Uber Philippines

[Altis6453]

Guys how do you think this will affect taxi drivers/companies? imho hindi naman totally mawawala yung taxi, but definitely yung de tawag na apektado.

It should be easy for taxi operators to convert to Uber...then again, what's stopping taxi drivers from going freelance and joining Uber?

Uber payment is via credit card pa rin? i'm more comfortable paying cash instead of flashing my credit card.

At the very least, it'll force them to upgrade their units/service.

[kai s.]

It should be easy for taxi operators to convert to Uber...then again, what's stopping taxi drivers from going freelance and joining Uber?

Uber payment is via credit card pa rin? i'm more comfortable paying cash instead of flashing my credit card.

A lot of cab drivers are trying to apply as Uber drivers since the pay is much more reasonable. Uber drivers usually get a 40% cut of the profit while some big operators pay their drivers a flat rate of around 500/day daw, instead of the boundary system (but that is much too low for a 12-hour shift). Happened to us twice already, the cab driver asked us if we knew anyone looking to hire a driver for Uber.

Re: Credit card, you don't swipe every time you use a service--you input your card details the first time you register and you get charged after the ride.

[_Cathy_]

May nasakyan ako dating security guard nag uber driver na lang

[dr. d]

Guys how do you think this will affect taxi drivers/companies? imho hindi naman totally mawawala yung taxi, but definitely yung de tawag na apektado.

It should be easy for taxi operators to convert to Uber...then again, what's stopping taxi drivers from going freelance and joining Uber?

Uber payment is via credit card pa rin? i'm more comfortable paying cash instead of flashing my credit card.

if the current taxi companies had paid attention to their cars' maintenance and driver grooming, this uber and other similars would probably not have sprouted at all..
the current taxi companies would have quietly evolved into uber-esque service by themselves.

[dct]

if the current taxi companies had paid attention to their cars' maintenance and driver grooming, this uber and other similars would probably not have sprouted at all..
the current taxi companies would have quietly evolved into uber-esque service by themselves.

Yan ang nakakainis. Puro sila reklamo sa uber. Bakit hindi na lang kasi nila ayusin ang serbisyo nila. Despite the spread of uber, di pa rin nagbabago. Sugapa pa rin sa dagdag bayad ang regular cab pag rush hour at tag ulan. Plus mapili sa place

[sirkosero]

yung isa sa complainta ng mga tao is that "contrata" system ang gusto ng mga taxi.

technically, "contrata" din naman si uber. yun nga lang, with uber, you get what you pay for and hindi bastos ang driver, sira ang sasakyan at mabaho ang amoy.

[ninjababez]

Ok talaga ang uber. I cancelled a trip because gps and app is showing the wrong location. Complained about the 100 php booking fee, credit was immediately returned to my card. Was also given 100 php worth of credits, as an apology. Sa taxi makikipagmurahan ka na at lahat wala kang makukuhang ganito. kanina i complained kasi i was late because the driver was too slow, got a 16php credit, without me asking. San ka pa!

[dct]

yung isa sa complainta ng mga tao is that "contrata" system ang gusto ng mga taxi.

technically, "contrata" din naman si uber. yun nga lang, with uber, you get what you pay for and hindi bastos ang driver, sira ang sasakyan at mabaho ang amoy.

Atleast di papakita nung uber driver na galit sya sa traffic tapos papadagdag kasi traffic. O kaya ibababa ka na lang kung saan kasi nga traffic

[dr. d]

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Ok talaga ang uber. I cancelled a trip because gps and app is showing the wrong location. Complained about the 100 php booking fee, credit was immediately returned to my card. Was also given 100 php worth of credits, as an apology. Sa taxi makikipagmurahan ka na at lahat wala kang makukuhang ganito. kanina i complained kasi i was late because the driver was too slow, got a 16php credit, without me asking. San ka pa!

you were late because the uber driver was too slow??!!!
yung regular taxi naman, i almost got a heart attack because he was driving like senna..

[ninjababez]

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you were late because the uber driver was too slow??!!!
yung regular taxi naman, i almost got a heart attack because he was driving like senna..

Sanay kasi ako sa cab drivers bro. yun uber driver kahapon parang nanadya eh.

[istan]

Magmamahal ba pag mabagal mag drive?

[dr. d]

Sanay kasi ako sa cab drivers bro. yun uber driver kahapon parang nanadya eh.

baka sanay magmaneho sa habang nag-kakape yung dati niyang boss.

[bambomboy]

Magmamahal ba pag mabagal mag drive?

Time and distance ang minemetro, katulad sa taxi. So tataas ung babayaran mo kung mas matagal makarating sa destination. Although very minimal ang dagdag (2 pesos per minute).

