Totally agree with the comments on the other Uber articles today. If UBER is SO GREAT… let’s eliminate all the laws on the books for taxis today! Let taxis compete… no safety inspections twice a week, no cleanliness inspections, no paying for medallions, no dress code, SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE which does not pay into the Guaranty Fund (most customers do not understand how they can be left out in the cold if the company goes under), no CPR training! Let’s let taxis raise their rates whenever they want for big events, etc.,etc. If UBER is here to stay, then taxi drivers who usually work full time to support their families need the same rules. And let’s not expect those taxi drivers to go into those “desert areas” that UBER says UBER serves … nobody wants to go to the ghettos – yet taxi drivers are expected to service those areas.
The Florida Statutes for transportation carriers are clear. Uber and Lyft and Sidecar will not comply. The drivers are operating with no commercial for hire insurance, only private insurance. The public is not protected if they have a claim. Here is the scam- When an accident, injury, death or incident like rapes, muggings, sexual assaults occur, the companies turn their heads each time as they claim the driver is not an employee but an independent contractor and must have his own insurance by as stated on their web sites under legal. All complete disclaimers. The the James River Insurance Company who is an offshore Bermuda based carrier turns their head as they say only the policy covers Uber and Lyft, NOT the passenger or passenger. The policy is only a general liability surplus line for a million dollars. This insurance company does not sell taxi or limousine insurance. THE COMPANY IS A NON REGISTERED COMPANY IN FLORIDA AS EVERY OTHER STATE. Then the driver’s private insurance carrier like State Farm or Allstate will not cover because they claim the drive breached their policy and defrauded the carrier because of the Specifica exclusion that the driver can not use the vehicle for hire and accept compensation. So what happens-The claimant’s attorney sues everybody including the state and the city. The Uber or Lyft’s attorneys remove the lawsuit into Federal Court to buy time as it can get bogged down in the Federal Justice system for 3 to 4 years. Meanwhile the claimant is stuck with medical bills, loss of revenues or death benefits. Thia James company has refused to pay a single claim ever in four years these companies have been unlawfully operating.
What is the answer? These companies have to obey the laws and fully comply like everyone else. It is just that simple. If they don’t then judicial proceedings such as Bans, court orders, cease and desist orders are placed upon them. The public must be protected. These concerted criminal conspiracies are going to be prosecuted as Federal Grand Jury Indictments are expected. RICO CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED with the US ATTORNEY GENERAL, The IRS CRIMINAL DIVISION, and the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND OF COURSE, THE USDOT.
There is nothing MIXED about it – Uber is a CRIMINAL enterprise.
Multiple court rulings prove that point beyond any doubt.
Totally agree with the comments on the other Uber articles today. If UBER is SO GREAT… let’s eliminate all the laws on the books for taxis today! Let taxis compete… no safety inspections twice a week, no cleanliness inspections, no paying for medallions, no dress code, SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE which does not pay into the Guaranty Fund (most customers do not understand how they can be left out in the cold if the company goes under), no CPR training! Let’s let taxis raise their rates whenever they want for big events, etc.,etc. If UBER is here to stay, then taxi drivers who usually work full time to support their families need the same rules. And let’s not expect those taxi drivers to go into those “desert areas” that UBER says UBER serves … nobody wants to go to the ghettos – yet taxi drivers are expected to service those areas.
The Florida Statutes for transportation carriers are clear. Uber and Lyft and Sidecar will not comply. The drivers are operating with no commercial for hire insurance, only private insurance. The public is not protected if they have a claim. Here is the scam- When an accident, injury, death or incident like rapes, muggings, sexual assaults occur, the companies turn their heads each time as they claim the driver is not an employee but an independent contractor and must have his own insurance by as stated on their web sites under legal. All complete disclaimers. The the James River Insurance Company who is an offshore Bermuda based carrier turns their head as they say only the policy covers Uber and Lyft, NOT the passenger or passenger. The policy is only a general liability surplus line for a million dollars. This insurance company does not sell taxi or limousine insurance. THE COMPANY IS A NON REGISTERED COMPANY IN FLORIDA AS EVERY OTHER STATE. Then the driver’s private insurance carrier like State Farm or Allstate will not cover because they claim the drive breached their policy and defrauded the carrier because of the Specifica exclusion that the driver can not use the vehicle for hire and accept compensation. So what happens-The claimant’s attorney sues everybody including the state and the city. The Uber or Lyft’s attorneys remove the lawsuit into Federal Court to buy time as it can get bogged down in the Federal Justice system for 3 to 4 years. Meanwhile the claimant is stuck with medical bills, loss of revenues or death benefits. Thia James company has refused to pay a single claim ever in four years these companies have been unlawfully operating.
What is the answer? These companies have to obey the laws and fully comply like everyone else. It is just that simple. If they don’t then judicial proceedings such as Bans, court orders, cease and desist orders are placed upon them. The public must be protected. These concerted criminal conspiracies are going to be prosecuted as Federal Grand Jury Indictments are expected. RICO CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED with the US ATTORNEY GENERAL, The IRS CRIMINAL DIVISION, and the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND OF COURSE, THE USDOT.
Yeah, this guy’s not biased at all. He isn’t in charge of PR for a transportation company, or anything like that.