imperator

Last night was busy, made good money, surge 80% of the time but as usual rating dropped like flies. I dont get it, why do they acccept such high fares when they can use a different company like Addison lee or even black cabs and then give us 1 star.
I mean no one is forcing them to accept 2.0X price but yet they do it

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/vrm-checker-ulez
Type in your vehicle reg and see if you will pay or not from 2019!

I went there to hear about the £5000 grant when guess what ,there is no grant atm just "special offers" for drivers to rent electric cars from Weflex or pcorentals. They say Uber is working to increase the number of fast charging points for drivers to make them switch for electric cars, or is it for the future driverless fleet?

They pay £500 for new drivers and people still think it will be banned



 just 2 facts:
1-London – June 11, 2015 – TfL Pension Fund ('The Fund') has appointed BlackRock to manage liability-driven investing (LDI) and passive equity portfolios totaling £3.8bn assets.


 

 
2-By rum coincidence, Blackrock invested a reported £124 million in Uber in 2014, giving it a stake which is now worth nearly £500 million

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4347676/David-Cameron-s-chum-ocracy-links-Uber-bosses.html#ixzz4qCCGSecT 

They pay £500 for new drivers and people still think it will be banned



 just 2 facts:
1-London – June 11, 2015 – TfL Pension Fund ('The Fund') has appointed BlackRock to manage liability-driven investing (LDI) and passive equity portfolios totaling £3.8bn assets.


 

 
2-By rum coincidence, Blackrock invested a reported £124 million in Uber in 2014, giving it a stake which is now worth nearly £500 million

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4347676/David-Cameron-s-chum-ocracy-links-Uber-bosses.html#ixzz4qCCGSecT 

Sometimes riders might give their trip a low rating for reasons beyond your control – such as an issue with the app.
Previously, these ratings would have counted towards your overall rating, even if they weren’t a reflection of your service. Now, these ratings won’t count towards your score. Uber will still get the feedback to help us improve but it won’t impact your overall rating.
GUESS WHAT, the rating from different minorities background will still be low!!!
I am curious about this change if we can feel it?

So they aer paying £500 referral for new drivers before september audition, what does it mean? they know for sure the licence will not be a problem
Another 10% increase for time needed to make same amount of money with this wave of new drivers, every autumn same pattern, sick of it

Best dashcam for me is E-prance, value for money.
Definitely worth the money!
https://dashcam-reviews.co.uk/e-prance-d101-1296p-review/
£60 on amazon

I am curious how many drivers lost the licence because of this test?? cant wait for the number to be made public

NOt really if you do your job properly , right?

We used to get around £20/hour, now I see everything is dropping, I mean for £960 you have to stay around 60 hours online.
What is your average these days?

Moving from X to Exec in such a short time made this category not so professional, is not enough to have a cool car if you dont know where is Marble Arch, although Exec is best option for money efficiency from customers point of view, is not that expensive  

I have a mate who is still driving for a local minicab office and he is making his fuel money only fro tips, I mean if you take in consideration he is making more money than me and no stress with ratings and your account being deactivated. WE NEED TIPPING OPTION

Toyota prius all the way even more reasons for people to buy them

For those who went to school here, some info to compare your existing certificate with the Cambridge English exam B1 which is required by TFL:
All GCSE English certificate is more than enough basically !!!
 

For those who went to school here, some info to compare your existing certificate with the Cambridge English exam B1 which is required by TFL:
All GCSE English certificate is more than enough basically !!!
 

For those who went to school here, some info to compare your existing certificate with the Cambridge English exam B1 which is required by TFL:
All GCSE English certificate is more than enough basically !!!
 

Finally a good news!!!
 
Drivers will be given a 10 minutes' grace period after a parking ticket runs out before they can be fined.
The concession will apply to all on-street and off-street council parking spots in England under changes to the law.
Ministers claim the new rule, which will come into effect within weeks, will "end the war on drivers."
It will apply to cars parked in a pay-and-display bays or other spaces with time limits.
Other measures under the Deregulation Bill include a ban on CCTV camera cars that automatically issue parking fines, except in sensitive areas such as near schools and in bus lanes.
Residents and local firms will also be given the right to demand their council reviews parking in their area.
 
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/drivers-to-be-given-10-minutes-grace-period-for-parking-tickets-before-they-can-be-fined-10089817.html
 
 

A vigilante private hire car driver who gained notoriety in Australia for performing citizens arrests on Uber drivers has come to London with the intention of toppling Uber's empire.
 
 
If you recognize him, do not begin the trip, invent something:)
 

 
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/uber-vigilante-russell-howarth-has-high-hopes-shutting-down-london-operations-1490836

Finally a good news!!!
 
Drivers will be given a 10 minutes' grace period after a parking ticket runs out before they can be fined.
The concession will apply to all on-street and off-street council parking spots in England under changes to the law.
Ministers claim the new rule, which will come into effect within weeks, will "end the war on drivers."
It will apply to cars parked in a pay-and-display bays or other spaces with time limits.
Other measures under the Deregulation Bill include a ban on CCTV camera cars that automatically issue parking fines, except in sensitive areas such as near schools and in bus lanes.
Residents and local firms will also be given the right to demand their council reviews parking in their area.
 
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/drivers-to-be-given-10-minutes-grace-period-for-parking-tickets-before-they-can-be-fined-10089817.html
 
 

After three half-days as a driver, 26 rides, 411 dollars earned and meeting many interesting people, I only really have a single negative thing to say about the experience. It's how society treat drivers. Come to think of it, it occurred to me that taxi drivers are low on the social totem pole, which I think is terrible. I hope that Uber will help people open up their cars more and maybe remove this stigma. Because it's carsharing, not a taxi service.

Read more: http://uk.businessinsider.com/i-drove-for-uber-for-a-week-heres-what-its-really-like-2015-2#ixzz3U6Lm8val

Finally a good news!!!
 
Drivers will be given a 10 minutes' grace period after a parking ticket runs out before they can be fined.
The concession will apply to all on-street and off-street council parking spots in England under changes to the law.
Ministers claim the new rule, which will come into effect within weeks, will "end the war on drivers."
It will apply to cars parked in a pay-and-display bays or other spaces with time limits.
Other measures under the Deregulation Bill include a ban on CCTV camera cars that automatically issue parking fines, except in sensitive areas such as near schools and in bus lanes.
Residents and local firms will also be given the right to demand their council reviews parking in their area.
 
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/drivers-to-be-given-10-minutes-grace-period-for-parking-tickets-before-they-can-be-fined-10089817.html