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Personally I think it should most definitely become recognized and spread to the smaller towns. I have used it a couple times in Toronto and its been by far a much greater experience than even the best taxi drivers. not only is it far cheaper, passage of money is done electronically through the app so you know what the cost is and know the driver can't overcharge you. You know exactly where your driver is and how far as it shows you in real-time on the map. you know who will be driving you and his rating before he gets there. Every aspect is and has been better with UBER over Taxis. Not to mention they've been friendlier with better kept vehicles.

I think it should be available anywhere you go. I'v used it a tonne in Toronto, and a few USA cities. Their cars are so clean and newer. Cabs tend to be filthy, then they make sure the a/c is turned off so you suffocate just to try n save a little gas. As for the price difference?? Wow!! Previous 70 dollar cab rides now cost me 25-35 dollars. More money in my pocket. So yes great choice that the consumer should be allowed to make when they need a ride.

heard of the price gouging Uber did on New Years? Because they do not have a set rate some of the drivers charged customers thousands of dollars for their ride.

The fact that there are sanctions against it in the first place is a massive ode to how pathetically out of touch this province is with the rest of the world.

Johnbisonbear said "heard of the price gouging Uber did on New Years? Because they do not have a set rate some of the drivers charged customers thousands of dollars for their ride. "

Uber special event pricing is presented to the customer before the driver is sent. If you're too drunk to read the charge on your phone then you have a problem and should look after yourself a bit better.

Is right it shows right on your phone what the rates will be. And if you wanna talk about ripping people off, I suggest you start with cab companies.

If your in an accident are they insured? If you hire a cab and you are in accident there is insurance. Are there guaranteed drivers. I have not used a ride share service and do not think I will.

Can you not put commercial insurance on any vehicle you use to conduct business with? So there's those fears alleviated. Do they not have to have a criminal check with proof to get on the app? Yep, pretty sure they do. Also with all the checks and balances that work themselves out by supply and demand means that the prices are in line with what the market can pay rather than a regulated set price that the cab companies don't follow anyway. Uber is the new version of "taxi" services more in line with current trends and the taxi companies, rather than adapt, are trying to legislate new competition out of existence. Bring on uber everywhere.

If you do the research you'll see uber does way more background checks then cab companies.

The drivers don't set the price nor do you give money to the driver at all. The price is set up on the app before you accept the ride, if people were handing money to the drivers they got scammed. As for insurance, they still need to be insured themselves just not through the company and go through more checks etc before they can become drivers.  
 
Edited by HowieSport, 2016-01-21 12:01:02

is worth thousands of dollars!

They accepted the fees on NYE (im assuming thats what your talking about?). There are other options such as operation red nose during the holiday period that are free. He hit accept 3 times before the driver was dispatched and Uber even gave him a %50 refund when all was said and done. I honestly don't think they should have either.

while yes im bias towards taxi service as yes i work at one, but you know that taxi cabs have whats called livery insurance. Uber does not!! Uber use is at your own risk, as well as the uber driver .... as for taxi cabs they are fully insured.  
 
http://www.kennedyinsurance.ca/uber-drivers-passengers-face-serious-legal-insurance-consequences/

That was the whole point of ride sharing, To many groups are trying to get their hands on the money from taxis it drives prices to unreasonable levels, Permits and different licenses etc then on top of that you get the taxi companys that overcharge like gas vehicles when using hybrids.... Once they bring out new regulations to allow the unique aspect of ride sharing services it should force taxis to finally change their model to something more reasonable or become extinct. I have yet to have a good experiance from a taxi in 15 years, while in the last 1 year Uber is batting 100%

My vote would be yes.  
 
More ways to arrive safe the better.  
 

Always happens when something comes along to rattle the status quo. The businesses that have been suckling at the teet with no changes for years meet the modern era and all of a sudden they can't get by. Look at home phone services, look at cable tv, look at people being able to shop online. Get with the times or fall behind

until a few people are injured in a uber car during an accident and attempt to get insurance to cover their pain, suffering and loss of income or even death. They then find out the uber car owner's insurance won't pay because it was a ride for hire and they then try to sue the uber driver personally. Find out at that time the uber driver has basically few assets and you are left with nothing to cover your losses.  
 
Their anger will then be directed at local and federal governments and trying to sue them because they failed to protect them from this situation.  
 
Would you travel out of the country without proper medical insurance knowing if something catastrophic happens you are completely on the hook for the financial hit???  
 
People will eventually learn but until then it will always be someone else who is at fault for their loss.

