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Purchased, I would go for a plugin hybrid

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I now have a petition you can sign on Change.org. I will be doing a updated video on the chanel this week.

Haha, well anytime you see me just say hello 👋

It can be if you know your market i.e. places to work and times

@@privatehiremike Thanks for the info

Exec covers up to 7 years after date of registration so it would be 2028

Wow that is insane 😳 How much we're you spending per day on public chargers ?

Hi Londoner, I would say the best thing is to rent a few vehicles first and see what works best for you. The best middle ground at the moment for Uber in London in my opinion right now would be a plugin hybrid which is eligible for both Uber X and comfort. Kia nero is a good shout or even the classic Prius.

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Thanks for the insight! It’s definitely a different game in London compared to other areas especially with the number of drivers affecting the rates. Sometimes it’s about balancing between short trips and the longer, more profitable ones. Also if you do take a long trip ensuring its not too far away from a Uber operating area and that the rate is at least £1.50.

@@privatehiremike I guess providing you have constant demand then you can cherry pick, but I think if I was to be too picky I'd just earn less. It certainly wouldn't be balanced out with lower operating costs anyway

Fantastic point you make @Yorkshiregigguy 👏 The app to me reminds me of a fruit machine, the unpredictability and the potential of low and high fares creates a sense of chance and reward. Drivers gamble their time in hope for the big Jackpot which essentially is a long mile profitable job.

Will be doing a video on this soon

Yes it is but it depends on the area you are driving and how busy the weekends are. Generally on a Fri/Sat night you will be able to hit £20 per hour so if you do 10 hours you should get to the £200. Sundays I would recommend to start earlier as its busy in the morning in london but them gets quiet late afternoon early evening. Good luck on your journey

@privatehiremike thanks and in terms of the vehicle - where do you think I should get one from ? Finance ? If so, where. Or straight out buy one

Bro this is so easy I make this happen on Monday/Friday

@rich_is_risky how long does it take you and does the new mileage rate affect you ?

Yes it is very sad and what's even sadder is some drivers don't know the maths and just drive becos they see £ signs.

Yes they do because Uber know eventually one driver will accept it as a going home job and they will let the customer wait until a uber driver takes it.

The Exec jobs I believe Uber steal even more money and also the Exec prices are what the standard Uber price should be. I done Exec for 1.5 years and I can tell anyone it's not worth it if your doing it for Uber alone.

Yes I will always prefer to drive in the suburbs, I went to Central London the other night and it was quiet. Seems to be more jobs aswell down in the suburbs and less traffic so its a no brainer for me.

​@@privatehiremike Boss, central London is always quite at night except on Thursdays. Offices are closed, only the areas with restaurants and pubs are busy.

It's not ideal however just been smart with your job choice and take time to calculate everything before doing the trip. I always screenshot the job before doing it if its a bigger job to make sure the numbers add up.

What day and time did you work and area?

Work between 8am up to 4 most days I work in stoke high earning area because most people here can't drive or are to poor to do so

That is very interesting it comes back cheaper 🤔

Spot on 💯

Holiday pay is now used to calculate against your hourly rate, seems like uber has found a loophole to not pay holiday pay.

Great question! Uber does have a goal to transition to an all-electric fleet, but the timeline varies depending on the region. For example, in London, Uber has committed to becoming fully electric by 2025 as part of its Clean Air Plan, which includes encouraging drivers to switch to electric vehicles (EVs). However, this doesn't necessarily mean drivers using Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) will be banned immediately after 2025.While it's highly encouraged for Uber drivers to make the switch to EVs, it might not be a strict requirement right away, especially for drivers already using PHEVs. You'll likely see more incentives for drivers to go fully electric, such as reduced service fees and access to charging infrastructure. Keep in mind that policies could evolve, so it's best to stay updated on Uber's official communications.For now, you should be able to continue driving with your PHEV after 2025, but it's a good idea to start considering an all-electric vehicle if you want to future-proof your career and take advantage of any incentives Uber may offer

😂 you're clearly in denial, what mike mentioned is actually correct. your comment says it all, you have not been in the private hire industry for that long if you cannot even grasp basic fundamentals of how ubers algorithm plays out on a day to day basis. Further more on trip radar you work and probably live around north east of england where ubers demand is lower or in other terms "non existent" compared to london where the algorithm can play ping pong on prices with drivers.

Thanks for your feedback! You're absolutely right that there's a distinction between touching and holding the phone, and I appreciate the clarification.As for the algorithm, I definitely try to emphasize that a lot of what I say about it is based on personal experience and theories. The truth is, Uber’s algorithms are pretty opaque, so we're all trying to figure out the patterns based on what we see. I’ll work on making sure that comes across more clearly in future videos.Glad to hear you’re having a smooth experience with Trip Radar in the North East. It's great to hear from other drivers with different perspectives!

@@greezieeez7796 How am I in denial? You don't know the basic fundamentals - if you think you do then I would suggest it is you that is in denial. I've seen far too much "theory". The engineers understand it, and it's a hugely imperfect system so even if they think they understand it, it still wont work as they intend it to. They're far too vague with how they say it works if you read their engineering notes and listen to the driver podcast etc for anyone to make sense of it. What I do see a lot is people seem to give it human qualities and try and make it seem like it has thoughts or a personality. It's just code and it isn't perfect, but it's probably much simpler than peope make out. Closest driver with the lowest or most appropriate ETA. The shit comes when it's trying to figure that out, using shitty maps, potentially unreliable phone signals, potentially unreliable GPS data, potentially out of date traffic data etc. As for demand, it's fine. I can do usually £200-250 in around 10 hours, sometimes less, no surge. 4am - 2pm. What I will say is that travelling to pick ups isn't an issue because we don't have the traffic you have, so a 2 mile pick up only takes us 5 minutes. But yeah, if you're in London then I'm not surprised the algo isn't 100% efficient. How on earth can it be? It uses too much unreliable data to determine outcomes.

Nope I got pulled over for touching my phone to decline a job by the police. Nearly got 6 points only because I apologised he let me off.

@@Aylaun84 you wouldn't have got 6 points if you went to court. The law is very clear about it being handheld. If it's in a phone holder and secure, you can touch it. It then comes down to whether you are driving with due care and attention

I would say you need to be aiming for £20 per hour on a normal weekday and £25 to £30 on the busy weekends, unfortunately now with Radar Uber are obviously using data from individual drivers and use it against them to get them to accept low ride fares. My best advice would be to teach the algorithm what you like and hope it balances itself out in time.

​@privatehiremike it's awful as when a good fare comes up if you are nor looking at your screen it will go before you tap it 😢

But only one will pop up while driving and if your parked up more pop up

Sad but true, their business model is far from ethical and TFL and gov are turning a blind eye in favour of profit and back handers from these big tech corps

Agreed, it is heavily distracting drivers and when they send a £4.80 job on radar that is 2+ miles away it's a total joke & waste of time

Let's get a survey going as we are losing money every week regardless

Apparently they do that to give you the feeling that you almost had it similar to how a slot machine works. This company have the best of the best working for them behind the scenes to get drivers as hooked as possible

​​​@@privatehiremikeit's moronic, basic psychology will dictate it's better to get nothing than feel like you could have had something, but you didn't get it and someone else did