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As I drive around the greater city there are times that I see things that simply surprise, disappoint, intrigue, entertain or in some cases I see things that cannot be un-seen!

It’s true the more you drive on the road the more you are likely to see. Bearing in mind I drive for Uber in the early early evening and well into the night on a Friday and Saturday, some of the sights can be and are more interesting and insightful.

Whilst I have seen a lot of these instances, there remains three that really stand out for me as they were in three different scenarios with one even in the front seat of my car 🙂

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Uber Assist

With Uber we like to think that we go the extra mile to assist any and all people to get around our great city and I recently picked up two ride requests from people – one with obvious disabilities and one where it was not so obvious.

A new Ping request came through, I accepted the ride and headed over to George St in the city just down from the casino. The riders were waiting in a loading zone outside a building and it turned out to be a youngish guy and his mum. [Read more…]

Stuff people say in a Uber

Usually after I pick up a rider(s) we exchange the standard pleasantries and then I’m always, or well almost always, asked some of the following questions as the trip progresses.

Please note you don’t need to be driving an Uber to witness the diverse personalities of the human race, however it makes for a far more interesting ride when the person(s) you just picked up says something funny or just plain stupid!! [Read more…]

Customer Service

Customer Service is not only a saying it’s more of an action and this definition is where a business can stand out from the crowd. The Uber business model is successful as it’s built around the user experience and simplicity in operation. [Read more…]

Now while shorts trips don’t always provide an opportunity to chat and get to know your passengers, they are never the less still entertaining and at times I’m thankful the trip is short as some of the situations are awkward to say the least 🙂 Here are a two examples: [Read more…]

As you have probably read elsewhere recently, the Queensland Government has finally decided to properly regulate Ride Sharing services and at the same time modernize the way Taxi’s and Limousines operate in this state. These changes were not simply made to accommodate Uber, [Read more…]

Yes that’s right – Uber, or more importantly all ride sharing services, are to be regulated and legalised to operate in Queensland from 5th September 2016. [Read more…]