[Go go mobile123]

Its official now. Over 11 Thousand Uber X drivers now. No wonder we cant make any money. There was 5500 drivera 7 months ago. What a Bad ratio to be working under for all of us.

 

[Iuber]

More the merrier.

 

[ShreksDonkey]

Sick to death of the constant negativity. How about you get out there and drive instead of whinging about uber on the internet? Fair dinkum

 

[Go go mobile123]

No one is whining mate. Just stating a fact. From earning $350 A DAY 7MONTHS A GO. DOWN TO $180 A DAY IS A BIG DEOP. HENCE the big number of drivers on the road.

 

[OHUBER]

you might wanna edit your post title tho, 11000 THOUSAND means 11 million yeah, too much indeed

 

[ricdam]

What is your "official" source?

 

[Go go mobile123]

Uber head office as of 11am today.

 

[Avago]

Seems like way to many drivers for the quiet times during the week, but, as per the time honoured taxi model, never enough drivers ( on the road ) when it's really busy.
So, what does a smart flexible uber X driver do in the current situation?
In my case, work a main gig for the 40-50 hrs a week, and when possible, suppliment that with morning, evening & weekend UberX driving...
Best of both worlds...

 

[Modern-Day-Slavery]

No one is whining mate. Just stating a fact. From earning $350 A DAY 7MONTHS A GO. DOWN TO $180 A DAY IS A BIG DEOP. HENCE the big number of drivers on the road.

A a Brisbane driver earning $180 in a day would be a dream.

 

[UXDriver]

A price cut will increase earnings

 

[Ben Hall]

Its official now. Over 11 Thousand Uber X drivers now. No wonder we cant make any money. There was 5500 drivera 7 months ago. What a Bad ratio to be working under for all of us.

where are these 11000 drivers? How is this number official?

According to the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), 14,088 Uber cars are registered in New York City

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/more-uber-cars-yellow-taxis-nyc/#ixzz4Cwnc1Vrf
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[Scotsman]

Why are you posting the stats of NYC in a Sydney forum mate?

 

[Icecool]

Too many drivers look uber is encouraging more drivers to drive at these time

 

[Avenig]

View attachment 46538 Too many drivers look uber is encouraging more drivers to drive at these time

Is this recent? I haven't seen this offer lately.

 

[Icecool]

Is this recent? I haven't seen this offer lately.

Yes just got email from uber

 

[Icecool]

Start July 4

 

[Ben Hall]

Why are you posting the stats of NYC in a Sydney forum mate?

i felt that 11000 drivers was a lot for sydney since New York had around 20 000 drivers.
and there is some official count in new york rather than a claim in sydney

 

[Uber trial guy]

11,000 on the books, but how many active ?

Like me. I have not driven for almost 6 weeks now. Or more I think. And, they haven't deactivated me either. Went online tonight for one hour from work to home. No pings. But didn't want one, just wanted to see if they deactivated me for not driving.

 

[Ben Hall]

11,000 on the books, but how many active ?

Like me. I have not driven for almost 6 weeks now. Or more I think. And, they haven't deactivated me either. Went online tonight for one hour from work to home. No pings. But didn't want one, just wanted to see if they deactivated me for not driving.

I remember reading an article that said out of 18000 uber partners in NYC only 3000 would be active at any one time on average.

 

[Avenig]

Having an incentive for the Eastern suburbs doesn't make much sense to me. Last week I could understand. This week Monday surged hard but Tuesday the surge was confined to the Bondi area and only started after 8am. I had a look at the app this morning and it was a similar scenario.

I do find it more than a coincidence that the incentive period coincides with school holidays. Not sure if that was a responds to ensure there was no drop in drivers on the road. But if there are less people around then demand will probably drop during this time.