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Don't legalise Uber until they replace all drivers with robots then.
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Isn't the best thing about Uber being able to order and pay for onew with your phone and you know how much it is up front? Also the GPS data so you know when they'll be there to pick you up? If taxi companies just got on board with that I don't see how Uber is any better really? disclaimer: I take one taxi every few years at best
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Apr 21, 2016 03:18
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Compulsory third party insurance covers the passenger for injury. Unless Uber drivers are allowed to operate unregistered cars.
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Apr 21, 2016 03:19
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starkebn posted:Isn't the best thing about Uber being able to order and pay for onew with your phone and you know how much it is up front? Also the GPS data so you know when they'll be there to pick you up? If taxi companies just got on board with that I don't see how Uber is any better really? That would be great but surely they can only give you an estimate? Taxis tariffs tick up based on time, so if you get a particularly nasty red light it'll cost more than if you coasted through.
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Apr 21, 2016 03:22
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MysticalMachineGun posted:That would be great but surely they can only give you an estimate? so change the business model to compete
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Apr 21, 2016 03:22
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MysticalMachineGun posted:That would be great but surely they can only give you an estimate? They already have prepaid fares late at night.
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Apr 21, 2016 03:34
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Which was the recent Liberal capitalist conference sponsored by Uber, featuring a whole bunch of shitbags?
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Apr 21, 2016 03:46
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SynthOrange posted:Which was the recent Liberal capitalist conference sponsored by Uber, featuring a whole bunch of shitbags? The Australian Libertarian Society's Friedman Conference, if I remember correctly. Also featured a talk by David Lionhat.
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Apr 21, 2016 03:50
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Uber is trash and if you let a Taxi driver choose the route to your destination you deserve to get ripped off.
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Apr 21, 2016 03:52
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Or use Uber to book your taxi. People get so mad at anime lol as if a studio ghibli film is lower art than the 30 comic book movies released yearly.
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Apr 21, 2016 03:52
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Bill shorten trying to be Bernie sanders is funny. Banks are evil guys
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Apr 21, 2016 04:00
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Negligent posted:Bill shorten trying to be Bernie sanders is funny. Banks are evil guys 
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Apr 21, 2016 04:04
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Negligent posted:Banks are evil guys 
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Apr 21, 2016 04:04
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Last time I caught a taxi the driver nearly caused several accidents and was road raging and shouting at other drivers out the window. I was certain we were either going to cause a crash or get into a fist fight. That's my story.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:05
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My last taxi ride the driver called someone walking across the street a Jiggerboo then regaled us with stories of how many times he's been robbed.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:09
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The ALP are going to win the election. With the liberals basing their election campaign on the ABCC / Industrial relations, if (a very big if) the ALP somehow manage to stick to their guns re: Bank Royal Commission and not panic and do a Gillard, they'll poo poo it in.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:12
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starkebn posted:so change the business model to compete I don't think it is that simple. Laws, regulations and licence conditions determine where and how you pick up customers, what fees you charge and how much you can charge. I wouldn't be surprised if you needed some form of approved fare-calculation equipment installed in your vehicle to get a cab licence. I don't think you can just load an app on your phone and go at it, the TSC and the ESC have to give you the go-ahead. Not an expert by any means on taxi regulation though.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:13
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Negligent posted:Bill shorten trying to be Bernie sanders is funny. Banks are evil guys *adjusts Collar uncomfortably*
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Apr 21, 2016 04:14
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norp posted:When taxis can provide a minimum standard of service like Myself and 90% of Sydney is not in Uber's service area. Funny that Uber can undercut taxi's and provide better service so long as they only operate in the CBD, surrounding suburbs and the airport. Maybe we should try and make Taxi's better rather than rely on a business who will not guarantee service to an important part of our transit network.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:14
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thatfatkid posted:Uber is trash and if you let a Taxi driver choose the route to your destination you deserve to get ripped off. Ahaha yeah gently caress tourists, they deserve to be ripped off.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:16
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Tokamak posted:Myself and 90% of Sydney is not in Uber's service area. Funny that Uber can undercut taxi's and provide better service so long as they only operate in the CBD, surrounding suburbs and the airport. Maybe we should try and make Taxi's better rather than rely on a business who will not guarantee service to an important part of our transit network. What the gently caress is this even
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Apr 21, 2016 04:47
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thatfatkid posted:The ALP are going to win the election. It'll be close. ALP wins or we get a hunt parliament and presumably the ALP form government by negotiating in good faith.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:49
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Frogmanv2 posted:Ahaha yeah gently caress tourists, they deserve to be ripped off. Yes they do... Uber is a scourge. Casualisation of the workforce and liberalisation of essential services are not good things.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:54
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Coalition will be comfortably reelected. Bill shorten will never be prime minister.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:54
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thatfatkid posted:Yes they do... Nah mate Uber is a modern progressive company. Did you see they added a rainbow to their app? My kind of people.
