Australian Morning Show host Ray Hadley takes an Uber driver (Derek) to task. The driver says working for Uber has helped him keep his car, pay his rent and put food on his families table.
But Ray points out that Uber operates unfairly and is a totally illegal service.
In Queensland and New South Wales, Licensed Taxi Drivers and legitimate private hire drivers have to pay out, somewhere in the region of $14,000 in licence fees, insurances and permits before they turn a wheel. Where as all that's needed to drive for Uber is an iPhone.
Ray says either the government needs to have a level playing field where everyone operates under the same restrictions and regulations, or they should scrap the regulations deregulate all services.
Ray went on to say : when I put one of my daughters in a cab or private hire car, I want to know that the driver is checked, safe and has all the required paper work. I don't want her getting in a car with a rapist.
Ray also makes comments about the troubles this company is having world wide, running roughshod over Taxi legislation, plus the difficult of contacting the company with any form of complaint.
Definitely a must listen.
1 comment:
Ray Hadley. I shall remember this man's name ! Get him over here, NOW ! A man that calls it as it is ! Why haven't we got people like this ?
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