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I tells ya....Uber be ferked. (Read 14025 times)
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Reply #105 - May 31st, 2017 at 5:13pm
 
Aussie wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 5:03pm:
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I've got a collection of Uber Drivers personal cards for when I need an airport run...


So, how does that work?

(I know the answer....I just want others to hear about from you, rather than me who obviously has a vested interest.)


Call them first, give them a heads up and they'll have the app ready, order the Uber and they'll try to accept it instantly while on the line.
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Reply #106 - May 31st, 2017 at 5:24pm
 
SadKangaroo wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 5:13pm:
Aussie wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 5:03pm:
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I've got a collection of Uber Drivers personal cards for when I need an airport run...


So, how does that work?

(I know the answer....I just want others to hear about from you, rather than me who obviously has a vested interest.)


Call them first, give them a heads up and they'll have the app ready, order the Uber and they'll try to accept it instantly while on the line.


Come orn Mr Kangaroo!  Why bother with that?  The smart Gubers ask their clients to ring direct, and a cash deal is done so Driver gets 100% cutting Uber out altogether.  Cabbies try it too but they get caught with lousy mileage rates or because I can see on my computer screen if he is moving and whether his meter is on.  Uber has no such control.
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Reply #107 - May 31st, 2017 at 7:43pm
 
You have my sympathy on this one Aussie. Uber is a recipe for disaster, unvetted drivers to whom you put your personal safety or the safety of your loved ones in

Talk about rolling the dice. If ever I need a ride, it will be by registered Taxi

Just remember folks, you only have to be wrong once and..you could well end up dead

Sorry that's just the retired Cop in me speaking

But have a little think about that one
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Reply #108 - May 31st, 2017 at 7:47pm
 
Are 'Registered Taxi Drivers' Advance Drivers? Have they passed an advanced test?
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Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting,
"Holy Sh!t ... What a Ride!"
 
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Reply #109 - May 31st, 2017 at 7:48pm
 
Fuzzball wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 7:47pm:
Are 'Registered Taxi Drivers' Advance Drivers? Have they passed an advanced test?


No.
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Reply #110 - May 31st, 2017 at 7:50pm
 
Then passengers are no more at risk with Uber drivers.
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Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting,
"Holy Sh!t ... What a Ride!"
 
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Reply #111 - May 31st, 2017 at 7:52pm
 
Fuzzball wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 7:47pm:
Are 'Registered Taxi Drivers' Advance Drivers? Have they passed an advanced test?


Of course. I finished my Masters in Cab Driving last year.
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Reply #112 - May 31st, 2017 at 7:56pm
 
Uber drivers are required to provide a police background check.  What's the difference
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Reply #113 - May 31st, 2017 at 8:03pm
 
Ramp7 wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 7:56pm:
Uber drivers are required to provide a police background check.  What's the difference


Not in Qld.  Your terminology is wrong.  They are supposed to have a  Queensland Drivers Authority, just like Cab Drivers must have.  You apply to Qld Transport.

Qld Transport will then conduct whatever search they do with Police Records.....Cabbies and Gubers, the same. 

But, the difference is that within the Taxi Industry, there are ongoing daily checks on the ongoing Licence status of every Cabbie.

Uber could not care less.
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Reply #114 - May 31st, 2017 at 8:04pm
 
Driver Requirements

There are four basic requirements you need to fulfill to partner with Uber. Note, each state/city has it's own specific requirements, so be sure to check your location:

21 years of age or older with 3 or more years of US driving experience
Or, 23 years of age or older with 1 or more years of US driving experience
A valid driver’s license
Valid vehicle registration
A clean driving record and criminal history
After signing up, complete a background check online. The check will scan the last seven years of your driving record to ensure you’ve had:

No DUI or drug-related offenses
No fatal accidents
No history of reckless driving
No criminal record
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Reply #115 - May 31st, 2017 at 8:07pm
 
Ramp7 wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 8:04pm:
Driver Requirements

There are four basic requirements you need to fulfill to partner with Uber. Note, each state/city has it's own specific requirements, so be sure to check your location:

21 years of age or older with 3 or more years of US driving experience
Or, 23 years of age or older with 1 or more years of US driving experience
A valid driver’s license
Valid vehicle registration
A clean driving record and criminal history
After signing up, complete a background check online. The check will scan the last seven years of your driving record to ensure you’ve had:

No DUI or drug-related offenses
No fatal accidents
No history of reckless driving
No criminal record

Do you really want me to drag out all the experiences in the US where absolute arseholes of the worst criminal kind have become Uber drivers.

Do the google yourself 'Ramp7.'
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Reply #116 - May 31st, 2017 at 8:17pm
 
Aussie wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 8:07pm:
Ramp7 wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 8:04pm:
Driver Requirements

There are four basic requirements you need to fulfill to partner with Uber. Note, each state/city has it's own specific requirements, so be sure to check your location:

21 years of age or older with 3 or more years of US driving experience
Or, 23 years of age or older with 1 or more years of US driving experience
A valid driver’s license
Valid vehicle registration
A clean driving record and criminal history
After signing up, complete a background check online. The check will scan the last seven years of your driving record to ensure you’ve had:

No DUI or drug-related offenses
No fatal accidents
No history of reckless driving
No criminal record

Do you really want me to drag out all the experiences in the US where absolute arseholes of the worst criminal kind have become Uber drivers.

Do the google yourself 'Ramp7.'


Well my personal experience of catching cabs for years is that taxis are smelly and unreliable and the drivers are terrible.

One touch of my phone and a clean car with a polite driver takes me safely to my destination.

I don't care what happens in the USA.
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Reply #117 - May 31st, 2017 at 8:40pm
 
Yet, you quoted a US source.
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Reply #118 - May 31st, 2017 at 8:54pm
 
Aussie wrote on May 31st, 2017 at 8:40pm:
Yet, you quoted a US source.


Uber Australia also requires a police background and license check so an uber driver is no less trustworthy than a taxi driver.

Everybody loves Uber ,  it's the way off the future.
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Reply #119 - May 31st, 2017 at 9:09pm
 
Yes, and it will be bankrupt inside ten years.  It is totally unsustainable.

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Everybody loves Uber
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the way off the future.


That's also a familiar fault.
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