UBER is hiking its fees in Australia for its ride-sharing service, with the company introducing a new booking fee and an increase to its minimum fares due to “operational costs”.
Peak body The Rideshare Drivers United said the new fee changes were a welcome step in the right direction but were too “minuscule” to make an impact to drivers’ earnings.
“This very small minimum fare increase is not really going to make much of a difference to drivers bottom line. Most drivers we talked to view this latest Uber increase as an insult and a slap in the face,” the organisation said.
Australia
The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/business/uber-to-hike-fares-in-sydney-and-melbourne-to-cover-operational-costs-20170528-gwf6zu.html
Channel 9 News
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/05/27/03/33/uber-increases-fares-in-victoria#iocIbYhYL8Eg0Ozh.99
Channel 7 News
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/35658535/vic-uber-fare-rise-an-insult-to-drivers/#page1
Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/uber-price-hike-australians-are-about-to-see-lifts-in-minimum-fares-and-a-new-booking-fee-2017-5?r=US&IR=T
Sky News
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/vic/2017/05/27/victoria-s-uber-fare-rise–an-insult-.html
The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/uber-to-introduce-booking-fee-hike-minimum-fare/news-story/f2d8ae7eb816475bb581f14cc08d5f92
MSN News
http://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/vic-uber-fare-rise-an-insult-to-drivers/ar-BBByWtt
Pedastrian Daily
https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/arts-and-culture/heads-up-australia-your-uber-rides-will-be-more-ex/788b8443-c26e-4c82-92e7-e40d351e95c1.htm
Junkee
http://junkee.com/uber-raising-prices/106913
Around the world
Daily Mail – UK
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4551330/Uber-hike-fares-Sydney-Melbourne.html
International Business Times
http://www.ibtimes.com.au/uber-hike-fares-add-booking-fee-australian-cities-june-1554196
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