Uber breaks Dutch taxi market is now open [updated]

Posted on 30-07-2014 at 8:03 by sir_smokalot – 21 Comments”

From today will be the resistance of the professional taxi industry against the popular app Uber only increase. Uber late, from today, also individuals a of pocket money to earn some extra money as a driver.

Through a 3-step plan can taxi drivers in the shell log in to the service: first of all, want to Uber your paper, along with a motivation. Are these satisfactorily, then clears Uber you well, and you get a phone with the app on it. Step 3: profit!

Still worked Uber only with professional drivers, with the app it essentially had to have speed and ease of use, but now there is also amateurchauffeurs eligible seems to be the declaration of war to the taxi industry completely. The new initiative is sailing under the name uberPOP, and since February of this year in Brussels, where the against the necessary resistance of the local government is run, to the irritation of our own Neelie Kroes.

The ‘amateurtaxi’ goes by the name of uberPOP through life. Condition for aspirerende drivers is that they are at least 21 years of age, and in possession of a 4-door car from 2005 or later. The rates are well below those of traditional taxi control centres, but also in those of the other Uber-initiatives for ‘BLACK’ and ‘LUX’. The company expects its new drivers get a commission of 20% of the fare.

A ride, particularly thanks to a low base rate, up to 50% cheaper, so counting Uber. In a city like Amsterdam seems like the service me with absolutely no unnecessary luxury, both for short trips (drivers sometimes do not want) as well as for longer trips (for which the price would otherwise be very hard to rise). If you use it go make, share your experience then please in the comments.

UPDATE – response taxi industry: “Uber is as illegal as the plague”. They are going to have a lawsuit started if there is no prohibition.

Photo: autojunk.nl