May 11, 2015

Weekly Update

Alex

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State of Origin – Game one!

Uber’s Biggest Wednesday! Proud Queenslanders will head out to support their Maroons all across the Gold Coast.

Were expecting two big rushes:

Getting there: 5pm-8pm
Getting home: 10pm-12 midnight

Remember: Rider requests SPIKE HUGE immediately following games. Be in the right place at the right time to take advantage.

Areas that will be busy include: Surfer’s Paradise, Broadbeach and Jupiter’s Casino.

Reminder: Please accept riders
with service animals

As part of making Uber available to everyone and doing the right thing by our community, please allow service animals to ride with their owners. Not only is it the right thing to do, it is a legal requirement to transport registered service animals.

Pro-tip: If you have concerns about the animal leaving hair in your car, keep a towel in the boot that you can place on the seat.

$200 for sending a text message? Wow!

At Uber, we’re always looking for more Riders and Quality Driver Partners. Referring people to drive with Uber is easy. Just follow these steps…

Who do you know that would make a good Uber Driver Partner?

Free iPad anyone?

Each week we’ll be giving an iPad to one lucky driver partner who takes their first trip! Take your first trip to go into the draw.

Congratulations to our first winner – Grace N. We’ve sent you an email so please get in touch to organise collecting your new iPad!

Weekly Five Star Partner Tip

“Communication is king! Gauge your rider and know when to talk and not to talk.” – Mitchell (4.95)
Sometimes riders are tired and won’t want to talk much, other times they love a chat.

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

News in the World of Uber

Uber Challenges ATO Decision.

Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australia’s Tax Office has decided to “force thousands of Uber drivers to register for and pay GST” by August 1, which could increase the cost of Uber rides by ten percent, but Uber is protesting, claiming the decision “will impact on job growth” by “disproportionately affect[ing] those who would be otherwise unemployed or underemployed,” according to Uber’s general manager in Australia David Rohrsheim.

Uber: Palaszczuk Government lacks courage to take on taxi industry.

Courier Mail reports that UBER has slammed the Palaszczuk Government for siding with the taxi industry over passengers, saying it could create 4000 new jobs in a year if the Government would only let it. In a report delivered to each state MP UBER contends that the Government is forcing people to “accept poor service without any prospect of relief”.

Uber’s Fans Love The Service, May Have More Influence Than Lobbyists.

Fortune contributor Alan Murray argues that “traditional tools used by the powerful to exert their will over others” are losing influence to “the tools that allow one person to have a voice,” noting that Uber has “had success defeating entrenched interests in dozens of government battles around the world,” despite spending “relatively little on lobbying,” because “Uber’s users love the service it provides and have become the company’s most powerful advocates.”

Australian Uber Rider Gets Surprise Marriage Proposal Over Radio.

KIIS 106.5 hosts Kyle and Jackie O tricked listener Adam into thinking that “his girlfriend Nikolette has won a free ‘Uber’ to take him to work” but Nikolette proposes over the radio, and Adam tearfully accepts.