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Uber

Should Uber be banned?

  • yes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • no but they should have more government oversight

    Votes: 4 17.4%

  • no, this is the free market's way of making transportation service cheaper

    Votes: 18 78.3%

  • not sure

    Votes: 1 4.3%
  • Total voters
    23
Surrealistik said:
Before Toronto introduced new regulations/licensing for example, Uber could operate without meeting any of the regulatory requirements of other transport services such as insurance, driving record and background checks, and limits on the age of cars used (which by itself resulted in 30% of Uber's fleet leaving service).
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That sounds like that was a government problem.

Any car driving on the street is required to have insurance.

Why were the Uber cars exempt?
 
Mason66 said:
That sounds like that was a government problem.

Any car driving on the street is required to have insurance.

Why were the Uber cars exempt?
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Yes, it was a government problem in so far as that regulations at first failed to address the nature of Uber's business model so it could get away with bypassing common sense regulation that typically applies to transport services: it seemed not to meet the technical definition of something that would be subject to those laws, like say, mass public transit or taxis. I assume this was due to the fact that a service such as Uber was not anticipated, and thus not accounted for by law makers. That said, Uber's operations in Toronto were nonetheless an example of under-regulation/lack of oversight that needed to be fixed, and I'm sure it's far from the only example; all transport service providers should meet a minimum regulatory standard given the nature of the business and the risks involved.

As to insurance, personal car insurance is inadequate in terms of providing appropriate coverage for a vehicle used in such a commercial capacity with passengers as a potential liability; while I'm sure the overwhelming majority of Uber cars had such personal insurance, many lacked the more rigourous commercial policies.
 
Mason66 said:
That sounds like that was a government problem.

Any car driving on the street is required to have insurance.

Why were the Uber cars exempt?
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Surrealistik said:
Yes, it was a government problem in so far as that regulations at first failed to address the nature of Uber's business model so it could get away with bypassing common sense regulation that typically applies to transport services: it seemed not to meet the technical definition of something that would be subject to those laws, like say, mass public transit or taxis. I assume this was due to the fact that a service such as Uber was not anticipated, and thus not accounted for by law makers. That said, Uber's operations in Toronto were nonetheless an example of under-regulation/lack of oversight that needed to be fixed, and I'm sure it's far from the only example; all transport service providers should meet a minimum regulatory standard given the nature of the business and the risks involved.

As to insurance, personal car insurance is inadequate in terms of providing appropriate coverage for a vehicle used in such a commercial capacity with passengers as a potential liability; while I'm sure the overwhelming majority of Uber cars had such personal insurance, many lacked the more rigourous commercial policies.
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As Surrealistik states, they had insurance but not commercial insurance. Most insurance companies in Canada would cancel the drivers personal car insurance if they found out they were using the vehicle for business related activities. Uber drivers to operate with valid insurance would require commercial insurance policies
 
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