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Less meddling in taxi regulations almost anywhere not-NYC. Medallions are a huge scam and are a very powerful market manipulation by the govt.
by chillydawg 10y ago
Less meddling in taxi regulations almost anywhere not-NYC. Medallions are a huge scam and are a very powerful market manipulation by the govt.
- busterarm 10y agoLess, but not much less. There's actually an enormous amount of taxi legislation almost everywhere (in the US). There are many, many, many airports where taxi drivers have to pay a huge fee just for the privilege of picking up a fare there. In some places as high as $30-50.
- ianferrel 10y agoDo you have a cite that any airport charges $50 for a taxi to pick up a fare? $30?
- busterarm 10y agoMCO (Orlando International) charges taxi drivers a $50 application to apply to be able to pick up fares in their airport. Then they charge $3.15/30 minutes to wait for a fare and $2.65 per passenger pickup. This info is available through MCO and Mears (the big Orlando taxi company) and is cited in some articles about Uber & Mears competition there. A fare for a family of four going to Disney will cost nearly $15 in airport surcharge. After you've paid the $50 application. If they accept it. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-airport-uber-black-20151118-story.html http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-airport...
- ianferrel 10y agoSo, "no", then. A one-time $50 application fee is not remotely the same thing as a $50 fare.
- gsnedders 10y agoFor example, in the UK (even in London!), there's no limit to how many taxi licenses can be granted, and indeed there is currently a statutory obligation to grant one to any applicant provided they meet the requirements.
- peteretep 10y agoIt's worth pointing out that for what most people would think of as a taxi the requirements are exceptionally onerous in the UK.