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Originally Posted by llwhiteoutll
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.
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To me, this isn't on the city, but on Uber. Insurance companies have said they won't cover a driver if he/she is driving for Uber under a personal policy. Uber should have been negotiating with an insurance company to provide appropriate coverage for their drivers, instead of trying to get around it with loop-holes. This behaviour is what changed me from a person who was signing petitions to get Uber in Calgary to someone who thinks that this particular company is not the solution to our taxi problems.