(20 Aug 2021, 12:57 pm)Chris 1 wrote Not quite sure how that works over there, so can't comment?
However, based on my own admittedly limited experience of Uber over here, I paid for my Uber journey in full myself, i.e. it wasn't subsidised. And, an Uber driver over here tends to be an owner driver. Neither of which apply to DRT in its current form.
As far as I'm aware they basically have an option to share the ride with other passengers, reducing the cost.
So say I was in Newcastle and wanted to travel to the Metrocentre, and there was another person in Gateshead wanting to go to Metrocentre, it would go via Gateshead and pick them up, and we'd both get a reduced fare.