Working for Uber is a good way to make money from your own car, even if you are not a professional taxi driver. But is it so easy to become an Uber driver? To answer this question, I collected answers to all possible questions related to the work of the American service in Ukraine.
In this article, we will explain how Uber differs from a classic taxi service and how difficult it is to become an Uber partner. You will also find reviews from drivers who have already worked for Uber. We have collected both positive and negative reviews so that you can more objectively assess your prospects.
Well, in this article you will find:
How Uber works
Before you go to work for Uber, you should understand one important fact: Uber is not a classic taxi service. To be precise, this is not a taxi at all.
Uber is a car search service that operates exclusively through a mobile application. There are no other options for calling a car within the framework of cooperation with this company. This means that you will not be able to accept orders by phone or other means of communication. Only through the program on your phone.
Also, an Uber driver can only work within his own city. An exception may be trips to the airport, which in some cases is located very far from the city. For example, from Kyiv to Boryspil airport it is about 50 kilometers.
And one more important point: “working for Uber” is a very relative concept. In fact, you don’t get a job, but connect to a service that allows you to earn extra money as a driver in your own car.
On the other hand, this has its advantages. You don't have to turn the wheel from morning to night. You can work with Uber at any time convenient for you. So, you can earn extra money only in the morning and evening, when you travel from home to work and back. Or you can “tax” all day.
Which cities in Ukraine have Uber?
Working for Uber requires that the company has a presence in your locality. Today Uber does not operate in all cities of Ukraine. However, the geography of its presence is constantly expanding. And if your city doesn’t yet have this service, don’t worry. It is quite possible that it will launch in the near future.
At the moment, Uber is available in the following cities of Ukraine:
- Kyiv;
- Odessa;
- Lviv;
- Kharkiv;
- Dnieper;
- Zaporozhye;
- Vinnitsa.
What are the requirements for cars
Uber has both general and specific requirements for the cars of its partners. The general requirements are as follows:
- the car must be technically sound;
- It is mandatory to have seat belts for the driver and passengers;
- the car should not have significant damage;
- The interior of the car must be well maintained;
At the same time, Uber accepts cars as partners, both with Ukrainian and foreign registration. So, you can get a job at Uber with a car that has not cleared customs, or, as they also say, with “badges” (vehicles with Polish, Lithuanian, Bulgarian and other registrations).
You can also work either with your own or a rented car.
Individual vehicle requirements depend on the plan you are on. The higher the tariff plan, the higher the requirements for the car. There are three Uber services in Ukraine:
- UberX (cheapest) - cars no older than 1995 accepted. There are no special requirements for models. You can even serve it on Lanos.
- UberSelect (more expensive) – cars no older than 2005 are accepted. Approximate car brands: Toyota Camry, Hyundai Sonata, Skoda Superb.
- UberBlack (most expensive) – cars no older than 2007 are allowed. Approximate car brands: Mercedes E-Class, Audi A6, BMW 5-series.
The more you want to earn, the higher class car you need to have.
At the moment, UberBlack operates only in Kyiv.
What are the requirements for drivers
Uber's requirements for all drivers are the same, regardless of the make and model of the car. Anyone who wants to work for Uber in Ukraine must:
- have Ukrainian citizenship;
- be at least 19 years of age;
- have at least one year of driving experience;
- have a compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance policy.
In addition, you must have a smartphone on which you will need to install a special Uber mobile application for drivers. Without it, you will not be able to receive orders.
The phone must support 3G, Android 4.0 and above or iOS.
How to become an Uber driver
If you and your car fully meet the company's requirements, then it's time to move on to the next stage - applying to connect to Uber.
An application to connect to the service can be left on the company’s website using this link – uber.com.
The system will ask you to upload some documents. Therefore, you need to have in electronic form:
- driver's license;
- “motor citizen” (OSAGO);
- registration certificate for the car.
After you register, you will most likely be contacted by an Uber partner in your city, who will offer to drive to the company’s office in order to familiarize yourself with the features of the Uber application for drivers.
However, you can choose your partner on the Uber website after you upload the documents. It is also possible to work with Uber directly. But to do this you must be registered as an entrepreneur.
Uber representatives will also talk about:
- rules of work at Uber;
- current promotions for drivers;
- Uber tariffs;
- the size of your earnings.
All this information will allow you to finally decide whether you need a job at Uber, or is it better to look for other sources of income.
How much can you earn
In most countries around the world, Uber takes 20-25% of a driver's income. Plus about 10% goes to the local partner of the company, through whom you will have to work. You can estimate how much you will have left by looking at Uber tariffs in different cities of Ukraine.
Representatives of Uber in our country claim that, for example, in Kyiv you can earn about 30,000 hryvnia per month. However, do not rush to take his word for it. After all, such companies are interested in attracting drivers - they receive a percentage from each employee.
Therefore, as you understand, it is in their interests to somewhat embellish the situation. However, on the other hand, we have no reason to say that 30,000 UAH/month. - the amount is unrealistic.
