PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Richard Cho, Taxi Driver
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Richard Cho, a taxi driver with 18 years of experience, testified about issues with e-hail companies' pricing and payment practices. He shared a personal experience with Uber where there was a significant discrepancy between what the passengers were charged and what he received as a driver.
- Cho highlighted the need for more transparency in how e-hail companies charge passengers and pay drivers
- He described a specific incident where Uber initially paid him $31 for a ride that cost passengers $76
- Cho called for the TLC to regulate fair payment amounts to drivers
Richard Cho
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Okay.
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Hello.
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Good afternoon.
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Transportation, common commonly mentioned here.
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My name is Richard Chao.
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I'm a driving taxi for 18 years.
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I'm a new taxi walker and union member.
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All EHA company charged a lot of money to the writer paid too cheap to the driver, up from pricing fares equal to the middle fare plus all the airports are charged.
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The company how much they charge the passenger how much paid to the driver, most transparency show on the receipt.
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About a month ago, I accept the Uber Freight, $31, minus $4, congestion fee, I got $27.
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I figured a lower east side to Upper Eastside, Upper Westside, City Third, and Singapore West.
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4 passenger.
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Passenger requests 2 star East Eastside, 7 Third Street, and first 7 New.
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Uber charged extra star, 6 Star, to the rider, and I told her they charged $76 to the rider.
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At my tablet issue, only one stop.
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One passenger said, in front of the seat, I told them first stop pay, have the $31.
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I can start paid by the regular meter.
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But since I said no, because who already I paid $76 in the Uber, and then he took a screenshot that the face is $31.
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He send it to the Uber.
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The first stay pending in the night, the whole night.
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And the next day, I got the fare amount of $53 because the passenger complained to the Uber pay too low to me.
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A CV concept should rule and regulate pay a fairly amount to the driver.
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We are waiting the data to see the Whole Foods transition.
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And thank you for listening.
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Thank God bless you, everyone.
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Thank you.