UBER... questions about becoming a driver

[Thirsty]

This sort of covers a few areas & wasn't really sure where to put it....

Has anyone here signed up for UBER as a driver or passenger?
If driver

• what do you have to declare for insurance purposes?
• tax... can you deduct insurance premiums/tax/depreciation (or a percentage of same)
• tax (again)... how do you pay tax? self assessment form?

if passenger

• have you used it?
• does it work for you?
• why would you choose uber over a regular taxi? (or otherwise)

 

[peteb]

I'm neither but on the insurance front, you would need to be taking out PSV or taxi insurance. Anyone that alleges anything else to you would be misleading you unfairly.

 

[stephnyc]

I've used Uber and Hailo as a passenger, and rarely get a taxi any other way now. Multiple reasons - record of driver details, no cash needed, record of history of journeys.

My new favourite thing about it is, sending the babysitter home in one (thanks mum!) - its automatically paid out of my account; no arguing over who pays; and i even get an email to say she was dropped off at a certain location ... in case she takes a sneaky trip to Leeson St (joke!)

its fab

#no connection to either company