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Are there not taxis where you live? They may be slightly less convenient (or they might not be!) but sometimes that's the price for doing the right thing.

• hashmal 10y ago
  depending on where you are, taxis can be much, much worse. "no I won't bring you there, it's not on my way" is just one tiny example.
  • Bartweiss 10y ago
    Similarly, "no, those two addresses aren't the territory of the same company, there's no way to get there from here by cab."
• patrickaljord 10y ago
  Taxis are even worse, they literally corrupt the government and violently threaten (and harass on social media) competition here in France.
• Broken_Hippo 10y ago
  Some places I lived in the states, you couldn't rely on a taxi to get you to work on time. I specifically asked. You had to call when you needed it and they said you'd wait anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours. Nothing like being nearly 2 hours early for work when the place isn't even unlocked yet.
• arethuza 10y ago
  The taxis here in Edinburgh are great - the problem I have is when you travel somewhere else and they are often awful: rude, attempting scams, refusing to take you somewhere.... I guess services like Uber have that advantage of relative ubiquity....
• lfuller 10y ago
  From what I've seen, Uber is far more convenient than taxis. When I call a taxi I have to wait anywhere from 20 - 40 minutes only to ride in a usually dirty vehicle for inflated prices by an aggressive driver. Never mind the typical "our VISA machine isn't working" bit. I've literally never waited more than 5 minutes for an Uber and it's usually closer to 2 - 3. They're fast, clean, fare splitting is a non-issue, and the drivers are almost always friendly. It really is on a different level than taxis in my experience.