Uber raises the minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high

Psythik, 10 months ago

Why would they care about the costs? It’s not like they’re the ones paying for the insurance.

monk, 10 months ago

FTA

All 50 states require commercial insurance for drivers to earn money with a ride-hailing service. Uber maintains commercial auto insurance for drivers — including at least $1 million of liability coverage once a ride is accepted. Personal auto insurance typically doesn’t cover activity on ride-hailing apps.

Psythik, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

Bullshit they do. When I delivered food for them I had to pay for my own insurance. They never once mentioned anything about providing “commercial insurance”. I also had to lie to my insurance company about delivering to keep them from raising my rates to the point where I wouldn’t make any profit.

Diplomjodler, 10 months ago

Wouldn’t that count as age discrimination?

Revan343, 10 months ago

Age discrimination against people for being too young is legal, it’s only illegal to discriminate against people for being too old

Primer81, 10 months ago

And adding on to that, I believe it aligns with the minimum age for renting a car in the US. As in, if you try renting a car while under 25, you usually need to pay a premium for similar, insurance reasons.

rifugee, 10 months ago

I think a lot of companies will straight up not rent one to you if you aren’t 25+.

PP_BOY_, 10 months ago

Except UHaul. Uhaul has always had my back

afraid_of_zombies, 10 months ago

No, it only works the way that most benefits people who actually bother to vote.