Uber drivers protest in Glasgow over ‘unfair’ pay and working conditions

Glasgow driver Vini Sharma said he had been forced to take on other work as his Uber wages were not enough.

“Everything has gone up, I recently paid £390 for my insurance last month,” he said.

“Inflation is high, petrol has gone up – and the job prices are just not fair.”

Gerry Mcilveen, 58, has worked for the company in Glasgow since 2016 – but he has spent nearly 20 years driving private hires.

“When you talk to the customer, they’re paying top dollar and we’re getting a smaller slice,” he told BBC Scotland News.

“It just makes you think, where’s it going? The wages need to go up.

“The company is making a lot of money, but we’re the ones out on the street doing the work.”