August 10, 2015

Weekly Update

Alex

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First in First Out Airport Queues

We are making airport pick-ups fair! Requests at the airport will now be assigned to you on a queued basis, meaning the first driver to enter the airport zone will be first in queue for a request. Once you’re in queue, you can wait somewhere comfortable!

Important things to know:

You are considered in the queue once you enter the purple zone on your map
When you leave the airport zone your place in the queue will be lost
Going offline/online will put you to the end of the queue
As long as you are in the airport zone, your distance to the terminal does not matter. For example, you can park somewhere comfortable, grab something to eat, take a toilet break, fill up with gas etc. until you get a request.

Tax Information Sessions

Tomorrow night we’re bringing in a tax professional from H&R block to explain your tax obligations and answer all of your questions.

Wednesday 12 August, 4:00pm – 7 Community Dr, Ashmore
Register for the session here.

We appreciate that things have been confusing of late, Mark will be able to provide you with solutions for all of your tax queries.

Weekly Five Star Partner Tip

“Your driving is key. Make your passengers feel how you want to feel when being driven by someone else. They want to trust the driver and feel safe in that car.” – Grant (4.83)

Share your 5 star partner tip here. Be creative! The more variety, the better.

News in the World of Uber

UberX Fares To Increase In Australia After ATO Ruling.

The Brisbane Times reports that Uber will increase its UberX fares by ten percent in Australia Friday after “a tax office ruling that GST should be applied on trips,” though the company is disputing the ATO ruling in court.

Uber Airport Ban ‘Unenforceable’

The Gold Coast Bulletin reports on why the Gold Coast Airport should embrace services like Uber and give locals and visitors a choice about how they want to travel. Airport management have conceded that it would be near impossible to enforce a ban on the unmarked cars and drivers.

Uber Partners With New Zealand Red Cross For Transportation, Donations.

The New Zealand Herald reports that Uber announced Tuesday that it “has pledged to provide $100,000 of free rides to the New Zealand Red Cross” as part of an “open-ended partnership deal,” which Uber’s New Zealand general manager Oscar Peppitt said will “benefit the charity’s Meals on Wheels service in Auckland and Wellington” and “help to provide critical transport during emergencies.” Peppitt said Uber will “donate its service fee (20 per cent of the total fare) to the Red Cross during emergencies,” which will “be gauged on a case-by-case basis.”