[Hidden-tech] Drive for Uber? Or ride with them?

[Hal Rosenthal]

I was in the process of becoming a driver and checked with Amica, my
insurance company. They were extremely clear that my policy would not cover
Uber driving. Had I not checked and had an issue, they wouldStoller have
denied the claim. They suggested that I get a commercial policy. I've
decided to cancel my application to drive.

Are you suggesting that Uber has insurance for its drivers?  At the risk of
being told what Amica told me but at least not getting surprised if you
needed to use your insurance, I suggest you check with your carrier.

Hal

On Thursday, August 6, 2015, Deborah Chandler <debchandler411 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> To follow up, I have been driving for Uber for about a month now. They
> officially rolled out the Springfield area back at the end of April.
>
> All is going fine overall, albeit slow. But I am assured by my student
> passengers that the amount of work will increase when students come
> back to school over the next month. It seems the students all use Uber
> and love it, and they have many reasons to use Uber over a taxi. Word
> about Uber has apparently spread mostly word of mouth.
>
> The reason I am writing to you great folks is that I am having a bit
> of confusion and concern over my auto insurance coverage not being
> adequate and I wonder if someone can help me understand it.  In my
> approval process to become a driver, I shared my insurance policy with
> Uber. They shared theirs with me once I was approved. But now I am
> hearing from other drivers that there is concern over us drivers not
> being adequately covered.
>
> So, if you are either driving for Uber and have already gained a solid
> understanding about our insurance coverage, or you work in the auto
> insurance industry, please be in touch with me right away. I can share
> my documents (which I admit, I don't follow too easily, and my
> insurance agent is still *researching*...)
>
> REQUEST: please don't respond in criticism of Uber if your only
> knowledge about Uber is through reading the mainstream media and all
> the back-and-forth conflict between the taxi industry, the various
> city and state regulators and Uber corporate. As usual, the media
> stories are full of exaggerations and biases. They tend to confuse and
> muddy the waters, and the politicians usually base their loyalties on
> who contributed to their campaign coffers.
>
> In my opinion, Uber is fair competition for the taxi industry and many
> taxi drivers are just getting their knickers in a twist because they
> had to pay a lot of money up front to do their job and now Uber
> drivers are doing the same job better, without the upfront cost and
> they are taking business from the taxi drivers. I would be pissy, too,
> if I were them...
>
> Thanks in advance for your solid input on this,
> Deb
>
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Rich Roth - Webmaster
> <webmaster at hidden-tech.net <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Emailing in from the land of the Uber (SF)
> > We've used Uber/Lyft a few times just in the last week and I'd have to
> say
> > it works well
> > here because there are so many drivers, you wait maybe, well actually you
> > don't wait
> > you have to be ready when you call -- ok so you don't call, you request
> it
> > on the ap
> > which shows you exactly where the incoming car is and then handles all
> > payment.
> >
> > No reason someone in the Valley can't drive for Uber, only I'd wonder
> > how many call requests you'd get, esp given how far you'd need to go,
> > AND what I really don't know is how Uber handles the driving cost
> outside of
> > the actual trip.
> >
> > Net-net: might work in the more concentrated area like Springfield,
> > or Holyoke on a busy weekend -- beyond that, many of these 'ap' based
> > alternative
> > approaches to transportation and the like work on spontaneous requests
> > because of the concentration of the people needing such services.
> >
> > Ridebuzz has a better chance of working when people plan ahead
> >
> > Interesting in any case to explore alternatives for rural areas.
> > Part of why airbnb or Uber work is because the infrastructure the company
> > provides
> > a level of safety individual connections do not, such as insurance and
> > mutual ratings.
> >
> > Rich/webmaster
> >
> >
> > On 4/3/2015 3:22 PM, Deborah Chandler wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Do you drive for Uber or do you use their ride services? I would like
> >> to ask you about it. I don't see any Western Mass towns or cities
> >> listed yet, but wonder how to find out who drives in our area. I see
> >> Worcester is listed.
> >>
> >> My understanding is that we can offer and get rides in our area, even
> >> if our city is not listed, as long as there are drivers signed up and
> >> available.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Deb
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