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Majority of Germans in favor of minimum prices for Uber & Co.
In the survey, conducted by Infratest/Kantar with a representative sample of 1,004 respondents, it was revealed that 60 percent of Germans are in favor of introducing minimum prices for ride services like Uber. Only 15 percent of those surveyed oppose minimum prices for platform-based rental cars.
Federal law allows such minimum prices, and several cities – including Berlin and Munich – are currently preparing to implement them.
"The numbers clearly show: People want drivers to be paid fairly and are also willing to accept higher prices for that. When cities introduce minimum prices, they act in the interest of the population,", comments Michael Oppermann, Managing Director of the Federal Association of Taxi and Rental Cars.
They were asked about their agreement with the statement "Authorities should set minimum prices for Uber to prevent social dumping at the expense of drivers." 41.5 percent completely agreed, another 18.1 percent somewhat agreed. 8.4 percent disagreed, 6.7 percent somewhat disagreed.
Large majority against a ban on Uber & Co.
The results for other statements: "A minimum number of taxis should be available as part of the mobility offering in Germany." – 63 percent of the population agree with this. 59 percent of the population believe: "Authorities should be able to prohibit the operation of platforms like Uber in case of legal violations." "Uber and similar services should generally be banned in Germany." – However, only seven percent of the respondents agree with this statement.
“The majority of the population does not fundamentally reject platforms,” emphasized Oppermann. “However, if there are legal violations or social dumping, then the state should react. Recently, many scandals surrounding Uber & Co. have come to light, showing how drivers are exploited and systematic social and tax fraud takes place. This is certainly part of the explanation for the significant majority supporting the introduction of minimum prices for these ride services.”
Surprisingly, support for minimum prices is highest among respondents in the group with the lowest incomes up to 1,500 euros. Here it stands at 72 percent (general population: 60 percent).
Content automatically translated.“One might assume that households with low incomes would have problems with minimum prices for ride services,” said Oppermann. “But the data now shows the opposite. Possibly, empathy with the drivers is particularly pronounced in this population group.”
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