So, you got a new Lyft gift card. Now you need to learn how to apply it to your next Lyft ride. This article will tell you what to do.
If you have a digital gift card or a retailer gift card number, you can redeem your card online and have the card balance applied to your Lyft balance. To redeem your card, follow these instructions:
Your gift card balance will automatically be applied to your next Lyft ride.
After you have redeemed your card, you can check that the balance has been applied to your account by tapping on the menu icon in the upper left corner and selecting the Payment tab. Your balance will be displayed at the top of the screen.
If you have promo codes and a gift card, you can use them when you order the ride. Follow these instructions:
Please note that you need a default payment method selected even when you use a gift card. The default payment method will be charged for the following:
If you have questions about using your gift card, you can ask a Lyft customer service representative on the help forum. There are no other customer service contact options.
After thousands of Lyft customers came to GetHuman in search of an answer to this problem (and many others), we decided it was time to publish instructions. So we put together How Do I Use My Lyft Gift Card for My Purchase? to try to help. It takes time to get through these steps according to other users, including time spent working through each step and contacting Lyft if necessary. Best of luck and please let us know if you successfully resolve your issue with guidance from this page.
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