If you have experience working as a driver for Uber, write in the comments.
Working at Uber: driver reviews
In this section, we have collected videos in which drivers share their impressions of working for Uber. Please note that the judgments of the characters in the videos can be very subjective. Therefore, they should not be perceived as the ultimate truth.
Below you will find a playlist of five videos from Youtube.
Uber taxi is a convenient service that makes the taxi industry more convenient for both drivers and passengers. In order to use Uber taxi as a client or driver, you must install the application through which all operations take place. This is quite convenient when a full-fledged taxi service can fit into your phone.
In order to become an Uber taxi driver, you need to join the system either as a driver or as a partner.
An official Uber taxi partner must be a legal entity, such as an LLC or individual entrepreneur. A partner can connect drivers, forming his own business and building a network.
Becoming an official Uber taxi partner is quite simple. To do this you need to go to official website of this service and register as a partner. This procedure will require all documents for the company, as well as confirmation that you are its general director, who, based on the company’s charter, is authorized to take actions such as registering as a partner in Uber taxi.
If you are already registered with Uber taxi, but not howofficial partneras an organization, but as a driver, the registration procedure will need to be repeated. To do this, you will need a new email address.
You can also become an Uber taxi partner without a legal entity if you are an individual entrepreneur in active status and have all the documents confirming this fact.
How to become an Uber partner and connect drivers
Only legal entities that have an individual entrepreneur or LLC, as well as licensing documents for taxi operations, can become an Uber partner. Only partners are directly connected to the system and have the right to connect new drivers. In order to become a partner, you need to register on the official website, upload organizational documents and wait for confirmation.
If the decision is positive, open a current account and upload its number. Be careful, if you are an Uber taxi driver, then in order to submit an application to become a partner, you must register on the site again.
The Uber service is a dynamically developing company operating on the principle of an online taxi and transporting passengers within cities, as well as their immediate surroundings. The principles of work organization based on modern information technologies allow the company to provide its clients with transportation services at the lowest prices among similar services, and for drivers working in the company to receive decent wages. It is the latter circumstance, combined with a flexible work schedule and the absence of problems characteristic of traditional taxi services, such as the need to fulfill a plan, unfair distribution of orders, and others, that makes working for Uber very attractive for drivers.
How to become an Uber driverBecoming a driver and starting to earn money is very simple and you will need to meet the following conditions:
- a vehicle suitable for the service requirements;
- tablet or smartphone running iOS or Android operating system to install the application;
- age from 21 years;
- driving experience of 3 years;
- driving license category B;
If you meet the specified conditions, then go to the website https://www.uber.com/, register on it and be prepared to send the copies of documents and photographs necessary to get started, namely:
- driver's license;
- passport;
- a valid MTPL policy;
- vehicle registration certificate;
- a photo of the car from the front with the license plate visible;
- photo of the back seat of the car;
- details of your bank card to which the earned money will be transferred to you.
Finding such a company will not be difficult for you. This can be done upon request " uber driver + name of your city» in Yandex or Google, or by looking at ads on request Uber on Avito in your city.
This company will ask you for the same set of copies of documents and photographs that you previously sent to Uber, which you can send to them online or bring to their office. After that, you will be given the login and password for the Uber mobile application and will be told where you can download this application from. You can download the UberPartner application in advance and independently from the AppStore or Google Play.
Now all you have to do is click the “Get on line” button in the application and look for suitable orders to work with. By the way, another significant advantage is that Uber does not prohibit its drivers from combining work with other taxi services. It is only recommended to leave the line by pressing the appropriate button in the mobile application.
Many car owners are increasingly hearing about a new transportation company and are thinking about working as a driver for Uber. This service is indeed becoming more and more popular among the inhabitants of the planet and our country. According to the company's marketers, working as a driver for them is very profitable. However, we will try to figure out on our own how to work as a driver for Uber and whether there are any disadvantages to such work.
How to become an Uber driver and what criteria must be met?
It doesn’t take much time to register on the website of the company or the company’s partners as an Uber driver, and the criteria for this are small. In particular, working as an Uber driver requires:
Have at least 3 years of experience driving a car.
The driver must be at least 21 years old at the time of signing the contract.
To sign the contract, you must provide rights with open category B.
Citizenship of the country in which you are going to get a job.
Registration as a private entrepreneur (if you want to get a job at an Uber partner company, you do not have to become a private entrepreneur).
You must be civil and polite in your interactions with other people, especially with the passengers of your vehicle.
The company also has requirements for appearance - unkempt people in equally unkempt clothes are not hired. All drivers must wear neutral-colored trousers and a shirt. You must also have your own car or a rented one. It is also mandatory to have a car insurance policy.
Important! Uber does not accept drivers with a criminal record. For this reason, it would be useful to prepare a certificate stating that you have not had problems with the law.
