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  1. Financial Support during Coronavirus for private hire drivers

    in London Uber Drivers

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    Universal Credit
    Universal Credit is for people who are on a low income or out of work. It is usually paid as a single monthly payment to a whole household, and can include help towards childcare and housing costs. While self-employed people have always been able to access this scheme, the conditions to access it have been relaxed for the rest of the Coronavirus lockdown period.

    https://www.gov.uk/apply-universal-credit

     

    Deferring Self-Assessment Tax Payments
    If you’re due to pay a self-assessment tax payment on account by 31 July 2020 but the impact of the coronavirus causes you difficulty in making payment by that date, then you may delay that payment until January 2021. 

     

    Self-Employed Income Support Scheme
    The Self-employment Income Support Scheme will offer support to self-employed individuals whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. The scheme will provide up to £2,500 per month and will be accessible to the majority of self-employed drivers. 

    https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme

    But any grant received will be treated as part of your self-employment income and may affect the amount of Universal Credit you get.

    Government-Backed Loans
    The scheme is not directly provided by the government but is instead run through approved finance companies including all the major banks. The scheme gives you support to access a wide range of loans, including term loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance to help you with cashflow during the coronavirus pandemic period. 

    ONLY if you have been receiving your payments through a separate business account then you are able to apply for the scheme through any one of the 40 approved lenders.

    https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/coronavirus-business-interruption-loan-scheme-cbils-2/for-businesses-and-advisors/

  2. Cyclist not using the cycle lane???

    in Complaints and stories

    Posted

    On 9/14/2018 at 1:11 PM, lucian said:

    How annoying is this? Free road but you have a cyclist who decided to have the road for him while there a dedicated cycle lane on the side???

    What should we do? I told him and he showed me the finger, fkin pricks...I propose these guys to get a PCN because they dont obey the rules

    Just ignore them, there is no other way. You can not win with cyclists

  4. Uber customer telling lies to support agaisnt drivers

    in Ratings

    Posted

    On 7/2/2018 at 12:20 PM, basescu said:

    I had a customer which was very rude to me and I asked him nicely to get off my car because of his attitude which I am not willing to accept.

    Guess what?

    He said to Uber in my car was smelling like marijuana, I was driving careless, speeding.....so on.

    Uber got me de-activated and had to wait to wait for them to listen to my side of the story while me not being able to make money to provide for my family!!!

    Uber Client always first and then the driver....

    Be careful with strange customers, they can always make a serious allegation against you and by the time Uber will realise its all lies, you will lose days of work-we have no protection in this situations!

    Thais why you need a dash-cam! £60 will take away all this risk

  9. Taxify response to TFL ban

    in Complaints and stories

    Posted

    On 08/09/2017 at 9:01 PM, george said:

    “Taxify has done everything in its power to comply with the local regulations, but is faced by aggression from TfL. Taxify successfully launched its London ride-hailing service on Tuesday, with over 3,000 drivers signed up, 7,000 drivers due to be on-boarded and over 30,000 customers downloading the app in the first three days. This incredible response shows the huge demand for greater choice in the monopolised London ride-hailing market.

    Over the last 48 hours, questions have been raised regarding the legality of its operations and Taxify would like to make clear that it has made every attempt possible to comply with TfL regulations. To launch its service to London customers, the business purchased a TfL licensed operator, running Taxify as a technology platform directing bookings to City Drive Services registered drivers.

    This arrangement is completely compliant within the existing UK law, and is a common practice within the industry. Taxify does not need a license, as any licensed operator can use any technology platform they choose to facilitate bookings between private hire drivers and riders. In this case, City Drive Services was the company authorised by TfL to dispatch bookings and therefore Taxify had no need to get a license for the software separately.

    TfL has raised concerns about Taxify’s license directly to its drivers instead of to the platform. Despite multiple attempts at communication with to resolve the issue, TfL has not provided any guidance. In an effort to stay fully compliant, and to protect drivers from further harassment and scrutiny by TfL, Taxify voluntarily paused the use of its app by City Drive Services drivers so that it can seek clarification with the regulator. 

    TfL has issued a letter stating they are revoking the license held by City Drive Services due to a change in the Company’s Director, who has no involvement with the operation or the business practice. Taxify strongly believe that the reasons for TfL revoking City Drive Services’ license are invalid, without merit, and outside of existing law. The action by TfL is denying London customers a valid choice within the market which has limited options. Taxify is appealing against TfL’s decision immediately.

    Taxify are immensely frustrated that TfL have not been willing to co-operate nor meet to discuss its operating licence and entrance into the London market. Taxify is a fully compliant ride-hailing technology provider, already operating in 19 other countries and major European cities, where it is successfully delivering a new competitive ride-hailing platform to the benefit of both customers and drivers. Taxify remain committed to playing a key role in the London ride-hailing market.

