'Ten-and-a-half hour shifts for £30 - no-one cares about us': The Uber drivers going on strike on Mad Friday
Omar had been driving for nearly 10-and-a-half hours when he spoke to the Manchester Evening News . As an Uber driver, that length of shift wasn’t unusual, he said.
Omar is not the only driver feeling the pinch at the moment. Another cabbie, from Stalybridge, has an accessible vehicle — so wheelchair users can get about. “I don't accept about 20 percent of the jobs that are being thrown at us," he said. "It's just not worth it. You might be travelling two-and-a-half or three miles and you are getting a fiver for it. With the cost of fuel, it's just a waste of time.
Why are drivers angry? Omar, Rizwan, and the anonymous driver all pointed to one factor behind their discontent: a new fare system. ‘Smart pricing’, sometimes called ‘dynamic pricing’, was introduced by Uber on November 21.
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