Why does my Just Eat acceptance rate matter?
It decides how quickly offers reach you under Fast Track Offer Matching, and top-ups need a minimum rate. Every decline lowers it.
Last checked 29/09/2026.
Just Eat matches offers on several factors, including your vehicle, your distance from the restaurant and your acceptance rate. Under Fast Track Offer Matching, which runs across most of the network, couriers with higher acceptance rates are matched faster. Declining an offer, or letting the one-minute timer run out, lowers the rate. Top-ups need a minimum rate to qualify.
Two things do not count against you: Fee Boost runs pay regardless of acceptance rate, and asking support in advance to stop age-restricted offers does not affect it.
You are self-employed and entitled to decline. The rate is Just Eat's way of deciding who gets the next offer, not a rule you must meet. Whether taking poorer orders to protect it is worth it is a judgement your own hourly figures can make.
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