Education & Work Any uber drivers out there?

Its probably harder to do a cashie with uber too. Traditional taxis are good for bargaining

 

Probably not a good time to think about UBER as yet -
No Cookies | Herald Sun

 

Who cares what Melbourne does!?
Probably just some under the table, bullying, hipster tactics to keep the circle of trust happy

 

I didn't think that the airport was listed on the uber webthingy.

 

Hahaha...true !!

 

My cabbie last week spent most of the trip telling me I should use Uber as it was about 30% cheaper, because that's what he does.

 

Uber still illegal in NSW but won't be long before that changes by the looks of things.

I used to drive cabs and I can tell you that off the meter jobs do regularly happen. So do private bookings. If you're savvy/good customer skills you can make plenty of cash. But you have to work 6 days (at least) and the job wears you out.

If/when Uber becomes legal you'll get unregulated cowboys driving around pubs and train stations picking up passengers for quick cash. Plenty of money during the peak periods due to high demand.

 

I drove Cabs both in Newcastle and Sydney's Mount Druitt in the 90's.
Lower class areas are the busiest with calls to pubs etc .

Back then you could make money from Cabs but nowadays far too many and the rental fee to hire the cab for 12 hours makes it too difficult to make money as well as return it with a full tank and some owners even demand you wash the cab before returning it .

I remember one owner charging me a exhorbiant rental fee one New Years Eve then adding a KM limit and if you went over that limit it was something like 50 cents a Km .


At least with Uber your in front straight away .

 

interesting article. What a nice dad he is. Hunt for extra income in the new economy pays off for many

 

I use a shuttle bus when going to the airport, cheaper than a taxi or uber, a few workmates swear by uber though and have a regfulardriver/guy

 

Drive Uber in NSW and risk having your car off the road for three months if caught by Transport officials. Uber are trying to challenge this through the courts.

Unrestricted taxi plates in Sydney are now down to $280K. If Uber doesn't get up taxi plates will jump 100K IMO.

Any punters out there?

 

Uber will succeed in NSW IMHO.

 

Meet Colin. Colin makes $50k driving Uberx just 10 days a month

Hunt for extra income in the new economy pays off for many

 

So if Uber is now considered illegal in Victoria and NSW, why is NRMA insuring these types of drivers? Has anyone seen one of their polices?

 

I caught a cab today with a very disillusioned cabbie. He's been driving for close to 30 years and walking away from his taxi plates. Country has gone to ******, apparently.

 

My Uber rides this week.
Driver #1. Finishes work at certain large hardware store that is about an hour from his house. Turns on Uber to try and get some rides on the way home. Or rings wife and sees if she's working late, if she is, he'll drive for 4hrs until she gets home around 9.
Driver #2. just started 2 weeks ago. Does it during school hours and then once the kids are in bed again for a few hours.

 

I'm going to try my first Uber ride tonight. Uber suggests fare $19-$25. Taxi fare estimator $23.18 - $32.45 (+ 5% credit card). So not a huge difference in price, but Uber is also suggesting pickup in 9min. No idea how long I'd need to wait for a taxi!

 

Things wouldn't be too rosy if you owned a taxi these days.

Firstly the value of a taxi plate is dropping.

Then you got increased competition from unuathorised drivers that are eating into your cashflow.

That's a double whammy for the cabbie.

Then there are insurances, rego and radio fees that are not getting cheaper.

But wait there's more, if the poor cabbie is still paying the plate off, better leave an extra tip And tell the driver early about the tip! You don't want him driving off a bridge en route.

 

If it's your first uber have a peak around for a referral code, you can get I think $20 off the first ride (might be $10).

It's a tough one, I feel for those individuals who have outlaid the money but at the same time I fully support the complete deregulation of that terrible industry that has had too much of a monopoly and power for far too long and used it to gouge everyone at every chance.

It's an industry where the level of regulation and red tape is just ridiculous and achieves nothing, it's just a shame that a lot of hard working folks who are equally victims of that are the ones who pay a significant portion of the cost.

 

I got a referral code off a colleague, but unfortunately, it only worked if I signed up with that code - I'd already signed up. And it would have been $10.

Turns out the trip cost $20.xx. Pretty good value. I was offered a bottle of water and mints, which would be unheard of in a taxi! Driver had been doing it full time for about 12 months.