uberX drivers might not be unemployed people either – some are using the platform as ‘a temporary source of income to help achieve short-term financial goals, ‘ which could be saving for a wedding or a holiday, supporting loved ones through studies or just making extra money.
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“The Uber business is targeting that Friday, Saturday night business, and drivers that might only work that shift, particularly in Sydney and also Melbourne, have seen significant competition and significant hardship as a result”.
But this additional challengers hasn’t injure the cab sector overall, with some more drivers actually boosting the amounts of guests these need.
David Taylor of Turner Freeman Lawyers, the firm acting on Mr Howarth’s behalf, said in a statement the case was seeking to end the legal grey area that Uber had operated in for the past year.
Uber spokesman Xavier van Chau said the company would have something to announce regarding insurance shortly.
The stern words came after a group of Ottawa taxi drivers secretly filmed themselves during an Uber ride in order to “prove to the city of Ottawa that taking Uber is illegal” – a tactic Ottawa’s mayor said made the group look like “thugs an bullies” after watching the video.
Both sides of NSW politics have acknowledged a need for regulatory clarity when it comes to Uber, and the government has already set up a taskforce to examine the future of the taxi industry and the need for an “even playing field”.
“We continue to investigate all complaints”, Fletcher said in an email.
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“I think they’re having trouble making an impact”. Laura Shen, an Uber rep, responded politely that outsourcing that responsibility to the city was likely a “nonstarter” for the company – a phrase she would repeat several times during the discussion. 37 of them have pleaded guilty so far and the total of the fines is close to $22,000.
