Uber them to you, they'll be happy you're treating them as gentlemen even before meeting them.
Exactly! It's a way for both the provider and the client to know they're for real and not flaky. Considering so many clients complaining about no shows I think it's a great idea for him to know the guy is actually coming.
if you're deducting the price from your payment you're not actually paying for it.
You have used the same phrase before, very few times posters (clients and escorts) refer to their activity as "work". Technology and times do change! Years ago escorts had no iPhone and before not even a cellphone. Uber is a new tool for them, why not using it?
If a client wants someone ASAP and it's late at night he should pay for the Uber or even better Ubering the guy to him.