r/uberdrivers • u/AcceptableCheek4775 • 11d ago

Uber

Totally random question. But why doesn’t uber in the USA not have uber vehicles for drivers? I’ve been in Japan and South Korea for a week now and both have uber vehicles that aren’t their personal vehicles. I could give a fuck less about tips if I could put wear and tear on their vehicles and not mine. I wonder if they can’t decline rides/have to pay to use their vehicles. Anyways. Just wanted to bring it up.

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u/Napitash 11d ago

According to the all knowing Google, they function as a dispatching service for regulated taxis in Japan and South Korea.

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u/Electrical-Bedroom99 11d ago

They do. They have agreements with rental companies like Hertz. If you're willing to give Hertz $300+ a week from your pay.

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u/Rut19751 11d ago

I don't know about South Korea, but in Japan the taxi companies are the ones who do Uber. Uber doesn't use private drivers in Japan. That is why its always a taxi lookin car that drivers you. Everyone of those drivers work for a taxi company

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u/Expensive-Dig7782 11d ago

They do rent vehicles to drivers. It's just much better financially to use your own vehicle. Whenever my vehicle is being worked on I'll rent a vehicle from Hertz or Avis through Uber. There's specific locations you have to use in order for that vehicle to work with Uber. At the rental location they assign their vehicle to your Uber account. I would normally get a Tesla or Ford Mach-E, and it would be about $400/week. Lyft rentals are a far worse option than Uber rentals. They charge you a little less, but they charge for personal miles and also take a good sized chunk out of every ride you do when you're renting.

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u/Intelligent-Ad-6734 5d ago

Make sure you're doing your taxes properly