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Apr 21, 2016 04:56
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thatfatkid posted:Yes they do...
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Apr 21, 2016 04:56
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Frogmanv2 posted:and why is that? They can afford it and if they're too lazy to do a little research to take a bus/train they deserve it.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:00
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thatfatkid posted:They can afford it and if they're too lazy to do a little research to take a bus/train they deserve it. Ok sweet, was wondering if you were going to go the victim blaming route, and wasnt disappointed.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:06
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Mmm yes the poor oppressed tourist strawman.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:08
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thatfatkid posted:They can afford it and if they're too lazy to do a little research to take a bus/train they deserve it. You know, you could just admit you made a dumb generalisation rather than doubling down on it.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:10
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thatfatkid posted:Mmm yes the poor oppressed tourist strawman.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:12
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thatfatkid posted:Yes they do... Yes the argument is definitely that Uber is taking down public transport and not taxi companies with really poo poo/exploitative business practices. The whole public transport thing is going to vary by city but we are specifically talking about Brisbane in this case because it's legal in NSW.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:14
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A backpacker on a budget would be taking the cheapest possible mode of transport i.e. bus/train/walk. They wouldn't be taking a loving taxi lol.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:15
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thatfatkid posted:A backpacker on a budget would be taking the cheapest possible mode of transport i.e. bus/train/walk. They wouldn't be taking a loving taxi lol. Yeah, all night public transport would help a lot more than uber.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:17
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Tokamak posted:Myself and 90% of Sydney is not in Uber's service area. Funny that Uber can undercut taxi's and provide better service so long as they only operate in the CBD, surrounding suburbs and the airport. Maybe we should try and make Taxi's better rather than rely on a business who will not guarantee service to an important part of our transit network. So? Get a train to the city, drink on the way there, get maggot at the venue and then King hit someone on your way out, get an uber home. Top night out and no nasty cab fare at 2am!
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Apr 21, 2016 05:18
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Recoome posted:Yes the argument is definitely that Uber is taking down public transport and not taxi companies with really poo poo/exploitative business practices. This is literally the exact same argument liberals use when talking about industrial relations / unions. There's a few issues with the current system so let's completely undermine workers rights to "fix" those issues.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:21
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Frogmanv2 posted:Ahaha yeah gently caress tourists, they deserve to be ripped off. Or anyone who finds themselves in a place where they don't have comprehensive knowledge of the quickest routes.
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Apr 21, 2016 05:26
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lmao if you tell a taxi driver to avoid tolls they'll take a longer route. Uber Drivers are usually suburban locals who just use their natural driving routes to get to the destination quickly. You cannot give a star rating to individual Taxi drivers so if they gently caress you there's nothing you can do except complain to a call centre which is the same as essentially doing nothing. Uber Drivers with bad star ratings get kicked out. Taxi App needs star ratings for drivers and pretty much everything else the Uber App is doing. I can't use Google Now to order a Taxi but I can use it to order an Uber and that's because the industry is a Dinosaur that refuses to evolve.
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Even if Uber are a bunch of libertarian dickhead, they've already won the battle and the war and established a new normal in trasportation options. With Lyft launching here soon the Taxi Industry best stop complaining and unite under a universal app.
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