Posts by goforit
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I been watching the Uber app for the past week and I see they are playing a game called put the carrot in front of the driver with continually moving the surge around Auckland, I seed cars racing to the surge area and when they reach the area the surge stops, then they surge another arera and the cars are on the move again.
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In principal you are right Ben, but the reality of it Uber does not want any regulation at all, if they where to back down especialy here in NZ where the taxi industry is already an open shop it sets an presidint that would effect there world wide fight to stuff up the taxi industry. They are now on the back foot by their actions and they know they are. The Nz Govenment is not actually concerned about the plight of the drivers but they are very concerned about all the tax avoidance that is going on due to Uber and there unaccountabiltiy of income by not being respossible towards regulation.
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Hi, I guess which side of the fence you sit on, protecting the public or just letting anyone have access to the public. Strange isn't it? When ever Uber is forced to follow the regulations in any given area they just stop their service.
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Ben what you need to do is to think of UBer work as fill in work and look to the other sectors of the passenger transport service to buld up the more profitable work, use one to off set the other. but until you have your own PSL no one will ever give you work as an exsistinfg ATO/private services faces fines up to $250,000.00 if they do.
I guess you are aware the taxi industry is close to releasing an app to rival the Uber one that will further reduce Ubers proftl levels. -
hi again, price is the main factor the less they spend on transport the more they can spend elsewhere, this is human nature, you may have noticed (thats before the price drop) when Uber is surge pricing the Uber work nearly stops and 15 mintues after the normal fares return the work kicks back in. When surging is in effect the telephones in taxi dispatch centres go crazy.
I know this from experience i have worked with Uber in the past and have always operated private hire and taxi services, the best return is a mixture of both. when Uber first started the rate was $1.50/km and this was hopeless and not really working, when it was lifted to$2.00/km Uber work profit after expenses was approx' 0.70c per km. When mixed with taxi work on a ratio of 3 taxi jobs to 10 Uber jobs the return after expenses jumped up to approx. $1.80 per km. Expenses I mean every thing, depreciation, insurance, fuel a GST anf provisional taxes.
Ben talking about taxes did you get the point I made you are not responsible for the payment of any taxes as thats the responsibilty of the PSL holder. running costs do vary but allow $1.00 per km plus or minus 0.10c -
Ben. What you see on ponsonby rd is not the taxi industry it's the dregs of the industry. Fares can only be refused for specific reasons. When a taxi driver down a small hire they are turning down profit. There is more many in short jobs than long ones. Tell you more later
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Very true, the small passenger transport service even before Uber was over loaded with vehicles and that not only counting taxis there are all sorts of passenger service vehicles out there. The pie will only support so many feeding off it
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Hi Ben, actuall employed drivers are very rear these days due mainly to the very low profits of the small passenger transport system, companies like Uber have driven prices down which of course has been followed by most operators (even taxi services are effected). In the past the wage was usually commissioned based usually 40% after the deduction of the GST content. There was usually a minium wage conpoment if the commission dropped below a certain amount, in this day and age the minium wage is I think $14.50 and most days your turnover would be close to that most days.
Now you proberly get an idea why taxi meters are set where they are, everyone needs to be able to live off the work they do, its not all about the customers getting a really cheap deal. -
Ben the employment agreement is only a cover to give the appearance of being above board. Unless you are the actual named holder of the PSL you have to give the appearance of being employed by the PSL holder, remember Uber is not the law of this country
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Bob, answer to your question, seeing you have your own PSL use it, save yourself the 5% the company is charging you to use someone elses PSL. The company cannot subcontract as they are currently doing, when the new regulations become law anytime in the next two years or so and if the company is an ATO you can do what you are doing now but not until the law is passed.