    As one of Europe’s leading start-ups, Taxify are a force for good in the worldwide ride-hailing market, providing important competition to the current market leader which uses its market position to mistreat drivers and take advantage of customers. London customers and drivers are crying out for competition against what has become an unchallenged monopoly.

    TfL’s action to revoke City Drive Services’ license does not benefit the customer and should be challenged by all those that favour a fair and safe ride-hailing market with improved conditions for both drivers and customers. Taxify are keen to find a solution to this issue and strongly urge TfL to meet with the company at the earliest possible opportunity."

    You cant play the victim card, especially when you this name! someone will get fired 100%

  11. Uber electric cars range

    in Garage

    Posted

    Does anyone using 100% electric cars in London and if so what is the range? 200 miles? 300? how much to fully charge the car , time and money?

    I went to Tesla and they charge £15 for a full recharge at one at their stations, and the range is around 200 miles. With a good diesel you spend around £30 for fuel so the costs will be half with Tesla but to buy it is really expensive!!!

    Its a bit tricky, Uber is saying they will give us up to £5000 for a full electric car but the cost is huge !!! I salute the idea but we are the ones paying for....:(

  12. Enterprise Rental, finance or buy?

    in Garage

    Posted

    have you tried drover? indeed like lued said, make sense to go for rent as is just 5 weeks contract, not years as it is for car finance

    They keep posting different campaigns

    This is our best offer yet... Fully electric BYD E6 (2014) for ONLY £164/week including fully comp. insurance when you book for 12 weeks. You can also go for weekly rolling for only £175 incl. insurance. First week is trial week - only £100. This is a great option if you want to save on both rent and fuel - these cars don't need any

    Check out the cars on http://bit.ly/joindr0ver and use code SEBA506 to sign up for £50 off your first booking. Call 020 3808 7636 if you have any questions.

  15. Uber is doomed?

    in Complaints and stories

    Posted

    The Uber thing worked because it was cheaper and, initially, it was more pleasant than the typical taxi. So that’s why it worked. But people don’t have loyalty to Uber, not even the drivers .

    “Instead of just focusing on being a good taxi company for the digital age… it’s blowing all sots of money [on] self driving-cars and China and now India. The company just so much reflects the megalomania of Travis Kalanick and whatever he thinks he’s doing.”

    One of the biggest issues that has left Uber’s business model hanging in the balance is its resistance to classifying its drivers—there are reportedly 600,000 in the U.S.—as employees, not contractors. If Uber is a house of cards, this is a key part of the foundation that, once removed, would demolish the structure.

     

    "It’s Bad At The Company Too

    It’s not just Uber drivers who feel downtrodden. A widely-circulated essay published last week by a former engineer described a series of incidents that painted the company’s headquarters as a space that fostered repeated, systemic sexual harassment."

    At the rate it’s going, Uber could crash and burn through its stockpile of cash by the end of the decade.

    Maybe Kalanick knows something we all don’t. Maybe Uber has a secret team of genius scientists who’ll surpass all expectations of driverless cars and, somehow, have a fully-automated fleet of vehicles for the company to use everywhere within a few years. Maybe billionaire investors are actually fine with propping up a money-losing venture into perpetuity.

     

    But until Uber can prove it has found a sustainable model—or, perhaps, stop the investor leaks of its financials—there’s little to suggest it has the bandwidth to survive. Whether it’s sold, drastically shrinks its market footprint, or just outright shutters, it’s untenable for Uber to exist long term as the tech juggernaut it is today.

     

    http://jalopnik.com/uber-is-doomed-1792634203

  18. Car usage

    in Cars

    Posted

    In London for E class, you pay around £500 per motnh for 30k miles per year, £880 is way too much.

    What is the mileage limit? for £880 and what car?

    On 12/02/2017 at 9:33 AM, JPH82 said:

    I did consider it but at £880 a month it seems silly.

    Putting a money aside each month for maintenance/tyres still seems me well under half that cost. 

     

    Just need to clarify how it works 

     

  19. Uber office has become a job centre.

    in Birmingham Uber Drivers

    Posted

    There is a good side if don't count on Uber 100%, as a part time job is fabulous, full time not so good as you keep just 50% from what you make and its becoming a generator of frustration and stress lately

    On 13/02/2017 at 0:56 PM, Roblaura said:

    He may have taken his son to complete the application form but he will not be able to do the same when he attends the IPA, if he does not have good English language or literacy skills he will not succeed through the test!

    There is so much negativity about Uber here, does anyone have anthing positive to say! But then that is a characteristic of most forums! We all love to moan!

     

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