How to avoid deactivation on DoorDash
Almost nobody loses their account out of nowhere. The triggers repeat, the metrics have known thresholds, and the evidence that saves an appeal gets created before the problem, not after. Here's what deactivates DoorDash accounts and the habits that protect you.
What gets DoorDash accounts deactivated
Each one links to the full guide: what it means, the evidence that moves it, and how the appeal works.
You completed under 80% of accepted orders (measured after ~20 orders), usually from unassigning too many.
Average customer star rating fell under the 4.2 minimum.
Flagged behaviors: a customer says an order marked complete never arrived, extreme lateness, wrong order, marking a store closed, or Red Card abuse.
A customer, merchant, or system report alleges unsafe or dangerous conduct, often from a single serious complaint.
System or investigation flags financial/gaming abuse.
A periodic Checkr re-check surfaced a new record or a reporting error.
DoorDash's random selfie re-verification caught a different face, or logins from someone else's phone flagged the account.
The notice only says you violated the Independent Contractor Agreement or the Deactivation Policy, with no incident named.
The records to start keeping today
Appeals are won or lost on evidence, and all of it gets created before the problem:
- Take the drop-off photo every single time, even when the app doesn't force it. Make sure the timestamp is on.
- Keep your phone's location history on (Google Maps Timeline). It has settled more 'never arrived' claims than anything else.
- Handle every customer issue inside the app chat, never by text or phone, so the record exists where the platform can read it.
- Screenshot your ratings and stats once a month. When a metric flag is wrong, the before-and-after is your proof.
- Run a cabin-view dashcam if you carry passengers. A conduct claim without video is your word against theirs.
- Keep a copy of every document you upload (license, insurance) with the date you uploaded it.
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If it happens anyway
Take a breath. Most notices can be appealed, and an appeal with evidence behind it is a different animal. The full DoorDash guide has the exact process, and the tool writes your appeal from your facts.