Re:Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules
by isodev on Monday September 13, 2021 @08:38AM
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Indeed, here in Belgium there are extensive requirements for taxi drivers in terms of certification, education and vehicle maintenance. That's one of the reasons Uber never really succeeded here - even as a "freelance driver", you still need to be qualified and that takes time and effort.
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Re:Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules
by cinntaile on Monday September 13, 2021 @08:48AM
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It's probably because it makes it difficult to dodge taxes when Uber registers all the transactions ;)
Re:Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules
by iso1631 on Monday September 13, 2021 @10:06AM
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Last time I got a taxi in Belgium the card machine (advertised on the window) was "broken". C'est la vie, I just walked off.
Had that in Washington DC once, but magically the machine fixed itself when I said I had no cash and he'd have to get the police.
Re:Uber must employ its drivers, Dutch court rules
by vidarh on Monday September 13, 2021 @04:54PM
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In London you can now report the driver if they're on the road with a "broken" card machine, as that makes the car considered "unfit".
A lot of drivers still use unapproved card devices, though (TFL points out handheld terminals are explicitly not approved, yet I regularly have taxi drivers insist their fixed terminal isn't working, and to use a handheld one), which I'm taking means there's assorted tax fraud going on.