[OFFICIAL] SG Uber Drivers

[Pyro77]

Lai let's discuss.

I'm not a driver myself but thinking about it. Work office job like a bit sian. Want to try out maybe part time for a month or 2 then see how.


Anybody here drive for uber? Can share experience? Most important is how much can you earn? More than $10/hr got or not?

 

[Hard0n]

Part time can lah. Full time how to survive.

Like all taxi drivers, u need to have a lot of discipline.

- no leave
- no sick leave
- no work no $$
- no bonus
- zero benefits
- basciAlly nothing

 

[Pyro77]

Part time can lah. Full time how to survive.

Like all taxi drivers, u need to have a lot of discipline.

- no leave
- no sick leave
- no work no $$
- no bonus
- zero benefits
- basciAlly nothing

Quite true also. No work no money. Office job I jiak zhua also get paid.

 

[tatsit]

part time can earn how much?

 

[alochong19]

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/any-uber-user-4944135-17.html

 

[nexusfanboi]

EDIT: Clarifying that the info below refers to UberExec (the original Uber) drivers

Lai let's discuss.

I'm not a driver myself but thinking about it. Work office job like a bit sian. Want to try out maybe part time for a month or 2 then see how.


Anybody here drive for uber? Can share experience? Most important is how much can you earn? More than $10/hr got or not?

Not uber driver, but chat with an UberExec driver before. Here are my notes:

(Disclaimer: things might have changed, or he might have been lying)

40 $ / hour
flat hourly rate, fast or slow to destination no impact on income
uber books 8-16 hours of your time
(he says you can actually dont accept customers and still get paid, but he doesnt do that. i assume they red flag drivers who dont accept customers regularly.)
petrol charges on driver
now ERP charges are passed to riders, no longer on the driver

To put the 40 $/hr into perspective, the Uber ride I took from Tampines to Bedok to Raffles Place took less than an hour, and the fare was $70+. And that's without surge pricing, where the fare can double or even triple (http://time.com/3633469/uber-surge-pricing/).

 

[Pyro77]

Not uber driver, but chat with one before. Here are my notes:

(Disclaimer: things might have changed, or he might have been lying)

Sure bo $40 per hour? And what you mean uber books 8-16 hours of your time?

 

[isthatall]

[
QUOTE=Pyro77;93157884]Lai let's discuss.

I'm not a driver myself but thinking about it. Work office job like a bit sian. Want to try out maybe part time for a month or 2 then see how.


Anybody here drive for uber? Can share experience? Most important is how much can you earn? More than $10/hr got or not?[/QUOTE]

 

[zencro]

Not uber driver, but chat with one before. Here are my notes:

(Disclaimer: things might have changed, or he might have been lying)

What you mean by $40/hour? Hired by Uber to be driver?

 

[tatsit]

$40/hr?

 

[Le_coq]

inspired by the uber drivers "stealing" customers from cabs at airport?

 

[Pyro77]

inspired by the uber drivers "stealing" customers from cabs at airport?

Actually a few months I've been looking into it already.

 

[tatsit]

how to apply to be uber driver?

 

[NSforSG]

can be uber supercar driver?

 

[Pyro77]

can be uber supercar driver?

Need to own or rent a supercar lor.

 

[NSforSG]

Need to own or rent a supercar lor.

wah, rent a supercar already how much liao.

 

[mocax]

how ish de gahmen going to tax u?

 

[rammsky]

You cannot easily become an Uber driver just by having a car. You need to be employed by a limo service company first before they will assign you as an Uber driver.

 

[Redsunns]

If you own a car,

- U must register a transportation service company
- U must transfer the car from ur name to the new company
- Purchase a commercial Insurance for ur car

Ppl taught me to calculate the cost if you are driving full time. Car depreciation rate is crucial. Self maintenance.

If you rent car,

- average $40-50 per day? (not really sure)



Pro
- Free and easy (drive when u want to)
- Good for ppl with a regular job, drive part-time.

Con
- Not advise for full-time since you are not allow to pick up passenger off from the road means less income, unless u drive long hours, which is around the same as cab driver's hours. (Uber charge you 20% for every fare.)

Not sure dio bo. correct me if i'm wrong.

 

[Pyro77]

wah, rent a supercar already how much liao.

You think got free lunch in this world?