[_Tron_]

Driver scam, not rider scam.

I had a couple in the car this weekend and the husband told me of this. His company has an outside sales force. The salespeople get a company car to go visit clients and prospects. One guy was using the car as purposed by day, and driving it for Uber at night. No payments! No depreciation!

He finally got caught. And fired. Turns out he had been making more Ubering then his day job.

 

[1.5xorbust]

He must have been making minimum wage.

 

[Disgusted Driver]

Clearly he's an idiot 2 times over. He didn't think the company would notice an extra thousand miles a month behind driving for uber and not having a plan if he got in an accident?

 

[Seamus]

Can’t happen. Insurance has to have the drivers name on it for Uber to accept.

 

[uberdriverfornow]

Can't happen. Car registration and insurance have to be in his name for Uber to accept.

Car can be owned by anyone. It just needs to have valid registration with insurance on the car.

 

[doyousensehumor]

Car can be owned by anyone. It just needs to have valid registration with insurance on the car.

Ins must be in drivers name, though I suppose registration may depend on market

 

[uberdriverfornow]

Ins must be in drivers name, though I suppose registration may depend on market

i am currently using a car in someone else's name.

 

[doyousensehumor]

i am currently using a car in someone else's name.

Seems that is market dependent too

 

[dmoney155]

Driver scam, not rider scam.

I had a couple in the car this weekend and the husband told me of this. His company has an outside sales force. The salespeople get a company car to go visit clients and prospects. One guy was using the car as purposed by day, and driving it for Uber at night. No payments! No depreciation!

He finally got caught. And fired. Turns out he had been making more Ubering then his day job.

That's weak. My friend has a blind grandma. Sometimes I do errands for her... and then I uber the crapolla out of her car. She won't even notice, she's blind. I even pick up pool pax when taking her for dialysis. Like how will she ever know. Desperately trying to get her to leave the car to me in her will.

 

[Seamus]

i am currently using a car in someone else's name.

Is your name on the insurance card?

 

[uberdriverfornow]

Is your name on the insurance card?

Yes, but not on the registration.

 

[Seamus]

What makes it impossible is the insurance in all markets (I checked) must have the drivers name on it. I was wrong about the registration. A company car is going to have commercial insurance and commercial insurance will not put an individual’s name on it if it’s owned by a company. I have a company car and looked into this 3 years ago.

 

[dmoney155]

Yes, but not on the registration.

Yeah that's fine. You can use other person's car... your name needs to be on insurance paper. At least that's how it is in Toronto. I drove someones car as well, but was insured on it.

 

[Another Uber Driver]

get a company car to go visit clients and prospects. One guy was using the car as purposed by day, and driving it for Uber at night. Turns out he had been making more Ubering then his day job.

If Wally World is using its greeters as outside salesmen and issuing them company cars, I need to get on my bicycle and ride the mile or so to the one up the street and put in my application.

Insurance has to have the drivers name on it

Car can be owned by anyone. It just needs to have valid registration with insurance on the car.

What you do is put your name on the policy as an Additional Named Insured. In the U.S. of A., they insure the car, not the driver, except in the case of the SR-22.. Still, the companies do ask who is going to be driving the car with any regularity.

 

[Seamus]

What you do is put your name on the policy as an Additional Named Insured.

I've had company cars most of my adult life and have also been responsible for managing company cars. At least in the Corporate World, that is never going to happen.

What your suggestion is valid for is a private vehicle. The thread was that he was using his company car for Ubering. A company car is going to have commercial insurance and in the corporate world no one is going to get their personal name on an ID card. Never going to happen.

 

[mrpjfresh]

If he's already doing shady stuff, why not just go the whole nine? He probably put his own car on the platform and just used the company car instead. Uber doesn't check and relies on reports from riders. I've read and even heard from my riders about drivers picking them up in the incorrect car. They do not always get reported because it was the correct driver, they got a safe ride and some riders "do not want to cost someone their job". That's the phrase I always hear. Plus, I'm sure the drivers give a line of BS like Uber supplies a rental while my car is in the shop or something.

I read a story like this a few months ago. Instead of a company car, this security guy was using customer cars who put their cars in extended storage. Crazy though because in the case of an accident you'd be totally screwed.

 

[_Tron_]

When I was considering the purchase of my latest car I got the dealer to let me use the vehicle for the entire day. Issues had been reported with seat comfort and I wanted to be sure I wouldn't be uncomfortable driving Uber all day. Also wanted to see how pax would react to the car and if it could fit enough luggage.

I put 600 miles on it Ubering. Put the stickers on the dash and just told pax the truth.... that I was trying out the car. No one complained.