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If Uber had to buy the vehicles, service them and pay full tax and fines it would be nearly as expensive as black cabs. I take my fair share of Uber rides but
by andy_ppp 7y ago
If Uber had to buy the vehicles, service them and pay full tax and fines it would be nearly as expensive as black cabs.
I take my fair share of Uber rides but I can see the next dot com bust happening now when this unprofitable business model all washes out. See also WeWork.
- Jommi 7y agoYes if a company does something that is not in the core specialisations, they would be expensive. Who guessed?
- andy_ppp 7y agoI'm talking about the gig economy ripping off their workers. I think you've misunderstood and been rude and sarcastic with it.
- Jommi 7y agoDid not mean to be rude at all. It just seems you're misunderstanding how differently Uber operates in each market. There are multiple markets where Uber is not ripping their drivers off in any way, because if they did they would be running to competitors. The problem with gig economy workers nearly always stems from the core issue of lack of legislation in self-employment.
- KaiserPro 7y agosee addison lee. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison_Lee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison_Lee) This is the reason why I find this "TFL is against innovation" rubbish is so annoying. AL had an app way before uber was in london. The only difference for the end user is that AL is more expensive. (because whilst the drivers are "independent" they lease the cars from AL, and have an exclusive contract with them)