List of documents for registration as a driver at Uber
Employment at Uber is essentially official, therefore, along with a statement of your desire to become a driver for this world-famous company, you will also have to prepare the necessary package of documents.
So, to apply for a job as a driver at Uber you need to have on hand:
driver license;
Ukrainian passport;
MTPL policy (current);
Documents for the car you are going to use for transportation (registration certificate);
Your bank details to which the money will be transferred;
Photo of the car - front and inside (rear seats);
Your personal photo;
Certificate of registration of a private entrepreneur (not required when contacting intermediaries);
Work book, if the intermediary company provides official employment.
Important! If you are going to cooperate with Uber other than through intermediary partner companies, then you will also have to obtain a private entrepreneur license. The company does not provide other options for cooperation.
If you have positive reviews from previous places of work, you can also add them to your documents folder. Be also prepared for the fact that before making a final decision on employment, you will also be invited to a special interview, where you will need to talk about your previous places of work.
But even after the interview you will not be able to start work. All Uber drivers are also required to attend special training sessions, where they are told about correct behavior and communication with customers in accordance with all company requirements. These classes are useful because they will tell you how to properly get out of difficult situations when a client starts to be rude to you or asks you to take a trip along a route other than the one he originally set in the Uber app. During the training sessions, you will also be told about exactly what a company driver should look like and what condition his car should always be in.
The next step in applying for a job as an Uber driver is registering on the website and installing the Uber application on your mobile gadget. After that, as soon as you appear online, orders will immediately begin to arrive to you, and you can immediately start working.
What criteria are used to select cars for work at Uber?
In Uber Taxi, working as a driver is not so simple, since first of all it all depends on your car and desire to work. The criteria for choosing a car for such work are as follows:
The age of the car should not exceed 3-4 years (some companies indicate the acceptable age even 8 years, but the newer, the more likely you will be to find a job).
The vehicle's appearance should be neat and free of dents, scratches and other signs of recent collisions or accidents.
You must have documents of ownership of the car or a rental agreement on hand.
Take care of insurance for your car.
The car must be technically sound, otherwise it will not bring benefits to either the company or you personally.
Thanks to the fact that Uber today provides its customers with services of different categories - from premium class to cargo transportation - you can get a job with almost any car. True, during work you will be subject to one more requirement - regardless of weather conditions, the car must be perfectly clean both outside and inside.
How does payment occur and how quickly does money arrive in the driver’s account?
The main goal of working as an Uber driver is, of course, to receive a decent and transparent salary, which in very rare cases can be provided by conventional taxi services. But at the same time, many factors will influence your salary:
1. How much you pay for a taxi from Uber largely depends on what city you work in, although all drivers in your city will be charged the same.
2. In addition to the basic salary, if there is a high demand for cars in the area in which it is located, additional bonus coefficients will be credited to the account, which can sometimes represent a fairly significant amount. Although in general, bonuses can be calculated for each trip.
3. From the amount that the passenger pays for the trip, 75-80% is transferred to the driver’s account. This will depend on what car he is driving, and again on his city.
4. In general, for a trip in the city of Kyiv you can earn from 60 to 90 UAH.
5. Uber payments are made once a week, although there are agreements under which money will be deposited into the account every day. But despite this, you can still track how much you earn every day through the app. Uber is very transparent in this regard.
Working as an Uber taxi driver: pros and cons
Now you know how to become an Uber driver, but let's figure out if it's really worth getting a job with this company. Let's start, of course, with arguments for:
1. The company provides official employment.
2. You work with clients by bank transfer and receive orders through a convenient application.
3.
The program works in such a way as to quickly transfer orders to you that are located in close proximity to you. This allows you to significantly save fuel.
4. You can choose clients yourself - if the program offers an order, you are allowed to refuse it.
5. You can work at any free time, the company has no control over this. Appeared online - orders are transferred, not online - no orders.
6. A relatively high salary, where there are no additional deductions, and even vice versa, you can receive additional bonuses.
As for shortcomings, then there are no less of them in this work:
1. Since you receive orders from nearby, you will often need to travel around the same area and pick up passengers several blocks away. A short trip means low pay.
2. If you decide to simultaneously give a ride to someone who raised their hand on the road, and at the same time refuse Uber orders, the program may stop giving you work.
3.
Passengers can rate and leave reviews about each driver directly in the application. If you collect even a couple of negative reviews, you may be fired without the right to re-employment in this company.
4. The condition of your car and its maintenance are entirely your concern. And, as you know, a considerable part of your earnings will be spent on this.
Do not forget about the need to pay tax, since when you were hired you were registered as a private entrepreneur. If you work as an employee, the intermediary company will withdraw this tax to its own account.
But in general, if you want to work behind the wheel, and there is no other promising job, then this employment option is quite good. In any case, if you already work in a taxi service, then it is better to try Uber. Today, this application is, as a rule, used by wealthy and cultured people who will not simply ask for a ride and will not declare at the end of the trip that they have no money.
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