{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/642876.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":642876,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Change the law about comission charged  by Uber/Bolt.","background":"The govermment must cap the comission charged at maximum 20% by such companies like Uber and Bolt","additional_details":"Uber charges more than 50% commission from drivers. Drivers come with their own cars, pay for insurance, fuel, car maintenance. Car depreciation is massive after 2-3 years. Drivers need to work more than 12 hours a day as  to cover the necessary expenses. Uber destroyed the cab and minicab industry with dump prices, eliminated the competition and now they have increased the prices a lot for customers and charge huge commissions from drivers..","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2023-08-23T04:23:53.594Z","updated_at":"2023-08-25T07:22:10.384Z","rejected_at":"2023-08-25T07:22:09.224Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2023-08-23T04:31:40.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.\r\n\r\nDecisions about the commission platforms charge users are a matter for individual platforms, not the UK Government or Parliament."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}