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In message , at 11:14:10 on Sun, 2 Apr 2017,
tim... remarked: The point about Uber's model is that they don't own them but that doesn't mean that the driver does either - he could be "borrowing" it (FTAOD - I'm not making some pedantic point about Lease-Hire) The driver can't just turn up in a random borrowed vehicle. Uber must approve, and knows exactly what car he drives. It presumably does some checks on its ownership, suitability, whether it's licensed and insured for private hire, etc. https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on average for each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. -- Roland Perry |
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In message , at 06:45:45
on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, remarked: https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on average for each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. I think you mean take them to court to get 6 points on their licence? Uber isn't able to do such prosecutions. -- Roland Perry |
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In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote: In message , at 06:45:45 on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, remarked: https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on average for each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. I think you mean take them to court to get 6 points on their licence? No, but the licensing authorities and police are. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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In message , at 12:29:00
on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, remarked: https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on average for each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. I think you mean take them to court to get 6 points on their licence? No, but the licensing authorities and police are. Why would Uber snitch on their customers (and make no mistake, Uber's customers are the drivers, passengers are the customers of the drivers). -- Roland Perry |
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In article , (Roland Perry)
wrote: In message , at 12:29:00 on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, remarked: https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on averagefor each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. I think you mean take them to court to get 6 points on their licence? No, but the licensing authorities and police are. Why would Uber snitch on their customers (and make no mistake, Uber's customers are the drivers, passengers are the customers of the drivers). Because the consequences of them being found out covering up such illegality will have far more serious consequences for their business than jettisoning the odd driver or two. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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In message , at 15:58:25
on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, remarked: https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on averagefor each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. I think you mean take them to court to get 6 points on their licence? No, but the licensing authorities and police are. Why would Uber snitch on their customers (and make no mistake, Uber's customers are the drivers, passengers are the customers of the drivers). Because the consequences of them being found out covering up such illegality will have far more serious consequences for their business than jettisoning the odd driver or two. Let's get them doing the regular checks first. One step at a time! -- Roland Perry |
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On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 6:41:09 PM UTC+1, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 12:29:00 on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, remarked: https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on average for each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. I think you mean take them to court to get 6 points on their licence? No, but the licensing authorities and police are. Why would Uber snitch on their customers (and make no mistake, Uber's customers are the drivers, passengers are the customers of the drivers). -- Roland Perry I'm sorry but you've made the mistake. Uber's customers are the passengers because Uber debit their credit cards. The passengers do not pay the drivers. |
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In message , at
15:25:59 on Mon, 3 Apr 2017, remarked: On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 6:41:09 PM UTC+1, Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 12:29:00 on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, remarked: https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on average for each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. I think you mean take them to court to get 6 points on their licence? No, but the licensing authorities and police are. Why would Uber snitch on their customers (and make no mistake, Uber's customers are the drivers, passengers are the customers of the drivers). I'm sorry but you've made the mistake. Uber's customers are the passengers because Uber debit their credit cards. The passengers do not pay the drivers. You misunderstand the nature of Internet intermediaries. If it was as you say, then there would be no doubt whatsoever that Uber as a transportion company and the drivers were employees. Uber deny both vociferously. When you buy something online from a retailer, and they charge you via your credit card and Worldpay, you are in no sense a customer of Worldpay. They are just a collecting agency, and to the extent that the fares go from you to Uber to the driver, then they are just a money collecting agency. Where it starts getting mucky is that they are also a booking agency, and just as you don't expect Amazon to be letting people sell handguns and child abuse images on their platform, you shouldn't be expecting Uber to match you up with an unlicenced or uninsured driver. -- Roland Perry |
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On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 12:22:51 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote: In message , at 11:14:10 on Sun, 2 Apr 2017, tim... remarked: The point about Uber's model is that they don't own them but that doesn't mean that the driver does either - he could be "borrowing" it (FTAOD - I'm not making some pedantic point about Lease-Hire) The driver can't just turn up in a random borrowed vehicle. Uber must approve, and knows exactly what car he drives. It presumably does some checks on its ownership, suitability, whether it's licensed and insured for private hire, etc. https://www.uber.com/en-GB/drive/lon...-requirements/ The main complaint is that they don't (do much checking). And reportedly the problem with insurance is they don't track cancellations I'm not even sure there's a mechanism for that even if they wanted to They could do spot checks on the drivers, say once a month on average for each, and blacklist the ones without insurance. Presuming lack of access to insurers' databases then that depends on production of paperwork for policies which could have been since cancelled. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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