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Originally Posted by Amethyst
If those requirements will kill Uber, then I am in the "get rid of Uber" camp. As a potential customer, I have no interest in being driven by someone who does not have proper license, inspection, and insurance. As a fellow motorist on the road, I would not want to share those roads with someone driving without proper insurance.
It's too bad, because I agree the taxi industry in Calgary is awful, but if Uber can't provide its service without those three requirements, then Uber is not the company I want to see replace taxis (and I was someone originally advocating for Uber when I first heard about it).
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The biggest part is going to be the insurance and license requirements that the city determines, Uber already does a background check and vehicle inspection so that part is moot.
If the city decides that full commercial insurance and not some hybrid plan is required, then very few drivers will drive as it is mostly people doing this part time and wouldn't drive enough to recoup their costs.
I think a great idea would be to set a max price per kilometer and allow companies to charge what they want up to that limit.