Night Rider bus users in Canberra to get festive season Uber savings

[Jack Malarkey]

Canberra Times, 28 November 2016, page 7:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/uber-discount-for-night-rider-bus-users-this-festive-season-20161125-gsxccx.html

First paragraph:

'The ACT Government has struck a deal with Uber that will see Night Rider bus users get $10 trip discounts for their "last leg home" from the city this festive season.'

[Edit made on 30 November 2016] Full details as released by Transport Canberra: https://www.transport.act.gov.au/routes-and-timetables/new-night-rider

 

[Jack Malarkey]

Taxi driver reaction:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-28/canberra-taxi-drivers-angry-over-uber-fare-discount/8072662?pfmredir=sm

 

[Jack Malarkey]

Uber absorbs $5 of the $10 discount (without affecting drivers) and the ACT Government pays the remaining $5.

 

[Shooksy]

Taxi industry was consulted but didn't come to the party? Then got angry that ACTG made the deal with Uber?

Is it just me, or...

 

[tohunt4me]

Canberra Times, 28 November 2016, page 7:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/uber-discount-for-night-rider-bus-users-this-festive-season-20161125-gsxccx.html

First paragraph:

'The ACT Government has struck a deal with Uber that will see Night Rider bus users get $10 trip discounts for their "last leg home" from the city this festive season.'

The Govt. Is subsidising Uber already.
Get ready for those pool rides !

 

[Jack Malarkey]

Details as released by Transport Canberra: https://www.transport.act.gov.au/routes-and-timetables/new-night-rider.

(Original post edited to reflect this.)

 

[Jack Malarkey]

Did any of you take passengers using the Night Rider discounts last night (Saturday 3 December) or on Friday? How did it go?

I'm visiting the Sunshine Coast in Queensland so am not on top of developments in Canberra.

 

[Thing]

Did any of you take passengers using the Night Rider discounts last night (Saturday 3 December) or on Friday? How did it go?

I'm visiting the Sunshine Coast in Queensland so am not on top of developments in Canberra.

There is a lot of visitors up here atm... busy weekend with quite a few surges - hope you are enjoying the warm weather with the occasional summer storm thrown in to spice things up

 

[Jack Malarkey]

There is a lot of visitors up here atm... busy weekend with quite a few surges - hope you are enjoying the warm weather with the occasional summer storm thrown in to spice things up

Thanks, Thing. I'm at Coolum Beach. It's a lovely part of the world. And, yes, I have experienced a couple of summer storms to spice things up.

I drove here so haven't needed to use the local Uber service. But I do turn on the rider app from time to time to get a sense of how busy things are.

 

[Skyblue6]

its not good for anyone, taxi drivers lose out becoz of obvious reasons but the night rider will only leave uber with short shitty fares instead of chunky ones from the cbd