Quote: [quote]I am then taken on a metered route that may or may not be the quickest or most efficient route for that time.
I'm sure you have a smart phone so you can live check the route.
Quote:I am charged a fee for my bags, any tolls and any airport charges. For this exercise the total cost is over $30.
You are not charged a fee for luggage at all. If you were, report it to Qld Transport.
Quote:I know that the vehicle is also safe, the driver probably has passed police checks etc.
Nothing 'probable' about it. 100% guaranteed. Those Police checks are the cause of hold-ups in getting new Cab drivers authorised.
Quote:I have no idea of what other people think of this driver in terms of his service.
You do. If he had been the subject of relevant complaints from passengers, he would have been booted by the Cairns Cab Mob.
Quote:]You and I will be diametrically opposed on Uber Aussie and that is understandable. You provide the an alternative taxi service service to Uber, I use both and I will support Uber more and more as it expands. The insurance issues and people suffering paraplegic instances and being basically ignored is the usual scare mongering that as consumers we are becoming used to from an industry that has become bloated, overpriced and now faces competition.
Nothing bloated about it. We meet Government imposed regulations which come at a cost and that includes paying for proper commercial use insurance which Guber does not. When that chit hit the fan, you attitude will change big time.
Quote:As for rideshare insurance:
http://www.insuremyrideshare.com.au/"Certificate of Currency
Rideshare operators require drivers to obtain the correct insurance and have an insurance certificate. All our policies come delivered with your certificate to show you've got the right cover."
So, how come they are all operating using the same 'private use' insurance you pay......when it costs me TEN times that to have the correct insurance for COMMERCIAL use.
Quote:On the subject of cars:
I can go out and buy a brand new Honda Jazz for $17000 - this car mets Uber's requirements. If I buy it now, I can claim the various taxes back under Hockey's $20000 "tradie" rebate. All my running, service, insurance, fuel, loan costs, phone and software and other costs are tax deductible, even the mints and water each Uber driver I have ridden with carry in their cars.
Cute. I get exactly the same entitlements.
Quote:I keep most of the dollars I make each trip. A taxi Driver can't do most of that - but you as an owner can.
There you have it. Proof absolute you just do not know. The Cab driver gets 50% of the gross take and that is all his. The other 50% goes to the owner who has to pay ALL the bills.....All of them without exception, including fuel and driver income insurance.
The word count knocked off your coment about Cabbies becoming Gubers. What you do not know is how many come back when the pyramid sell scheme fails and they have woken up to how they are losing money big time.