This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Make rider apps lower there commission to Private hire drivers during covid-19
To make rider apps such a as Uber lower there commission to drivers while there is a current crisis. We fall under the category as key skilled workers and have a duty to serve and help. That being said it’s hard to make a living doing this when work has drastically dropped.
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Pressure rider apps such as Uber to do more to help its UK private hire drivers during this hard time. Private hire company’s up
And down the country are doing there best to make it easier for their drivers yet Uber a billion dollar company do nothing. I hope this gets taken seriously and there is something you can do Because we’re here to help but we also need to be able to help our own families.
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The commission charged by apps for their users is a matter the operators of those apps, not the Government or Parliament.
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