In message
-septe
mber.org, at 01:30:12 on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, Recliner
remarked:

If you are an Uber driver then you need to have commercial taxi insurance.
A normal car insurance policy would be insufficient and is likely to be
voided in the event that you have an accident while driving for Uber.

Even if Uber doesn’t classify itself as a taxi service, and refers to its
drivers as ‘your friend with a car’, the fact is that if you are picking up
passengers for financial reward at a pre-booked location, you are
effectively a private hire taxi driver.

But hat if they don't - who is checking?

A private hire taxi insurance policy is therefore a legal requirement
to cover your vehicle usage. And getting the right type of insurance is
down to you - not Uber.

That answers the supposed Uber-provided supplemental insurance then.

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Roland Perry