to Lyft. With car prices sky high, more and more people are turning to rideshares to get around, even in the midst of this pandemic. Gift cards to rideshare services have become a common and practical gift this holiday season. Sending […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[116],"tags":[1701,1708,1707,1704,1700,561,1706,1703,1705,1702],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6401,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6093\/revisions\/6401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.taxifarefinder.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}