How to become a Uber driver and how much do you earn?

Posted by Uber Guide on February 14th, 2018

Uber comes from an application for smartphones with which you can take advantage of cars with drivers for urban transport, an alternative to traditional taxis. Uber, conceived in America, immediately met with great success all over the world and obviously sparked the reactions of taxi drivers who for months protested with strikes and lawsuits.

How does Uber work?

The Uber idea was born in the United States by Garret Camp, already creator of Stumble Upon, Travis Kalanick and Oscar Salazar, it is through its own App allows to "stop" a car with Uber Driver Requirementsfor their movements. From the application it is therefore possible to start the call to the car nearest to the point where you are and see according to the required arrival point what will be the cost of the journey. Actually, the cost estimate varies depending on the vehicle speed: if the car travels on average below twenty kilometers per hour, a time rate applies. If the speed is higher, a distance tariff is used. The interesting aspect of Uber is that users will not have to pay the user but directly the company by credit card inserted at the time of registration.

Uber obviously offers the possibility to become drivers and therefore earn by transporting passengers who require a ride every day, according to two licenses dedicated to drivers:

UberBlack : the cars are those of the classic rentals with professional drivers.

UberPop :Uber Rate service dedicated to common drivers

UberPop license

It is the UberPop license, rather than the Black license, that worries professional taxi drivers; To obtain the UberPop license, the following requirements must be met :

immaculate criminal record

a driving license for at least 3 years

never having had a license suspensioncar registered and registered not more than 8 years ago of medium or large size (with at least 4 seats and in very good condition)

insurance coverage for passengers.

How much do you earn with UberPop?

The rates for Uber customers are very interesting: the call of a UberPop car costs 2.5 euros and then you pay 49 cents a minute with a minimum charge of 5 euros; the call of UberBlack instead is 5 euros. How much do you earn with Uber? Uber holds only 20% of the cash so all the rest is for your pocket.