Now there is no problem instantly calling a taxi. In order to order a car, you only need a smartphone. The Uber-Taxi service was created so that drivers and passengers find each other.
For what purposes was the company created
Uber Corporation established in San Francisco. The original goal is to transport VIP customers in high-end cars.
Later, the company's specialists developed a more affordable service - UberX. Cars of a lower class began to be allowed. A trip to a subsidiary costs customers much less.
Despite all the changes, stylish cars for high-level customers have remained the face of the company. About the work in "Uber" -taxi reviews of drivers are only the most positive.
How to use the service?
"Uber" -taxi is considered the simplest system for ordering a car. This is the best service for business people who value their time. There is also about the Uber-taxi reviews of drivers on which these findings are based. You can find them in the article.
Before you take advantage, you must register. At the first stage, everything is the same for drivers and passengers. As with any service, you need to enter your e-mail data, think up a password, enter initials, a phone number for communication, a zip code and the necessary information on a credit card :
- number;
- CVV code;
- validity.
If there is neither trust in the service, nor desire to transfer data, you can get a virtual card using online payment systems (WebMoney, Yandex. Money and others). The main thing is that the money has already been transferred to the card.
In Uber-taxi connection is via a mobile application. You can log in via social networks (Google+ and Facebook). Confirm the phone number via the code that will come via SMS.
After this simple procedure, you can safely call a taxi. Payment is transferred using a registered card.
The Uber mobile application is designed for popular smartphone operating systems (iOS, Android, BlackBerryOS, WindowsPhone). All interested drivers are given work at the Uber-taxi. Reviews can be read below.
Benefits for Passengers
- Instant call from a mobile device. No need to enter coordinates, just select a destination. Due to this, time is reduced.
- It will not take long to wait for a free car. After making a call, a message is sent to all drivers immediately. The very first comer responds and immediately goes to the client.
- The service works only with reliable machines of the most prestigious brands. With the advent of UberX, affordable options are available for everyone.
- The cost of the trip is calculated automatically and is displayed on the screen before deciding on a call.
- No burdens with cash. The required amount for the trip is automatically debited from the card.
- Constantly conducted discounts and promotions that allow you to save.
Service Disadvantages
- Almost no effect on the territory of Russia. The system is developed only in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
- If the client wants to cancel the trip - it will cost him a certain amount. A fine of 190 rubles will be deducted from the account. In the first couple of minutes after ordering, you can cancel the car without consequences.
- Distrust of people in various systems where card data is required.
Uber in other countries
This service is primarily intended for residents of America. In the USA, the company maximizes its business activity.
According to statistics, the average number of orders reaches 3 million. Most of them are in the USA.
The taxi ordering system is not perceived equally positively in all countries. There are protests among classic passenger services.
Britain is the main adversary of this system. Taximeters are prohibited in the country. Instead of the fare per kilometer, passengers pay a fixed amount for delivery, which is unacceptable in the Uber-taxi. (Company reviews are nonetheless the most positive in Russia.)
For similar reasons, the protest spread to Europe, which only indicates the high competitiveness of the service compared to traditional taxi services.
Uber Taxi in Russia
In order for the service to develop in Russia, not only its rapid growth, but also a cardinal change in national public opinion is necessary. The system is good for a society where there are a sufficient number of free drivers in high-class cars. This will help meet demand.
Service needs trust in cashless payments. Often, a bank card in Russia is just the key to the money that you need to immediately withdraw from the device.
In the capital, the system is fully operational, but this still does not guarantee that its work will spread across all regions. It is assumed that Uber in Russia will only become a premium-class taxi service and will only apply to wealthy customers.
As one of the options for further development, it seems to work through other taxi services under a partnership agreement.
Already collected about the system "Uber" -taxi reviews of drivers who are positive.
Jobs at Uber Taxi
The service invites drivers to cooperate. In "Uber" -taxi work is carried out using a smartphone. By registering in the system, you can receive additional income on customer delivery. The commission that the service takes is 20% of the order value. Payments are made to a bank card.
It does not require pasting the car with various stickers, just register in the system, install the necessary application on your smartphone, and you can take orders.
On weekends, for company employees, tariffs are increased. The service has a special motivational system for the set of points that accrue to the driver for each completed order. Therefore, trips are beneficial even for short distances. The points that are accumulated in the service can later be transferred to the account in cash.
About the Uber service, taxi reviews are attractive for drivers; they attract with their promising comments. Maybe worth a try?
Positive aspects of working with Uber
- Money back guaranteed. For each completed order, payment is automatically debited from the customer’s card. Everything is fair, transparent and without fraud. Now the driver can not worry about underpayments. Even if the trip did not take place, compensation will be transferred at the minimum rate.
- You don’t have to spend time looking for change. Also, the client will no longer be able to slip in fake money. It is enough to take it to the destination and you can immediately take the next order.
- Quiet work with adequate people. It is believed that customers who understand banking systems and trust their Uber data are more correct than those who travel incognito.
- Cost Compensation. If the client has stained the salon, the company is ready to pay for cleaning. It is only necessary to provide a check.
- Higher tariffs, which work at night, during holidays and during rush hours, make good money.
The negative sides of competing taxi services
- High commission from each order.
- Downtime due to the small number of applications.
- Delayed payroll. In other companies, employee benefits are paid once a month. According to studies, it was found that with such a periodicity, wages are often delayed.
- Confusion with the order. Often dispatchers transfer one client to several drivers at once. In the Uber system, this is excluded. Everything happens on an automatic level and is guaranteed to work in 40 countries around the world.
- Problems of a technical nature. The programs of many passenger transportation services are difficult to use, they inhibit the work of the driver. It is quite difficult to get an order in such conditions. In Uber, all work is built on a single click on the screen.
- Lack of training and technical support. In collaboration with other taxi services, employees are often left alone with all the technical inaccuracies of the services. Uber provides support that works around the clock. Here, we are ready to teach novice employees all the intricacies.
How to work in the system
Understanding how the Uber-Taxi works is very simple. The driver only needs to register, then everything is simple and clear.
The application on the phone is capable of displaying information in highlighted color on the map about which part of the city currently has the largest number of orders. You need to drive closer to that territory. After the orders begin to arrive. The application will indicate the name of the client, his telephone number for communication, the place where he is currently located, and the point on the city map where he needs to be delivered.
After the trip is completed, you need to press the appropriate button on the smartphone. That is the whole procedure. The money is automatically transferred from the customer’s card to the driver’s account, and at the end of the week the accumulated funds are transferred to the company, the salary is transferred from them.
In this case, the driver is not required a license and official registration of his activities as an individual entrepreneur.
About reviews
Drivers are grateful to the system and praise all its amenities. Many say that cashless payment is especially pleasing as an opportunity to no longer worry about unpaid trips. Workers are surprised by the large number of orders and workload (no downtime). Drivers are grateful to the service for stable payments and the possibility of part-time work in their free time.
In Uber-Taxi, driver work is quite simple. The settlement system is transparent and saves time.