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  1. Chilliblue

    Chilliblue Well-Known Member

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    Interesting that whilst being an Uber driver for monetary gain is an illegal activity in Australia (and even Uber's own CEO admitted that Uber works outside of the law), NRMA has decided that they will provide insurance coverage.

    The reason given is that NRMA do not want to discriminate amongst policy holders.

    Interesting policy when the same company will void your insurance policy if you have an illegal addition to your property (real estate or vehicle) and will not cover any pre advised illegal additions.
     
    Chilliblue, 28th Aug, 2015
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  2. Peter_Tersteeg

    Peter_Tersteeg Mortgage Broker Business Member

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    From a certain perspective there's potentially an upside. A lot of Uber drivers will switch to NRMA as a result of this and due to the exclusivity they can charge a premium. Even if Uber is shut down, a lot of people will maintain those policies.
     
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  3. Steven Ryan

    Steven Ryan Well-Known Member

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    "When an idea's time has come, it cannot be stopped".

    Good to see some support. Some landlord insurers are starting to wake up to Airbnb) (and other short stay) hosts too.

    It's only a matter of time before the archaic taxi and hotel industries are massively disrupted and ultimately, both users and participants will win. Just some growth pains to get through first.
     
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  6. Darlinghurst Boy

    Darlinghurst Boy Well-Known Member

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    Sydney Taxi plates have gone under 300k in most cases.
    I have been looking for one and got offered a 250k to buy from a investor.

    But too risky to buy plates at this time.
     
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  7. Big Red

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    All the gov has to do is request the metadata from the call and they have a list of uber drivers?
     
    Big Red, 14th Oct, 2015
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