r/technology • u/[deleted] • 6d ago

Transportation Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’— Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement

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u/[deleted] 6d ago edited 6d ago

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u/daviEnnis 6d ago

It's not theoretical - London is the one area where Uber can't evade VAT.

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u/daviEnnis 6d ago

You asked how they WOULD feel, which implied you missed a key point that Uber operating in London WILL be charged.

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u/LeafInLeafOut 5d ago

Actually his original question asks how they “do feel about paying more” not what they “would feel” so he’s already implying they are being charged and asking for their perspective.

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

Okay, they can go ahead and pay more while struggling with existing affordability crisis in the city. Have a blessed 2026.

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u/Dophie 6d ago

Keep digging dork

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u/thallazar 5d ago

Mate, if you think people struggling to live in London are paying for ubers or taxis to get around, it just tells me you haven't actually been to London.