Uber
Jul 3rd 2015 | 11:26 am
#17
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From: SW Ontario, Canada / Gozo, Malta
Re: Uber
Lol, awesome. I got a "free ride" on uber with Rogers for signing up to "Roam Like Home" on my mobile. I didn't even know what it is.
Jul 3rd 2015 | 2:36 pm
#18
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From: Toronto
Re: Uber
Judge rejects Toronto's case against Uber - The Globe and Mail
Sounds like the law in Ontario is too dated to deal with apps and running businesses through them.
Sounds like the law in Ontario is too dated to deal with apps and running businesses through them.
Jul 3rd 2015 | 3:03 pm
#19
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From: San Francisco Bay Area
Re: Uber
In California, there are a lot of cab companies and many of the small companies pay their contractors under the table. For Uber, all billing is done through Uber and a year end 1099 is issued for income paid to the contractor including tips so it's pretty hard to evaded taxes.
Jul 3rd 2015 | 7:51 pm
#20
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From: UK
Re: Uber
Judge rejects Toronto's case against Uber - The Globe and Mail
Sounds like the law in Ontario is too dated to deal with apps and running businesses through them.
Sounds like the law in Ontario is too dated to deal with apps and running businesses through them.
Sounds like the opposite to me.
Jul 4th 2015 | 11:04 am
#21
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From: Toronto
Re: Uber
Maybe I read it differently.
But basically there has to be a direct phone call for it to be a cab company. Because it is ordered via an app it is acceptable.
That was my gist.
The cab firms if they are smart will develop their own app and then abandon the conventional methods of ordering their service. They can then avoid the licensing fees.
But basically there has to be a direct phone call for it to be a cab company. Because it is ordered via an app it is acceptable.
That was my gist.
The cab firms if they are smart will develop their own app and then abandon the conventional methods of ordering their service. They can then avoid the licensing fees.
Jul 15th 2015 | 8:02 pm
#22
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From: UK
Re: Uber
Not sure if the black cabs are being a bit precious on their birthright...?
London must choose between chaotic Uber and black cabs, says MP - Telegraph
London must choose between chaotic Uber and black cabs, says MP - Telegraph
Jul 18th 2015 | 3:58 pm
#23
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From: White Man in Hammersmith Palais
Re: Uber
France cracks down on Uber service after protests - BBC News
What do you folks make of Uber?
Progress and slick service bringing good to the masses?
Or another multinational company sucking revenue out of a country and doing all it can to avoid legislation, taxes and costs?
I personally think it's a kick up the arse for the cab industry but at the same time a flimsy sharkish operation with no real moral compass.
It has been valued as being worth more than Toyota????
What do you folks make of Uber?
Progress and slick service bringing good to the masses?
Or another multinational company sucking revenue out of a country and doing all it can to avoid legislation, taxes and costs?
I personally think it's a kick up the arse for the cab industry but at the same time a flimsy sharkish operation with no real moral compass.
It has been valued as being worth more than Toyota????
Jul 18th 2015 | 6:52 pm
#24
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Re: Uber
Are they going to moan when my nan calls up my aunty Val to get her neighbour John to give her a lift to the bingo and she gives him five quid for his trouble?
Last edited by Oink; Jul 18th 2015 at 6:55 pm.
Jul 19th 2015 | 12:25 am
#25
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Re: Uber
