Deliveroo Sir?

[Pupp]

Deliveroo rider bites off Aldershot customer's thumb https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68558464

Gig economy seems to be working well then…

[bitchstewie]

Looks like she took keep the tip a bit too seriously.

Honestly that is just nasty

[119]

Considering how hard bones are, she must have reinforced teeth.

Although by the looks of it, he was giving it lips, which she didnt like, but i think there is a lot more to it.

[hidetheelephants]

Yikes. I'd keep my hands and feet well away from her mouth, she's eaten a few mouthy customers by the looks of things.

[Caddyshack]

I wonder what actually happened? It says he "raised his hand up to her crash helmet"

[ScotHill]

He didn't have his phone outside with him and couldn't remember the delivery confirmation code, so she was probably just helping him remember his missing digit.

[Caddyshack]

ScotHill said:

He didn't have his phone outside with him and couldn't remember the delivery confirmation code, so she was probably just helping him remember his missing digit.

Very good

[funinhounslow]

The article says she was a substitute driver so Deliveroo can't be held responsible.

Victim/customer is a plumber and can no longer work.

Absolutely tragic.

[fttm canada]

Bless her she was obviously hungry , lots of toned body mass to maintain . Dog Star fill ya boots

[sugerbear]

funinhounslow said:

The article says she was a substitute driver so Deliveroo can't be held responsible.

Victim/customer is a plumber and can no longer work.

Absolutely tragic.

Deliveroo contracting with people without insurance and no due dilligence on who they work with.

[rodericb]

Caddyshack said:

I wonder what actually happened? It says he "raised his hand up to her crash helmet"

an unusual set of circumstances

article said:

"All I remember, I was shaking her helmet trying to get her off," he told the BBC.

Now he has his big toe as his thumb.

[Colonel Cupcake]

hidetheelephants said:

Yikes. I'd keep my hands and feet well away from her mouth, she's eaten a few mouthy customers by the looks of things.

I'd be keeping something else very important away from her mouth too.

[croyde]

Article says that the police confiscate the vehicles of 3 riders a week because of no insurance.

Come on boys! work a little bit harder! I bet you could net a lot more than that.

I suspect a lot of them don't have insurance and/or licences.

[Eric Mc]

sugerbear said:

funinhounslow said:

The article says she was a substitute driver so Deliveroo can't be held responsible.

Victim/customer is a plumber and can no longer work.

Absolutely tragic.

Deliveroo contracting with people without insurance and no due dilligence on who they work with.

Surely this is a major legal flaw in the way they operate. Nobody seems to be resonsible for anything. That can't be right.

[nicanary]

croyde said:

Article says that the police confiscate the vehicles of 3 riders a week because of no insurance.

Come on boys! work a little bit harder! I bet you could net a lot more than that.

I suspect a lot of them don't have insurance and/or licences.

The only company which has insurance in place for its drivers is Dominos. Every other driver, whether for the local Chinese or one of the rip-off online companies, has no insurance to cover him for business use. The police tend to turn a blind eye until there is an RTA. I've no idea why people use apps for Deliveroo/Uber/JustEat. Every takeaway in town has a driver and a phone. Don't get me started.

[vaud]

nicanary said:

Every takeaway in town has a driver and a phone. Don't get me started.

Some do, some don't. The "we only take cash as the payments machine uses the phone line" annoy me...

[nicanary]

vaud said:

nicanary said:

Every takeaway in town has a driver and a phone. Don't get me started.

Some do, some don't. The "we only take cash as the payments machine uses the phone line" annoy me...

I delivered for 21 years for a Chinese in my town (14 rivals) and every one had its own driver. Some did not take cards for well-known reasons. We never succumbed to the Deliveroo salesman. They take too much of the profits so "direct" customers get more food for a lower price. Using an app is for suckers.

[vaud]

nicanary said:

I delivered for 21 years for a Chinese in my town (14 rivals) and every one had its own driver. Some did not take cards for well-known reasons. We never succumbed to the Deliveroo salesman. They take too much of the profits so "direct" customers get more food for a lower price. Using an app is for suckers.

Oh I agree. I tend to order direct and pick up, as my local (excellent) Chinese doesn't do delivery or app.

[MesoForm]

nicanary said:

The only company which has insurance in place for its drivers is Dominos. Every other driver, whether for the local Chinese or one of the rip-off online companies, has no insurance to cover him for business use. The police tend to turn a blind eye until there is an RTA.

The article says "Deliveroo said its riders were covered by the company's own free insurance.", but as EricMc says:

Eric Mc said:

Surely this is a major legal flaw in the way they operate. Nobody seems to be responsible for anything. That can't be right.

Which I agree with - you can't have Deliveroo making money off someone delivering stuff on their behalf but wash their hands of things going wrong because it's a substitute rider.

[vaud]

Surely the solution is not to allow substitute riders. After all the purpose is a pool of riders with proof of insurance, etc.