I own a escooter and international driving license , currently I don't have money to own to car or a Scooter : hence I bought an escooter. What sort of job I can do on escooter , can I deliver food like on Uber eats. Anyone has ever tried it ?
Thanks
I am in Melbourne, I see a lot of people driving in city.
It would effectively be the same as working with a bike. You might struggle for battery life over a whole night.
I think the best part is to use it for a certain time ( like battery last probably 2-3 hours). Have rest , charge it again and reuse it. ( May be I am day dreaming ) .
i've seen many more on the streets lately
i think it's like jay-walking where the cops can't be bothered?
wear a helmet but!
I always wear the helmet and usually driving slowly on footpath . Thanks mate
I heard Deliveroo pay more, but you might have issues delivering on time unless in City
I think I can definitely beat the cycle time anywhere without even hurrying up
You could probably register as a bicycle for Ubereats and do it that way.
However, escooters aren't actually legal to drive on the road or footpath, so you're flirting with getting pulled up by a cop.
Will you ride on the footpath or the road? Too slow for the road, too fast for the footpath.
Can you balance the order on your back while you ride the thing, or will it put you off balance?
What about when you pick up the order, how do you secure your escooter with a lock?
What about battery life? Can it last long enough to make it worthwhile?
Very thoughtful ,mate.
Yes I have been thinking to register as bicycle only. I always use the helmet and use it on the footpath. Balance the order : small ones , definitely. Bigger ones : never tried ,mate. Usually I take escooter with me everywhere , almost all fast food joints ( never had an issue so far ) : but yeah it might happen. Battery lasts 25-30 kms which is enough for things to just begin.
WA have legalised e scooters ;)
ah, good to know!
What sort of job I can do on escooter
walking dogs for someone else
teaching children how to use it and charge rent
make chicks amazed, then be their bf
Never thought of walking dogs, very hard to teach children : specially today's children , they don't listen and follow.
Putting on rent is a great idea.
Chicks never get amazed ,it's too much common here : I think it's opposite : everyone on footpath gives a bad look whereas I never ring the bell and I usually wait /get off from escooter if people are on my way.
I think that, unless escooters are legal in your state, then it might be quite risky to do deliveries on it. You're at the mercy of the cops - if you come across one that's having a bad day, you're screwed. The main offence is to do with driving an registered vehicle and i believe the fine is over $700. So one fine can eat up about two weeks' worth of deliveries.
Here's a recent segment from ACA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nB-VcepNek
(It's ACA, so don't believe everything, but you get the idea).
Thanks. I have seen that video. I feel it can never happen in Melbourne. Because I literally see hundreds in city and stores like jb hifi gets out of stock in no time but yeah I understand the risks and fines
VicPol have actually done a blitz before on bicycles and e-scooters in the Southbank area. Most cops probably wouldn't care, but some may have nothing better to do.
There's supposedly an e-scooter trial starting in Melbourne CBD soon and an option might be to make use of their scooters in for deliveries within the CBD (it'll stll technically be illegal for private scooters that are no covered by the trial). Good thing about doing that is, if one runs out of power, simply park it and grab another one.
It has started last week. Very costly I think it was something like per minute charge ( for some cents). It's only cheap when one buys it ,I believe
@masterio: aaah..thanks for that. I live in the CBD and have to say that I hadn't noticed them yet (probably from not having been downstairs much last week other than to get food).
You're right though.. $1 + 45c per minute is crazy! A 10-minute ride is $5.50! What a rort!
Adelaide is 25c and 30c per minute (two different operators).
Its illegal in Melbourne unless its one of the council trial bikes.
Many people still do it. I am not sure if cops hand out fines but they can.
Also if you have an accident ,you will not have any insurance cover unlike bicycle or cars.
Can I buy council ebike somewhere
Get a cop on a bad day and you are looking at getting the book thrown at you, there have been a few posts in Sydney Reddit where users got 4-5 different infringements in 1 go and get fined almost 3k in total
So be aware of this, just because you see everyone else doing it that doesn't mean you won't be busted
I believe he is talking about the council-approved trial escooters which are serviced by Lime and Neuron (rideshare). These are the only ones that are approved for use, but also currently in inner Melbourne only.
Probably better off just taking a job at maccas, they’re short on staff and you’ll probably earn more.
25-30km on an escooter isn’t going to earn you more than $30-40 (or less), then you have hours waiting to charge again. There’s only consistent work during the dinner rush too.
Thanks mate
Your state may come into this? I think it may be illegal to ride an eScooter in some places like NSW? (Though I hear thats changing)