How’s Uber doing?

[Korky]

Uber never expanded outside of Dublin, and here in Cork mytaxi has exploded in the last year, they are the dominant taxi provider now by a country mile. Uber definitely fiddled while Rome burnt, if they hadn’t been so determined to introduce rideshare they could easily now be Ireland’s biggest taxi dispatch firm. It took a european court ruling to dampen their rideshare asperations . How do Uber and mytaxi compare popularity wise in Dublin?

[mercenary for hire]

They don't have many taxi drivers left on the system.The limo service does well I'm told.Some of my taxi customers have mentioned using it on the weekends to impress their mates.

[Rat Catcher]

Uber only exists in Dublin to serve it's globe trotting international clientele. As far as Dublin is concerned it has never suggested any intention to operate rideshare in breach of regulation, a policy that it consistently follows throughout Europe. It, along with Daimler et al, continues to lobby in favour of rideshare and develop autonomous vehicle services that will eventually supersede rideshare/taxi/hackney/limousine services that are dependent on human providers.

[silverbullet]

I'd like to know where all the drivers for these Autononomous vehicles are supposed to come from ?

[Murph2]

http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/04/denmark-hits-1200-former-uber-drivers-with-additional-tax

[U Wha]

Flag and Whistle have been quiet latelyou.  Haven't seen much marketing from either. What happened to Flags big Google backed campaign?

[dalymount]

Remember the song another one bits the dust ?

[Murph2]

https://youtu.be/hZYbI30qpwo

[dalymount]

The ruling some time ago,regarding uber,and the employment status of its drivers. Was this a British court that decided they were employees,or was it the European court ?I cant quite remember,but I think it was the British court.
The reason im asking is,if it was tge European court that decided,then surely the radio companies operatiing in Ireland would be subject to the same rules and be obliged to provide sinilar befefits to their drivers ? Especially as they tgemselves seem to believe the drivers are their employees

[Korky]

The European court of justice only ruled that Uber were a taxi company and therefore had to adhere to each member states individual taxi rules and regulations.

[dalymount]

Oh ok thanks for clarifying.I don't know why I thought they ruled that the drivers were employees,I must have been thinking of something else

[Taxi driver42]

Uber is still lobbing
They haven't gone away u know

[Belker]

As long as that call centre in Limerick is open they will keep plugging away.

[watty]

The ruling some time ago,regarding uber,and the employment status of its drivers. Was this a British court that decided they were employees,or was it the European court ?I cant quite remember,but I think it was the British court.
The reason im asking is,if it was tge European court that decided,then surely the radio companies operatiing in Ireland would be subject to the same rules and be obliged to provide sinilar befefits to their drivers ? Especially as they tgemselves seem to believe the drivers are their employees

As well as the ECJ case, there was another one in the UK where a union took Uber to an employment tribunal which ruled....

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uber-drivers-employees-full-rights-court-appeal-lose-ordered-treat-ride-sharing-app-taxi-a8047316.html

Uber has lost its appeal against a landmark ruling ordering it to treat its drivers as workers, paying them minimum wage and affording them rights including sickness and holiday pay.  The business giant vowed to launch another appeal in the case, which could affect 40,000 drivers in London and has prompted concern among customers over potential price rises.  Uber sent only one representative to an Employment Appeal Tribunal hearing in London, which was packed with supporters of its drivers James Farrar and Yaseen Aslam.

The Tory UK Govt wants to change the law to have another category between employee and self-employed to cover things like Uber and Deliveroo.

[U Wha]

Oh ok thanks for clarifying.I don't know why I thought they ruled that the drivers were employees,I must have been thinking of something else

Thought I read something like that toof.  Might have been in another jurisdiction.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2017/06/13/uber-drivers-should-be-legal-employees-with-benefits-judge/amp/#ampshare=https://nypost.com/2017/06/13/uber-drivers-should-be-legal-employees-with-benefits-judge/