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Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’

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Submitted ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨okwithmydecay@leminal.space⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/02/uber-avoids-new-uk-taxi-tax-rewriting-driver-contracts

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  • FishFace@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They’re charging vat on their fee, but leaving it to drivers to charge vat on their part, with most drivers being exempt.

    The only way to prevent that is to class drivers as employees, which is probably a good idea but more complicated than tweaking vat rules.

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  • mannycalavera@feddit.uk ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Make no mistake this will be done in conjunction with the HMRC.

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