#89 | App Based Food Delivery In London (GigGuyGrant)

Uber Lyft Drivers and Gig Economy Workers Weekly News & Interviews:   Today I have Grant McDonnell, GigGuyGrant, from London.   Grant started driving rideshare for Uber in London in 2017, then like everyone Pandemic-Pivoted to Delivery April 2020.   He has since continued to work only UberEats, Just Eat, and Deliveroo since.    He also has a YouTube channel where he does "ride along" delivery videos, only he uses a moped to navigate the streets of London.    Throughout the podcast we compare notes from here at home, to over there in London.  Here are some of the topics covered:

London YouTube Creator.
London Rideshare TFL regulations.
Switched from Rideshare to UberEats, Just Eat, & Deliveroo when the pandemic hit.
Just Eat who merged with Takeaway.
Grant’s “ride-alongs” are done from a moped recording on a GoPro8.
Grant started driving Uber London in 2017.
London, UK compared to USA market comparison (I was shocked to hear Grant say that London does not have a “tipping culture”).
London App Stewart is another delivery service there, but not as reliable as the other platforms in that space.
Position on ‘Unions’.
Grant’s encounter meeting Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi.
London’s new “worker” classification.
Airport re-matching EASTER EGG for drivers here in the United States.
London rideshare driver sign up takes 6-8 months, much tougher regulations from TFL in London, a better system for on-boarding?
Rideshare Insurance, London TFL requires you carry Commercial.
Congestion and Location charges paid primarily by drivers?!
London’s push for going all Electric Vehicle’s & their problem with many people not being able to park at their homes.
GoPro videos showing us “Grant’s London” are awesome!
Here we put peoples food on the ground and take a picture, over there you hand peoples food to them.
Drivers over there must be wearing their TFL badge or risk ticketing, another idea for here(?).
Uber, Ola, Bolt, FreeNow, London rideshare companies.
Middleton Technologies Apps: Maxymo, DUH, FlexAlert.
Grant mentioned a company called… PARA?  Awesome!!!
London Taxes on ALL non-electric vehicles.
Driving: Addison Lee London.
“Union Brainwashing” –Grant McDonnell.
Grant’s final thoughts on Uber.

Find Gig Guy Grant (Grant McDonnell):
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GigGuyGrant
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gigguygrant/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gigguygrant
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GigGuyGrant

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