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i wish that were true outside the US :( i really really want lyft here in AU so that i can ditch uber as it stands, the options are taxis and not getting priva
by rickycook 10y ago
i wish that were true outside the US :( i really really want lyft here in AU so that i can ditch uber
as it stands, the options are taxis and not getting private transport, which is the option i've taken when it's not too inconvenient
- bigiain 10y agoFWIW, at least here in Sydney, the taxi people have significantly upped their game. The Silver Service app is close-to as good as the Uber one (at least from a rider's point of view, the drivers prefer the Uber app). Another interesting thing I've noticed, my taxi trips for a few commonly used trips turn out to be occasionally cheaper, and rarely more than 5 or 10% more expensive than the Uber rides I used to use... (And that includes getting home at 1am on the nighttime surcharge rate here in Sydney...) As a friend commented on Twitter recently: "it's pretty hard to make taxi owners look good - (not drivers, most drivers NOT owners) but Uber's making it happen"
- _kyran 10y agoAside from other taxi booking apps, has anyone other than uber entered or tried to enter the 'ride sharing' business in Australia?
- kizza 10y agoGoCatch has moved into ride sharing now - they're relatively big in Sydney and the drivers get a bigger cut so I'm happy using them.