Geico is one of the few car insurance companies to offer additional coverage for
rideshare drivers who work for services like Uber and Lyft.
Available for:
All rideshare drivers who have served in the military, or are a spouse or child of someone who is a USAA member Available in: AL, AZ, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ND, NE, NV, OH, OK, OR, TN, TX, WA, WY Cost: Starts at $ 6 / month on top of your regular auto insurance bill USAA's rideshare insurance policy is actually an add - on endorsement to your existing policy.
Prior to this date,
rideshare drivers who grossed under $ 30,000 annually were considered «small suppliers» by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and were not required to register, charge, collect or remit GST / HST on their self - employment income.
Not exact matches
Harry Campbell, a part - time Uber and Lyft
driver who blogs as The
Rideshare Guy, told Business Insider that it's a familiar criticism.
Harry Campbell, a part - time Uber and Lyft
driver who blogs as The
Rideshare Guy, says that he wasn't shocked when Fowler's allegations came out.
The
ridesharing service is accused of having brought on
drivers who have previously been convicted of murder and sex crimes.
A 2017 survey of subscribers of the popular
Rideshare Guy blog found 54 percent of ride - share
driver respondents were 51 or older — including 24.3 percent
who were 61 or older.
«Allowing anyone
who appears on the New York State Sex Offender Registry to be
drivers for
rideshare companies presents an unacceptable risk to our citizens,» said Sen. Tom Croci.
Upstate New Yorkers
who want
ridesharing also want to stay safe — and the only answer is fingerprint background checks that keep violent criminals out of the
driver's seat.»
Standard policies are complicated enough, but there's also non-owner's car insurance (for people
who drive frequently, but don't have a ride of their own), gap insurance (to cover the gap between what you owe on your car and its actual value),
rideshare insurance (for all those Uber and Lyft
drivers out there), rental car insurance (for those cross-country drives) and more.
Commercial auto insurance is also available to
drivers who participate in
rideshare but it can be more expensive and limiting when it comes to personal use.
Drivers who work for a
ridesharing service, such as Uber or Lyft, will still be required to have liability insurance, but the
ridesharing company will be responsible for damages over the maximum payout of the
driver's policy.