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Re:Uber is charging drivers to work by mathattack on Friday October 20, 2017 @01:38AM (#15513719)
I agree. This is just a way to encourage supply in a busy period by asking for an early commitment. Drivers get paid more for committing to work, and people get lower fares because of less need for peak surcharges. This is the market working. Nobody is forced to accept it.
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Re:Uber is charging drivers to work by hamilyon2 on Friday October 20, 2017 @02:31AM (#15513884)
How do you know people will not pay peak surcharges? This is pure conjecture.
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Re:Uber is charging drivers to work by mseebach on Friday October 20, 2017 @03:56AM (#15514205)
If Uber is successful in getting drivers on the road in anticipation of high demand in a given area at a given time, they will not need to activate the surge charge.
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Re:Uber is charging drivers to work by GrantSolar on Friday October 20, 2017 @05:33AM (#15514563)
They may not need to, but that doesn't rule out it happening
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Re:Uber is charging drivers to work by alex_hitchins on Friday October 20, 2017 @06:24AM (#15514714)
So the driver ends up paying the peak surcharges? That's what it looks like to me.
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Re:Uber is charging drivers to work by mathattack on Friday October 20, 2017 @09:17AM (#15515495)
No. The driver gets paid more (33%) as a result of the commitment. There is less peak surcharge.
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