I feel a hell of a lot safer in a uber ride then I ever have in a cab. It's there own personal vehicle, so far every one Iv been in drove very responsible. Not to mention they've all been newer and very clean. At the end of the day I'll keep the 50 dollars savings from my ride in my pocket. You can't live life thinking WHAT IF, I get in an accident.

"You can't live life thinking WHAT IF, I get in an accident."  
 
Isn't that exactly why we have insurance and expect those providing goods and services to us to be insured as well?

pops said "I feel a hell of a lot safer in a uber ride then I ever have in a cab. It's there own personal vehicle, so far every one Iv been in drove very responsible. Not to mention they've all been newer and very clean. At the end of the day I'll keep the 50 dollars savings from my ride in my pocket. You can't live life thinking WHAT IF, I get in an accident. "

do you live everyday thinking "that will never happen to me" ..... you need to stop thinking that cause things do happen, and you need to plan a just in case. Driving around in a uninsured vehicle is so stupid, i dont understand this. Yes id love to save money but not at the expense of my well being!

Reid said "    pops said "I feel a hell of a lot safer in a uber ride then I ever have in a cab. It's there own personal vehicle, so far every one Iv been in drove very responsible. Not to mention they've all been newer and very clean. At the end of the day I'll keep the 50 dollars savings from my ride in my pocket. You can't live life thinking WHAT IF, I get in an accident. " do you live everyday thinking "that will never happen to me" ..... you need to stop thinking that cause things do happen, and you need to plan a just in case. Driving around in a uninsured vehicle is so stupid, i dont understand this. Yes id love to save money but not at the expense of my well being! "

That is why taxis are there to overcharge you for poor service and Uber is there for the rest of the people who can't afford to be gouged for poor service. Should Uber drivers be insured likely when the government disallows them they don't even have that opertunity to be insured.

Of course I want to be insured. There's gotta me some kind of liability insurance right??? If it's was so bad and wrong and dangerous then the government wouldn't allow it in most major cities. Only a few turtles that don't allow it. You make it sound like there's 10,000 law suits on the go and 38 accidents a day. But each for themselves I'll keep using uber you can use cabs. Sound good??

To become an uber driver you need the insurance that will cover said accidents and proof of it. Literally the same checks and balances as a taxi company just newer vehicles with better dispatching tech and regulations come from a private corporation who it's in their best interest to operate above the law rather than a corrupt politician(s).  
 
If it ever came down to it you can take uninsured drivers to court to recoup pain suffering and damages. Insurance simply takes liability off the individual's hands and places it into the corporations. No insurance opens the individual up to a law suit and it's really that simple. And this isn't just for uber rides either, an fender bender where one party is uninsured.

i just am saying what i know to be true and backing up with links .....  
 
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/uber-warning-issued-by-canada-s-insurance-industry-1.2804413

GOOD! Insurance and taxes in this province need to be discussed because they're the real money grab around here. Want to buy a 1999 Ford Fiesta? Pay taxes and then get it insured.  
 
When does insurance even pay out? When I smash into a pothole because the massive amount of taxes I pay every year isn't even getting the roads plowed never mind fixed?  
 
Insurance is a scam and if you think it's saving you for those "WHAT IF" moments in your life you're paranoid moop and should probably just stay inside.

http://www.driveuber.ca/frequently-asked-questions/  
 
INSURANCE  
All drivers are required to carry valid personal auto insurance, which will be your primary coverage. Every ride on the uberX platform is backed by $5,000,000 of contingent coverage for bodily injury and property damage to third parties. This means that if, in the event of an accident, your own personal insurance is exhausted or does not apply for any reason, passengers, pedestrians, other drivers, and the community at large can rest assured knowing that ridesharing partners remain covered by a robust first-class policy.

Isn't the problem, if you're driving with a buddy, and he crashes, are you not covered? so why is what uber is doing so "evil"? oh right because insurance and cabbies aren't getting their cut....

HowieSport said "Isn't the problem, if you're driving with a buddy, and he crashes, are you not covered? so why is what uber is doing so "evil"? oh right because insurance and cabbies aren't getting their cut.... "

if your driving for uber its for profit and needs to be commercial ..... not the same as driving your buddy. I guess goes to show the mentality of some...

I'll take my chances suing uber instead of trying to chase after a manitoba numbered company that disapears like a fart in the wind and then is reborn as ABZ Tarsmania or 5 way taxi.  
If you are counting on MPI come through to cover your costs you are dreaming. Places carry extended policies and believe me Uber's extended policy liability is a lot higher than a local taxi firm.

That is exactly how things are going to go. I said something along those lines a few years back when uber was just starting out.