Mas safe at mas tipid sa gasolina pag hindi harurot mag drive. And ganun rin advice ng Uber sa drivers, drive safely, dahil isa yata sa common complaints ng mga taxi riders ay unsafe driving ng taxi.

[confused shoes]

A lot of cab drivers are trying to apply as Uber drivers since the pay is much more reasonable.

Hopefully, magbabago ang driving attitude nila.

[simpsonseclaire]

Are pickup trucks allowed to be used in uber?

[RandMcnally]

Linawin ko lang.....

Yung team leader na tinutukoy mo sumasahod ng 50thousand a month sa call center tapos magreresign para magtaxi driver?

Kasi pag palagay ko na 80thousand a month kikitain bilang taxi driver eh for 30thousand na nadagdag magpapakapagod for 12 hours for 6 times a week of bwisit metro manila driving?

Iba kasi pag yung sanay talaga sa pagiging taxi driver, matitipid talaga mga manong

Pero galing sa call center tapos lalaban ng ganyan work eh sa pagkain pa lang baka doon mapunta half ng kikitain.

I can definitely see why this is interesting for younger folks.
Isipin mo, you work at your own time (for the ex-call center folks, no need to do night shifts). If you want to take a leave for a week, you don't have to tell your boss because you are your boss.
You just drive. No really need for thinking or analysis (particularly for the high stress jobs).
No one is berating you over phone the whole night.
You can even choose the midnight rides to avoid traffic.

If it's true that you can regularly and consistently earn at least 50k a month for a year doing this, this is a viable option. My only worry is saturation. If some taxis operators are already shifting to uber, will the 50k a month still be possible.

Question though, is it a rule within Uber that prevents extremely part time drivers? For example, an employee that only does his Uber driving tasks 2 hours a day / 3x a week or just the weekends? If, let's say, I want to become an Uber driver but I just want to do it every other day after office hours, does Uber discourage this?

[dr. d]

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I can definitely see why this is interesting for younger folks.
Isipin mo, you work at your own time (for the ex-call center folks, no need to do night shifts). If you want to take a leave for a week, you don't have to tell your boss because you are your boss.
You just drive. No really need for thinking or analysis (particularly for the high stress jobs).
No one is berating you over phone the whole night.
You can even choose the midnight rides to avoid traffic.

If it's true that you can regularly and consistently earn at least 50k a month for a year doing this, this is a viable option. My only worry is saturation. If some taxis operators are already shifting to uber, will the 50k a month still be possible.

Question though, is it a rule within Uber that prevents extremely part time drivers? For example, an employee that only does his Uber driving tasks 2 hours a day / 3x a week or just the weekends? If, let's say, I want to become an Uber driver but I just want to do it every other day after office hours, does Uber discourage this?

good idea...
do uber after the marster is driven to school in the morning..
off uber for the marster's lunch trip etc..
uber again in the afternoon until 5 pm, where upon the marster is picked up to be brought home..

i imagine.. just enough earnings to cover cost of driver, gas and maintenance, and monthly installment on car.. kumita pa nang kaunti ang driver..

[bambomboy]

I can definitely see why this is interesting for younger folks.
Isipin mo, you work at your own time (for the ex-call center folks, no need to do night shifts). If you want to take a leave for a week, you don't have to tell your boss because you are your boss.
You just drive. No really need for thinking or analysis (particularly for the high stress jobs).
No one is berating you over phone the whole night.
You can even choose the midnight rides to avoid traffic.

If it's true that you can regularly and consistently earn at least 50k a month for a year doing this, this is a viable option. My only worry is saturation. If some taxis operators are already shifting to uber, will the 50k a month still be possible.

Question though, is it a rule within Uber that prevents extremely part time drivers? For example, an employee that only does his Uber driving tasks 2 hours a day / 3x a week or just the weekends? If, let's say, I want to become an Uber driver but I just want to do it every other day after office hours, does Uber discourage this?

Walang rule na ganun. Anytime you want to drive, you drive. Pag ayaw mo, kahit 1 month ka pa hindi mag drive, walang penalty. Di sila nagdidiscourage, pero nang eencourage sila to make as many trips as you can (incentives).

[Jun aka Pekto]

How are Uber drivers regulated? From what it looks like to me, the system can be abused, even more so than established public transportation franchises.

Perverts and pedophiles could have a field day with the system.

[sirkosero]

How are Uber drivers regulated? From what it looks like to me, the system can be abused, even more so than established public transportation franchises.

Perverts and pedophiles could have a field day with the system.

may application process sa uber. they supply the smart phone with the drivers details. uber has a copy of the OR/CR, insurance policies as well as driver's license.

since app based, presumably they have a database who rode who, when and where, a record when the deal was consumated as well as what time the deal was finished. detail taxi operators dont have.

payments are via credit card (via bank account details, card does not need to be present) so banks pay uber and uber pays drivers.

sobrang daming possible audit trails.