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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
How are they not protecting the customers? They have an insurance policy they use if incidents/accidents happen even if the driver doesn't have a commercial policy. They do background checks and at least around here you have to have a reasonably aged car and have to take it for an inspection.
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The insurance issue is sketchy:
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Alberta's superintendent of insurance is warning that Uber drivers don't carry enough insurance to cover riders if they get into a collision.
Mark Prefontaine looked at insurance policies the controversial ride-share service offers its drivers and found them inadequate.
He is telling Uber drivers that they will need to get extra commercial insurance coverage because Uber's policy won't help.
"A good part of it is because of the reliance that is put upon the driver's own policy with their own insurer," Prefontaine said.
"So unless that driver has contacted their insurance company...then any passenger that gets into that vehicle is going to be at risk just as will the driver and a bystander."
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...169769?cmp=rss
I've looked on the Uber forums, and it appears most drivers have no idea about potential issues.
As for the tax issues...
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So, basically, Uber says once again:
1) We do not collect HST on drivers' behalf. And there is no way for a driver to collect HST as well.
2) However drivers are responsible for all tax obligations whatever they are.
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http://uberpeople.net/threads/canada...4.14907/page-2