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You seem to have your facts wrong. https://support.uber.com/hc/en-us/articles/202347808-In-the-US-what-insurance-is-available-if-there-s-an-accident- https://s

by jmckib 12y ago

You seem to have your facts wrong. https://support.uber.com/hc/en-us/articles/202347808-In-the-US-what-insurance-is-available-if-there-s-an-accident- https://support.uber.com/hc/en-us/articles/202347808-In-the-... http://blog.uber.com/uberXridesharinginsurance http://blog.uber.com/uberXridesharinginsurance

anon1385 12y ago
I'm talking about the case in Germany. Why are you linking to articles that start with the words "In The US"? This is the kind of blind defence of Uber that gives the entire tech sector a bad name.
- jmckib 12y ago
  Well, my mistake then. Where is your evidence that Uber drivers in Germany are uninsured? That seems implausible.
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - codeduck 12y ago
    They lack the necessary commercial insurance.
fabian2k 12y ago
It's more complicated than that, insurance was a big issue in Germany. There is a mandatory minimum of 7.5 million EUR for damages to persons in Germany, the insurance offered by Uber was lower than that according to the news a while back. There were also other issues in Germany like the mandatory health check for taxi drivers and the shorter intervals for the mandatory car maintenance for taxis.
- jmckib 12y ago
  Ah, ok. Some of those regulations sound quite absurd to me, but I'm not familiar enough with the situation to comment.
  - tormeh 12y ago
    Well, let's say you're crippled for life in a taxi accident. The intention is that the insurance payout should compensate you for the lost economic utility of your limbs for the rest of your life. Suddenly 7.5M EUR is not that much.
  - gutnor 12y ago
    The taxi market is very different in Europe than in the US and different in every country. Uber faces a different set of challenges in different countries. Taxi service is not universally crap around the world and Uber is not answering the need of the people as strongly everywhere. For example in the UK, GPS tracking, booking of your taxi online, pre-pay, ... was already available before Uber. 10 years ago the black cabs were in the street for the same reason GP describe but against mini-cab and private hire companies (and older tech). A regulation was created from that requiring them a commercial insurance and twice a year inspection of the vehicle.

by jmckib 12y ago

anon1385 12y ago

I'm talking about the case in Germany. Why are you linking to articles that start with the words "In The US"? This is the kind of blind defence of Uber that gives the entire tech sector a bad name.

jmckib 12y ago
Well, my mistake then. Where is your evidence that Uber drivers in Germany are uninsured? That seems implausible.
- deleted 12y ago
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- codeduck 12y ago
  They lack the necessary commercial insurance.

fabian2k 12y ago

It's more complicated than that, insurance was a big issue in Germany. There is a mandatory minimum of 7.5 million EUR for damages to persons in Germany, the insurance offered by Uber was lower than that according to the news a while back. There were also other issues in Germany like the mandatory health check for taxi drivers and the shorter intervals for the mandatory car maintenance for taxis.

jmckib 12y ago
Ah, ok. Some of those regulations sound quite absurd to me, but I'm not familiar enough with the situation to comment.
- tormeh 12y ago
  Well, let's say you're crippled for life in a taxi accident. The intention is that the insurance payout should compensate you for the lost economic utility of your limbs for the rest of your life. Suddenly 7.5M EUR is not that much.
- gutnor 12y ago
  The taxi market is very different in Europe than in the US and different in every country. Uber faces a different set of challenges in different countries. Taxi service is not universally crap around the world and Uber is not answering the need of the people as strongly everywhere. For example in the UK, GPS tracking, booking of your taxi online, pre-pay, ... was already available before Uber. 10 years ago the black cabs were in the street for the same reason GP describe but against mini-cab and private hire companies (and older tech). A regulation was created from that requiring them a commercial insurance and twice a year inspection of the vehicle.